

| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 06:26 | NJD | Scott Niedermayer Wrist Shot - Assists: S. Gomez & P. Elias |
| 19:21 | NYI | SHG - Dave Scatchard Slap Shot - Assists: K. Jonsson |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 05:13 | NJD | Patrik Elias Backhand - Assists: S. Gomez & S. Brylin |
| 17:53 | NJD | Brian Gionta Tip-In - Assists: S. Gomez & P. Elias |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 00:43 | NYI | Mark Parrish Tip-In - Assists: K. Jonsson & M. Peca |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 09:03 | NYI | Eric Cairns : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 09:03 | NJD | Grant Marshall : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 13:17 | NJD | Jeff Friesen : Hooking - 2 min |
| 17:26 | NYI | Mariusz Czerkawski : Boarding - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 03:05 | NJD | Scott Gomez : Roughing - 2 min |
| 08:12 | NYI | Roman Hamrlik : Interference - 2 min |
| 09:31 | NJD | Scott Gomez : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 11:40 | NYI | Rick DiPietro served by Arron Asham : Tripping - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 12:15 | NYI | Janne Niinimaa : Hooking - Obstruction - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
NYI |
3 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
NJD |
10 | 9 | 9 | 28 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
NYI |
39 R. DiPietro (L) | 23 - 26 | 2 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 25 - 28 | 0.893 | 59:27 |
NJD |
30 M. Brodeur (W) | 11 - 12 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 1 | 12 - 14 | 0.857 | 60:00 |
| Skater Stats |
NYI |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 33 A. Aucoin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 19:10 | 2:01 | 6:00 | 27:11 |
| 40 R. Hamrlik | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 21:06 | 2:34 | 2:00 | 25:40 |
| 47 T. Hunter | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 14:08 | 1:40 | 0:09 | 15:57 |
| 18 M. Weinhandl | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 9:10 | 0:00 | 2:49 | 11:59 |
| 11 O. Kvasha | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 12:11 | 0:00 | 3:18 | 15:29 |
| 20 S. Webb | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:43 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 3:43 |
| 29 M. Czerkawski | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 15:08 | 2:10 | 0:00 | 17:18 |
| 26 J. Papineau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5:21 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:21 |
| 19 M. Peca | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:39 | 3:39 | 3:52 | 24:10 |
| 3 K. Jonsson | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18:27 | 3:18 | 3:52 | 25:37 |
| 33 E. Cairns | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 8:19 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:19 |
| 10 M. Parrish | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:26 | 3:16 | 3:35 | 22:17 |
| 38 D. Scatchard | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:46 | 1:40 | 0:55 | 15:21 |
| 6 J. Niinimaa | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17:55 | 3:18 | 2:44 | 23:57 |
| 45 A. Asham | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:10 | 2:59 | 0:02 | 17:11 |
| 52 S. Butenschon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:54 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:54 |
| 77 C. Ronning | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 12:42 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:42 |
| 79 A. Yashin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 9:56 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:56 |
NJD |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 23 S. Brown | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:49 | 0:20 | 0:00 | 13:09 |
| 5 C. White | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 18:10 | 1:54 | 3:09 | 23:13 |
| 7 P. Martin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15:46 | 5:20 | 0:00 | 21:06 |
| 9 J. Bicek | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 10:49 | 0:49 | 0:00 | 11:38 |
| 10 J. Madden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:39 | 0:05 | 3:50 | 19:34 |
| 16 J. Friesen | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 6:04 | 1:21 | 0:12 | 7:37 |
| 21 B. Gionta | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13:27 | 1:49 | 0:00 | 15:16 |
| 38 J. Hrdina | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:33 | 1:41 | 0:00 | 11:14 |
| 18 S. Brylin | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:32 | 0:20 | 1:29 | 17:21 |
| 19 R. Giroux | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 16:27 | 1:57 | 2:27 | 20:51 |
| 29 J. Pandolfo | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:21 | 0:05 | 3:29 | 18:55 |
| 25 V. Kozlov | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 11:08 | 1:30 | 0:13 | 12:51 |
| 23 S. Gomez | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13:16 | 4:55 | 0:01 | 18:12 |
| 27 T. Stevenson | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 12:23 | 4:10 | 0:00 | 16:33 |
| 36 D. Hale | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13:45 | 0:05 | 1:30 | 15:20 |
| 26 P. Elias | L | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14:17 | 5:07 | 1:29 | 20:53 |
| 27 S. Niedermayer | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16:45 | 4:57 | 3:32 | 25:14 |
| 49 G. Marshall | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3:05 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 3:05 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 19040 |