

| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 04:06 | NYI | PPG - Roman Hamrlik Wrist Shot - Assists: O. Kvasha & A. Yashin |
| 04:49 | NYI | Adrian Aucoin Wrist Shot - Assists: M. Parrish & A. Asham |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 16:01 | NYI | Mark Parrish Slap Shot - Assists: M. Peca & R. Hamrlik |
| 18:51 | NYI | Roman Hamrlik Slap Shot - Assists: T. Hunter & M. Weinhandl |
| 19:24 | NYI | Mark Parrish Slap Shot - Assists: none |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 08:24 | MTL | Jason Ward Slap Shot - Assists: J. Dowd |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 02:52 | MTL | Craig Rivet : Interference - 2 min |
| 12:12 | MTL | Alex Kovalev : Hooking - 2 min |
| 17:47 | MTL | Alex Kovalev : Roughing - 2 min |
| 17:47 | NYI | Arron Asham : Roughing - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 06:39 | NYI | Justin Papineau : Tripping - 2 min |
| 12:02 | MTL | Craig Rivet : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 13:58 | NYI | Kenny Jonsson : Hooking - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 05:40 | NYI | Rick DiPietro served by Justin Papineau : Delay of game - 2 min |
| 08:04 | NYI | Radek Martinek : Roughing - 2 min |
| 08:04 | MTL | Saku Koivu : Roughing - 2 min |
| 17:36 | MTL | Joseph Juneau : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 17:36 | MTL | Joseph Juneau : Roughing - 2 min |
| 17:36 | MTL | Craig Rivet : Roughing - 2 min |
| 17:36 | MTL | Craig Rivet : Misconduct (10 min) - 0 min |
| 17:36 | NYI | Roman Hamrlik : Unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
MTL |
4 | 9 | 8 | 21 |
NYI |
7 | 8 | 8 | 23 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
MTL |
60 J. Theodore (L) | 8 - 12 | 2 - 3 | 0 - 0 | 10 - 15 | 0.667 | 40:00 |
MTL |
32 M. Garon | 8 - 8 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 8 - 8 | 1.000 | 20:00 |
NYI |
39 R. DiPietro (W) | 17 - 18 | 3 - 3 | 0 - 0 | 20 - 21 | 0.952 | 60:00 |
| Skater Stats |
MTL |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 8 M. Komisarek | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14:21 | 0:00 | 2:10 | 16:31 |
| 11 S. Koivu | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 11:16 | 3:00 | 1:29 | 15:45 |
| 24 J. Ward | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10:14 | 0:00 | 3:03 | 13:17 |
| 20 R. Zednik | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 11:20 | 2:15 | 0:01 | 13:36 |
| 26 P. Dagenais | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10:40 | 2:06 | 0:00 | 12:46 |
| 27 A. Kovalev | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 13:04 | 2:52 | 0:00 | 15:56 |
| 28 K. Dykhuis | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 16:19 | 0:00 | 0:49 | 17:08 |
| 34 J. Dowd | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:32 | 0:00 | 2:59 | 13:31 |
| 24 N. Sundstrom | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:54 | 0:00 | 2:23 | 11:17 |
| 38 J. Bulis | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 13:38 | 0:51 | 3:03 | 17:32 |
| 71 P. Brisebois | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 14:34 | 3:49 | 3:23 | 21:46 |
| 44 S. Souray | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 13:57 | 3:17 | 4:17 | 21:31 |
| 52 C. Rivet | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16 | 4 | 17:31 | 0:37 | 1:12 | 19:20 |
| 9 M. Ribeiro | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 10:48 | 3:41 | 0:00 | 14:29 |
| 73 M. Ryder | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 11:12 | 3:04 | 0:00 | 14:16 |
| 79 A. Markov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:14 | 2:27 | 3:17 | 21:58 |
| 90 J. Juneau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 13:44 | 0:00 | 2:11 | 15:55 |
| 94 Y. Perreault | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 10:07 | 1:41 | 0:00 | 11:48 |
NYI |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 33 A. Aucoin | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14:46 | 4:15 | 2:58 | 21:59 |
| 40 R. Hamrlik | D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 20:50 | 2:32 | 3:56 | 27:18 |
| 47 T. Hunter | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:56 | 1:05 | 0:00 | 15:01 |
| 18 M. Weinhandl | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:02 | 0:05 | 2:20 | 16:27 |
| 11 O. Kvasha | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 11:37 | 2:00 | 2:30 | 16:07 |
| 20 S. Webb | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:21 | 0:12 | 0:00 | 7:33 |
| 29 M. Czerkawski | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:41 | 3:11 | 0:00 | 12:52 |
| 4 R. Martinek | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:36 | 0:00 | 1:12 | 16:48 |
| 26 J. Papineau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7:14 | 1:25 | 0:00 | 8:39 |
| 19 M. Peca | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12:37 | 2:41 | 3:36 | 18:54 |
| 3 K. Jonsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16:03 | 2:32 | 1:23 | 19:58 |
| 33 E. Cairns | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:43 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:43 |
| 10 M. Parrish | R | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13:31 | 4:09 | 2:54 | 20:34 |
| 38 D. Scatchard | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:05 | 1:10 | 0:32 | 17:47 |
| 6 J. Niinimaa | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13:52 | 3:25 | 2:23 | 19:40 |
| 45 A. Asham | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12:02 | 0:24 | 0:00 | 12:26 |
| 77 C. Ronning | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6:50 | 5:10 | 0:00 | 12:00 |
| 79 A. Yashin | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 10:22 | 3:22 | 0:00 | 13:44 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 14895 |
| Referees | Chris Lee, Kelly Sutherland |
| Linesmen | Steve Barton, Kevin Collins |