

| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| none | ||
| 2nd Period | ||
| 01:26 | BUF | PPG - Danny Briere Wrist Shot - Assists: C. Drury & A. Kotalik |
| 03:28 | PIT | PPG - Michel Ouellet Wrist Shot - Assists: M. Recchi & E. Christensen |
| 08:05 | BUF | Jochen Hecht Wrist Shot - Assists: J. McKee |
| 17:11 | PIT | PPG - Ryan Malone Wrist Shot - Assists: T. Surovy & R. Whitney |
| 19:08 | BUF | PPG - Ales Kotalik Wrist Shot - Assists: B. Campbell & C. Drury |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 17:43 | PIT | Ziggy Palffy Wrist Shot - Assists: S. Crosby & M. Lemieux |
| OT Period | ||
| 01:32 | BUF | PPG - Chris Drury Wrist Shot - Assists: D. Briere & A. Kotalik |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 02:25 | PIT | Ryan Malone : Hooking - 2 min |
| 04:51 | BUF | Thomas Vanek : Hooking - 2 min |
| 06:57 | BUF | Toni Lydman : Holding - 2 min |
| 09:37 | PIT | Shane Endicott : Hooking - 2 min |
| 16:53 | PIT | Brooks Orpik : Hooking - 2 min |
| 19:16 | PIT | Dick Tarnstrom : Hooking - 2 min |
| 19:52 | PIT | Shane Endicott : Cross checking - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 02:46 | BUF | Henrik Tallinder : Holding - 2 min |
| 04:45 | PIT | Dick Tarnstrom : Hooking - 2 min |
| 08:59 | BUF | Teppo Numminen : Holding the stick - 2 min |
| 13:14 | BUF | Adam Mair : Boarding - 2 min |
| 15:14 | BUF | Jay McKee : Cross checking - 2 min |
| 17:51 | PIT | Shane Endicott : Hooking - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 09:42 | BUF | Maxim Afinogenov : Holding - 2 min |
| OT Period | ||
| 01:01 | PIT | Josef Melichar : Hooking - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T |
BUF |
8 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 27 |
PIT |
9 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 27 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
BUF |
43 M. Biron (W) | 17 - 18 | 7 - 9 | 0 - 0 | 24 - 27 | 0.889 | 61:17 |
PIT |
29 M. Fleury (L) | 12 - 13 | 8 - 11 | 3 - 3 | 23 - 27 | 0.852 | 61:18 |
| Skater Stats |
BUF |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 32 T. Lydman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 15:19 | 0:31 | 5:19 | 21:09 |
| 8 R. Fitzpatrick | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8:47 | 0:00 | 4:37 | 13:24 |
| 15 D. Roy | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:24 | 4:31 | 2:09 | 16:04 |
| 7 H. Tallinder | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 14:30 | 0:31 | 6:08 | 21:09 |
| 12 A. Kotalik | R | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:17 | 7:09 | 0:09 | 18:35 |
| 12 T. Connolly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:17 | 4:59 | 4:27 | 20:43 |
| 11 A. Mair | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7:18 | 0:23 | 0:00 | 7:41 |
| C. Drury | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6:31 | 7:45 | 4:33 | 18:49 |
| 25 M. Grier | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:51 | 0:00 | 4:44 | 11:35 |
| 26 T. Vanek | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8:26 | 4:21 | 0:01 | 12:48 |
| 27 T. Numminen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12:40 | 5:01 | 3:28 | 21:09 |
| 28 P. Gaustad | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:37 | 0:31 | 1:39 | 11:47 |
| 29 J. Pominville | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:32 | 1:46 | 2:03 | 11:21 |
| 48 D. Briere | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13:09 | 7:27 | 1:21 | 21:57 |
| 51 B. Campbell | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:21 | 5:55 | 0:00 | 17:16 |
| 55 J. Hecht | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6:55 | 4:57 | 4:13 | 16:05 |
| 61 M. Afinogenov | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10:14 | 6:07 | 0:01 | 16:22 |
| 74 J. McKee | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10:05 | 0:00 | 5:46 | 15:51 |
PIT |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 J. Melichar | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 13:47 | 0:00 | 7:11 | 20:58 |
| 7 M. Ouellet | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:56 | 4:57 | 2:41 | 16:34 |
| 28 M. Recchi | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:48 | 4:42 | 5:43 | 18:13 |
| 12 R. Malone | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12:16 | 1:33 | 0:01 | 13:50 |
| 14 S. Endicott | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 0 | 4:47 | 0:10 | 4:50 | 9:47 |
| 26 E. Christensen | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8:04 | 4:42 | 1:48 | 14:34 |
| 18 M. Murley | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 4:58 | 0:00 | 7:04 | 12:02 |
| 6 R. Whitney | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:32 | 7:57 | 5:35 | 26:04 |
| 24 L. Odelein | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:23 | 2:18 | 3:40 | 17:21 |
| 24 M. Hussey | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:44 | 2:23 | 0:00 | 13:07 |
| 23 D. Tarnstrom | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11:39 | 4:54 | 1:24 | 17:57 |
| 33 Z. Palffy | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12:14 | 6:24 | 0:35 | 19:13 |
| 36 A. Roy | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4:08 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4:08 |
| 76 T. Surovy | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10:24 | 1:40 | 0:00 | 12:04 |
| 44 B. Orpik | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11:01 | 0:09 | 3:20 | 14:30 |
| 55 S. Gonchar | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 12:53 | 10:00 | 1:53 | 24:46 |
| 66 M. Lemieux | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:19 | 6:02 | 0:02 | 17:23 |
| 87 S. Crosby | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12:20 | 5:24 | 2:35 | 20:19 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 16648 |
| Referees | Dave Jackson, Greg Kimmerly |
| Linesmen | Angelo D'Amico, Greg Devorski |