

| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 03:32 | BUF | Adam Mair Slap Shot - Assists: M. Afinogenov & D. Roy |
| 06:46 | BUF | Maxim Afinogenov Slap Shot - Assists: T. Connolly & T. Lydman |
| 10:50 | PIT | Sidney Crosby Wrist Shot - Assists: R. Malone & J. Melichar |
| 18:15 | BUF | PPG - Jason Pominville Slap Shot - Assists: M. Afinogenov & D. Roy |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 15:34 | BUF | PPG - Chris Drury Slap Shot - Assists: T. Connolly & A. Kotalik |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 00:24 | PIT | Michel Ouellet Backhand - Assists: T. Surovy & S. Gonchar |
| 09:43 | PIT | Tomas Surovy Slap Shot - Assists: R. Whitney & M. Ouellet |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 01:11 | PIT | Dick Tarnstrom : Hooking - 2 min |
| 04:36 | BUF | Maxim Afinogenov : Hooking - 2 min |
| 11:01 | BUF | Andrew Peters : Unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 min |
| 11:01 | PIT | Lyle Odelein : Unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 min |
| 12:40 | PIT | Josef Melichar : Holding - 2 min |
| 16:09 | PIT | Matt Murley : Hooking - 2 min |
| 18:06 | PIT | Ryan Malone : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 19:11 | BUF | Chris Drury : Hooking - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 09:35 | PIT | Josef Melichar : Interference - 2 min |
| 14:25 | PIT | Brooks Orpik : Delaying Game-Puck over glass - 2 min |
| 17:25 | BUF | Brian Campbell : Interference - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 06:34 | PIT | Andre Roy : Misconduct (10 min) - 0 min |
| 06:34 | BUF | Andrew Peters : Misconduct (10 min) - 0 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
PIT |
10 | 9 | 14 | 33 |
BUF |
15 | 8 | 6 | 29 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
PIT |
35 J. Thibault (L) | 17 - 19 | 6 - 8 | 2 - 2 | 25 - 29 | 0.862 | 58:58 |
BUF |
43 M. Biron (W) | 22 - 25 | 8 - 8 | 0 - 0 | 30 - 33 | 0.909 | 59:58 |
| Skater Stats |
PIT |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 J. Melichar | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19:18 | 0:11 | 2:16 | 21:45 |
| 7 M. Ouellet | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13:52 | 1:46 | 1:44 | 17:22 |
| 28 M. Recchi | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3:54 | 2:08 | 2:38 | 8:40 |
| 12 R. Malone | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9:43 | 1:38 | 2:06 | 13:27 |
| 14 S. Endicott | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10:32 | 0:00 | 3:04 | 13:36 |
| 26 E. Christensen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12:54 | 0:57 | 2:07 | 15:58 |
| 18 M. Murley | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8:15 | 1:11 | 3:13 | 12:39 |
| 33 E. Boguniecki | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 11:34 | 1:25 | 0:00 | 12:59 |
| 6 R. Whitney | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:02 | 3:38 | 4:33 | 27:13 |
| 24 L. Odelein | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12:42 | 2:11 | 4:39 | 19:32 |
| 24 M. Hussey | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 12:44 | 0:14 | 0:00 | 12:58 |
| 23 D. Tarnstrom | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 2:07 | 1:00 | 0:00 | 3:07 |
| 33 Z. Palffy | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12:42 | 3:38 | 0:42 | 17:02 |
| 36 A. Roy | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5:27 | 1:11 | 0:00 | 6:38 |
| 76 T. Surovy | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16:28 | 0:14 | 0:00 | 16:42 |
| 44 B. Orpik | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 17:22 | 0:00 | 5:01 | 22:23 |
| 55 S. Gonchar | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 19:49 | 5:00 | 2:12 | 27:01 |
| 87 S. Crosby | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:36 | 3:38 | 2:20 | 20:34 |
BUF |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 32 T. Lydman | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:53 | 0:22 | 3:08 | 20:23 |
| 8 R. Fitzpatrick | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 14:05 | 0:00 | 2:52 | 16:57 |
| 15 D. Roy | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13:46 | 3:58 | 1:00 | 18:44 |
| 7 H. Tallinder | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:43 | 0:00 | 3:08 | 19:51 |
| 12 A. Kotalik | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:23 | 5:55 | 0:11 | 19:29 |
| 12 T. Connolly | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:49 | 5:17 | 3:02 | 21:08 |
| 11 A. Mair | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:07 | 0:21 | 0:00 | 11:28 |
| C. Drury | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 8:22 | 5:17 | 1:12 | 14:51 |
| 25 M. Grier | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 7:26 | 0:00 | 2:10 | 9:36 |
| 26 T. Vanek | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:35 | 3:37 | 0:00 | 16:12 |
| 27 T. Numminen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:33 | 2:57 | 0:00 | 16:30 |
| 28 P. Gaustad | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:29 | 0:00 | 0:49 | 12:18 |
| 29 J. Pominville | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 13:28 | 2:38 | 0:57 | 17:03 |
| 51 B. Campbell | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 14:05 | 6:18 | 0:00 | 20:23 |
| 55 J. Hecht | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 10:12 | 5:26 | 2:39 | 18:17 |
| 61 M. Afinogenov | R | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14:22 | 3:22 | 0:00 | 17:44 |
| 74 J. McKee | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 14:08 | 0:20 | 2:52 | 17:20 |
| 11 A. Peters | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3:42 | 0:06 | 0:00 | 3:48 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 18690 |
| Referees | Wes McCauley, Dean Morton |
| Linesmen | Brian Murphy, Jonny Murray |