| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 05:32 | FLA | Radek Dvorak Backhand - Assists: G. Campbell & B. McLean |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 09:08 | BUF | Jochen Hecht Backhand - Assists: H. Tallinder & T. Connolly |
| 13:35 | FLA | Richard Zednik Tip-In - Assists: J. Stumpel |
| 16:50 | FLA | Richard Zednik Snap Shot - Assists: J. Stumpel & S. Weiss |
| 18:37 | FLA | Olli Jokinen Wrist Shot - Assists: N. Horton & V. Peltonen |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 16:37 | BUF | PPG - Thomas Vanek Tip-In - Assists: D. Roy & J. Pominville |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 01:12 | FLA | Radek Dvorak : Tripping - 2 min |
| 10:31 | FLA | Steve Montador : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 10:31 | BUF | Adam Mair : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 19:12 | FLA | Gregory Campbell : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 19:12 | BUF | Paul Gaustad : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 07:25 | FLA | Olli Jokinen : Too many men/ice - bench - 2 min |
| 14:55 | FLA | Gregory Campbell : Hi stick - double minor - 4 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
FLA |
5 | 17 | 2 | 24 |
BUF |
10 | 8 | 10 | 28 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
FLA |
92 T. Vokoun (W) | 22 - 23 | 4 - 5 | 0 - 0 | 26 - 28 | 0.929 | 60:00 |
BUF |
35 J. Thibault (L) | 19 - 23 | 0 - 0 | 1 - 1 | 20 - 24 | 0.833 | 57:57 |
| Skater Stats |
FLA |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 B. Mezei | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:43 | 0:00 | 4:36 | 18:19 |
| 19 J. Bouwmeester | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21:11 | 0:00 | 4:18 | 25:29 |
| 55 B. Allen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17:56 | 0:00 | 3:06 | 21:02 |
| 5 S. Montador | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6:41 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:41 |
| 9 S. Weiss | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13:44 | 0:00 | 3:24 | 17:08 |
| 7 D. Booth | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:50 | 0:00 | 0:24 | 11:14 |
| 11 G. Campbell | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 11:52 | 0:00 | 0:15 | 12:07 |
| 12 O. Jokinen | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 16:18 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 16:18 |
| 18 R. Dvorak | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15:23 | 0:00 | 2:18 | 17:41 |
| 15 J. Stumpel | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:03 | 0:00 | 0:24 | 14:27 |
| 18 N. Horton | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:19 | 0:00 | 2:38 | 17:57 |
| 18 V. Peltonen | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:15 | 0:00 | 1:50 | 18:05 |
| 20 R. Zednik | R | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13:07 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:07 |
| 18 C. Murphy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:18 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:18 |
| 24 R. Salei | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:25 | 0:00 | 2:37 | 25:02 |
| 26 M. Van Ryn | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:03 | 0:00 | 0:47 | 15:50 |
| 23 B. McLean | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12:47 | 0:00 | 3:41 | 16:28 |
| 28 K. Kreps | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:35 | 0:00 | 0:30 | 11:05 |
BUF |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 N. Pratt | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 13:27 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:27 |
| 32 T. Lydman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:39 | 1:11 | 0:00 | 18:50 |
| 15 D. Roy | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 14:04 | 3:03 | 0:00 | 17:07 |
| 7 H. Tallinder | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:29 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 19:29 |
| 12 A. Kotalik | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:03 | 4:40 | 0:00 | 17:43 |
| 12 T. Connolly | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:25 | 4:04 | 0:00 | 17:29 |
| 20 D. Paille | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:21 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:21 |
| 21 D. Stafford | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:50 | 1:57 | 0:00 | 13:47 |
| 11 A. Mair | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11:36 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:36 |
| 26 T. Vanek | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 5 | 11:52 | 3:29 | 0:00 | 15:21 |
| 28 P. Gaustad | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12:45 | 4:48 | 0:00 | 17:33 |
| 29 J. Pominville | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:41 | 4:26 | 0:00 | 19:07 |
| 37 M. Ryan | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:58 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:58 |
| 17 N. Paetsch | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 15:18 | 1:24 | 0:00 | 16:42 |
| 44 A. Sekera | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 17:13 | 1:35 | 0:00 | 18:48 |
| 51 B. Campbell | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 21:13 | 5:19 | 0:00 | 26:32 |
| 55 J. Hecht | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 17:12 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 17:12 |
| 61 M. Afinogenov | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 11:52 | 3:09 | 0:00 | 15:01 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 18690 |
| Referees | Don VanMassenhoven, Ian Walsh |
| Linesmen | David Brisebois, Brad Kovachik |