| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| none | ||
| 2nd Period | ||
| 09:38 | BUF | PPG - Jaroslav Spacek Wrist Shot - Assists: A. Kotalik & B. Campbell |
| 13:54 | BUF | Thomas Vanek Wrist Shot - Assists: M. Ryan & D. Roy |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 19:33 | BUF | EN - Jochen Hecht Backhand - Assists: J. Spacek |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 12:52 | BUF | Nolan Pratt : Hooking - 2 min |
| 15:28 | MTL | Tom Kostopoulos : Hooking - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 00:40 | MTL | Tomas Plekanec : Hooking - 2 min |
| 09:29 | MTL | Tom Kostopoulos : Hooking - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 10:29 | MTL | Josh Gorges : Hooking - 2 min |
| 12:58 | BUF | Thomas Vanek : Boarding - 2 min |
| 14:57 | BUF | Jochen Hecht : Cross checking - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
BUF |
10 | 14 | 11 | 35 |
MTL |
9 | 7 | 8 | 24 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
BUF |
35 J. Thibault (W) | 20 - 20 | 4 - 4 | 0 - 0 | 24 - 24 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
MTL |
39 C. Huet (L) | 29 - 30 | 3 - 4 | 0 - 0 | 32 - 34 | 0.941 | 59:14 |
| Skater Stats |
BUF |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 N. Pratt | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11:24 | 0:00 | 1:43 | 13:07 |
| 32 T. Lydman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:28 | 0:39 | 3:28 | 23:35 |
| 8 J. Spacek | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 18:46 | 3:33 | 3:06 | 25:25 |
| 15 D. Roy | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:40 | 2:24 | 1:44 | 17:48 |
| 7 H. Tallinder | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:01 | 0:00 | 1:10 | 16:11 |
| 12 A. Kotalik | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:06 | 3:47 | 0:00 | 15:53 |
| 12 T. Connolly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:29 | 3:45 | 0:35 | 15:49 |
| 20 D. Paille | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:43 | 0:00 | 2:52 | 15:35 |
| 26 T. Vanek | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12:51 | 2:24 | 0:10 | 15:25 |
| 28 P. Gaustad | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:51 | 3:45 | 2:17 | 14:53 |
| 29 J. Pominville | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:13 | 1:57 | 1:23 | 17:33 |
| 37 M. Ryan | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9:54 | 0:00 | 1:14 | 11:08 |
| 17 N. Paetsch | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:01 | 0:54 | 0:00 | 10:55 |
| 16 C. MacArthur | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:34 | 0:53 | 0:00 | 14:27 |
| 51 B. Campbell | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21:10 | 4:08 | 2:31 | 27:49 |
| 55 J. Hecht | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 15:52 | 0:00 | 1:42 | 17:34 |
| 61 M. Afinogenov | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:44 | 2:36 | 0:00 | 14:20 |
| 11 A. Peters | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:33 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:33 |
MTL |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 25 T. Kostopoulos | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 9:43 | 0:00 | 0:35 | 10:18 |
| 8 M. Komisarek | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 17:22 | 0:00 | 3:27 | 20:49 |
| 11 S. Koivu | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 16:37 | 3:04 | 0:15 | 19:56 |
| 14 T. Plekanec | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 13:59 | 2:55 | 1:47 | 18:41 |
| 20 B. Smolinski | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:07 | 0:00 | 2:50 | 10:57 |
| 20 C. Higgins | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 13:50 | 2:32 | 1:37 | 17:59 |
| 28 S. Begin | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:28 | 0:00 | 2:50 | 11:18 |
| 25 M. Dandenault | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 9:04 | 0:00 | 0:50 | 9:54 |
| 26 J. Gorges | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11:30 | 0:00 | 1:20 | 12:50 |
| 27 A. Kovalev | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 15:27 | 4:11 | 0:17 | 19:55 |
| 24 K. Chipchura | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:50 | 0:00 | 1:17 | 11:07 |
| 2 M. Streit | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 14:54 | 3:44 | 1:22 | 20:00 |
| 40 R. Hamrlik | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 19:31 | 2:00 | 3:11 | 24:42 |
| 46 A. Kostitsyn | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14:03 | 2:26 | 0:00 | 16:29 |
| 71 P. Brisebois | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:36 | 2:15 | 0:00 | 17:51 |
| 73 M. Ryder | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:20 | 1:02 | 0:00 | 14:22 |
| 79 A. Markov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 16:54 | 3:59 | 2:58 | 23:51 |
| 73 G. Latendresse | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 11:51 | 1:47 | 0:00 | 13:38 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 21273 |
| Referees | Stephane Auger, Dave Jackson |
| Linesmen | Steve Barton, Pierre Champoux |