| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 15:28 | NJD | Dean McAmmond (7) Wrist Shot - Assists: D. Zubrus (15) & P. Letourneau-Leblond (2) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 00:51 | NJD | Zach Parise (37) Tip-In - Assists: P. Martin (5) & B. Salvador (10) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 00:10 | NJD | Travis Zajac (24) Snap Shot - Assists: D. Zubrus (16) & M. Skoula (8) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 07:11 | NJD | Patrik Elias : Interference on goalkeeper - 2 min |
| 12:19 | ATL | Nik Antropov : Tripping - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 01:35 | NJD | Mark Fraser : Holding - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 01:35 | ATL | Tim Stapleton : Holding - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
NJD |
8 | 11 | 8 | 27 |
ATL |
8 | 9 | 2 | 19 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
NJD |
30 M. Brodeur (W) | 18 - 18 | 0 - 0 | 1 - 1 | 19 - 19 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
ATL |
1 J. Hedberg (L) | 20 - 23 | 4 - 4 | 0 - 0 | 24 - 27 | 0.889 | 58:17 |
| Skater Stats |
NJD |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 45 M. Fraser | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15:32 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:32 |
| 5 C. White | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:08 | 0:14 | 1:42 | 22:04 |
| 6 A. Greene | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:28 | 2:02 | 1:01 | 19:31 |
| 7 P. Martin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16:07 | 2:15 | 1:17 | 19:39 |
| 8 D. Zubrus | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14:31 | 1:55 | 0:13 | 16:39 |
| 11 Z. Parise | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14:55 | 1:31 | 1:09 | 17:35 |
| 14 R. Pelley | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:26 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:26 |
| 11 D. McAmmond | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10:18 | 0:00 | 0:39 | 10:57 |
| 12 B. Rolston | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:08 | 1:48 | 1:11 | 14:07 |
| 15 J. Langenbrunner | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:09 | 2:01 | 1:08 | 17:18 |
| 17 I. Kovalchuk | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:11 | 3:56 | 0:00 | 21:07 |
| 19 T. Zajac | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13:41 | 1:41 | 1:02 | 16:24 |
| 20 R. Niedermayer | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:12 | 0:04 | 1:37 | 14:53 |
| 46 P. Letourneau-Leblond | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8:37 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:37 |
| 23 D. Clarkson | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:38 | 0:04 | 0:00 | 13:42 |
| 24 B. Salvador | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:29 | 0:00 | 2:18 | 17:47 |
| 26 P. Elias | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15:05 | 2:15 | 1:01 | 18:21 |
| 28 M. Skoula | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:25 | 0:14 | 1:42 | 22:21 |
ATL |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 3 M. Popovic | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 17:12 | 0:00 | 1:17 | 18:29 |
| 44 Z. Bogosian | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 21:09 | 1:27 | 0:00 | 22:36 |
| 6 R. Hainsey | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18:57 | 0:44 | 3:12 | 22:53 |
| 9 E. Kane | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:54 | 2:07 | 0:00 | 18:01 |
| 18 B. Little | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:52 | 2:07 | 0:00 | 17:59 |
| 18 N. Bergfors | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 14:50 | 1:53 | 0:03 | 16:46 |
| 16 M. Reasoner | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8:58 | 0:00 | 2:36 | 11:34 |
| 19 J. Slater | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:29 | 0:00 | 1:21 | 14:50 |
| 24 C. Chelios | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:39 | 0:00 | 0:45 | 10:24 |
| 22 C. Thorburn | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:05 | 0:00 | 1:23 | 9:28 |
| 27 J. Oduya | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 17:39 | 2:33 | 2:43 | 22:55 |
| 39 T. Enstrom | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 19:24 | 3:16 | 0:03 | 22:43 |
| 16 C. MacArthur | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:13 | 0:00 | 1:01 | 15:14 |
| 14 T. Stapleton | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12:37 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:37 |
| 49 R. Peverley | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:01 | 2:07 | 1:33 | 19:41 |
| 61 M. Afinogenov | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 14:30 | 1:53 | 0:03 | 16:26 |
| 76 E. Artyukhin | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8:18 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:18 |
| 80 N. Antropov | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 4 | 14:56 | 1:53 | 0:00 | 16:49 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 12038 |
| Referees | Brian Pochmara, Wes McCauley |
| Linesmen | Derek Amell, Thor Nelson |