

| Team Scoring | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| MTL | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Goals |
|---|
| Boston - VRIES (1), SAMUELSSON (1), RYDER (1) |
| Montreal - TKACHUK (2), DAIGLE (1), SULLIVAN (1), MATTEAU (1), YELLE (1) |
| Shots | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 |
| MTL | 11 | 13 | 9 | 33 |
| Goaltenders |
|---|
| Boston - Mika Noronen (15 SV) L |
| Montreal - Tim Thomas (15 SV) W |
| Power Play | |
|---|---|
| Boston | 2 of 7 |
| Montreal | 1 of 3 |
| Financials | ||
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 15526 | |
| Net Profit | $1,155,134 | |
| 1ST PERIOD |
|---|
| K. TKACHUK MTL (CROSS-CHECKING, Major) 06:40 |
| S. SALO MTL (UNSPORTSMANLIKE-CONDUCT, Minor) 09:12 |
| S. MELLANBY BOS (HOOKING, Minor) 12:29 |
| B. MARCHMENT BOS (CHARGING, Minor) 15:18 |
| J. ARNOTT MTL (CHARGING, Major) 17:46 |
| 2ND PERIOD |
|---|
| B. MARCHMENT BOS (CROSS-CHECKING, Minor) 07:40 |
| J. LEHTINEN MTL (HEAD-BUTTING, Major) 07:40 |
| P. BRISEBOIS BOS (HOOKING, Minor) 13:57 |
| 3RD PERIOD |
|---|
| W. MITCHELL MTL (HIGHSTICKING, Minor) 07:05 |
| D. ALFREDSSON MTL (UNSPORTSMANLIKE-CONDUCT, Minor) 10:25 |
| S. MCCARTHY BOS (CROSS-CHECKING, Minor) 14:30 |
| N. DIMITRAKOS MTL (HOOKING, Minor) 14:30 |
| A. FERENCE MTL (UNSPORTSMANLIKE-CONDUCT, Minor) 14:33 |
| B. MARCHMENT BOS (BOARDING, Minor, Game Misconduct) 14:56 (Served by Patrice Brisebois) |
| A. FOOTE MTL (BOARDING, Minor) 14:56 |
| 1ST PERIOD | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| MONTREAL | 02:08 | DAIGLE 9 (FOOTE, ARNOTT) | 0-1 |
| MONTREAL | 04:45 | TKACHUK 18 (ARNOTT) | 0-2 |
| 2ND PERIOD | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| MONTREAL | 03:40 | TKACHUK 19 (FOOTE, ALFREDSSON) | 0-3 |
| MONTREAL | 04:22 | SULLIVAN 19 (ALFREDSSON, MATTEAU) | 0-4 |
| MONTREAL | 14:02 | MATTEAU 6 (SULLIVAN, ALFREDSSON) (PP) | 0-5 |
| MONTREAL | 14:47 | YELLE 6 (DIMITRAKOS, LEHTINEN) | 0-6 |
| 3RD PERIOD | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| BOSTON | 01:23 | VRIES 4 (JUNEAU, RYDER) | 1-6 |
| BOSTON | 11:04 | SAMUELSSON 2 (RYDER, GOMEZ) (PP) | 2-6 |
| BOSTON | 15:57 | RYDER 9 (JUNEAU, VRIES) (PP) | 3-6 |
| Name | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | PIM | HT | IT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Ryder | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Greg de Vries | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 24 |
| Joe Juneau | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 26 |
| Ulf Samuelsson | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 23 |
| Scott Gomez | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 22 |
| Bryan Marchment | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| Chris Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dave Moss | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Geoff Sanderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| George Parros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Jamie Langenbrunner | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| John Scott | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Mark Recchi | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| Marty McInnis | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Patrice Brisebois | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| Scott Mellanby | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Steve Eminger | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| Steve McCarthy | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 |
| Name | S | SA | SV% | W/L | REC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mika Noronen | 15 | 20 | 0.750 | L | 1-10-1 |
| Roberto Luongo | 12 | 13 | 0.923 |
| Name | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | PIM | HT | IT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Alfredsson | 0 | 3 | 3 | +2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| Keith Tkachuk | 2 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| Stephane Matteau | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| Steve Sullivan | 1 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 27 |
| Adam Foote | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 19 |
| Jason Arnott | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
| Alexandre Daigle | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| Stephane Yelle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| Jere Lehtinen | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 16 |
| Niko Dimitrakos | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Andrew Ference | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 25 |
| Chris Gratton | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Joe Corvo | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 |
| Pat Elynuik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sami Salo | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22 |
| Sean Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 |
| Stu Barnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| Name | S | SA | SV% | W/L | REC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Thomas | 15 | 18 | 0.833 | W | 14-16-2 |
| Roberto Luongo enters game at 14:02 of 2nd period |
| Pat Elynuik injured at 14:56 of the 3rd Period |
| Bryan Marchment ejected at 14:56 of the 3rd Period |
| 1 | Keith Tkachuk | MTL |
| 2 | Alexandre Daigle | MTL |
| 3 | Daniel Alfredsson | MTL |


| Goalies |
|---|
| Hartford: Andrew Raycroft |
| Yellowknif: Niklas Backstrom |
| Scoring Summary |
|---|
| Chris Higgins 14 (Chris Thorburn, Rene Bourque) |
| Jeff Friesen 15 (unknown, Steve Ott) |
| Chris Higgins 15 (Ossi Vaananen, Fredrik Sjostrom) |
| Jarret Stoll 2 (Niklas Hagman, Craig Rivet) |
| Rich Peverley 16 (Matt Hendricks, Derek Boogaard) |