

| Team Scoring | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| MTL | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Goals |
|---|
| Buffalo - ZHAMNOV (1), MOGILNY (1) |
| Montreal - TKACHUK (2), DAIGLE (1), SULLIVAN (1), ARNOTT (1), WALKER (1) |
| Shots | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 3 | 9 | 4 | 16 |
| MTL | 7 | 10 | 15 | 32 |
| Goaltenders |
|---|
| Buffalo - Johan Hedberg (26 SV) L |
| Montreal - Niklas Backstrom (14 SV) W |
| Power Play | |
|---|---|
| Buffalo | 0 of 2 |
| Montreal | 0 of 6 |
| Financials | ||
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 18000 | |
| Net Profit | $1,339,200 | |
| 1ST PERIOD |
|---|
| M. PECA BUF (HIGHSTICKING, Major) 03:20 |
| S. OZOLINSH BUF (HIGHSTICKING, Double Minor) 08:22 |
| 2ND PERIOD |
|---|
| K. FOSTER BUF (CHARGING, Minor) 01:58 |
| K. FOSTER BUF (ELBOWING, Minor) 09:01 |
| A. ZHAMNOV BUF (ROUGHING, Minor) 12:16 |
| A. KOVALEV BUF (ELBOWING, Minor) 16:35 |
| K. TKACHUK MTL (CROSS-CHECKING, Minor) 16:35 |
| A. FERENCE MTL (ELBOWING, Minor) 18:21 |
| 3RD PERIOD |
|---|
| J. HEDBERG BUF (UNSPORTSMANLIKE-CONDUCT, Minor) 02:00 (Served by Vladimir Malakhov) |
| J. LECLAIR BUF (FIGHTING) 08:52 |
| S. HILL MTL (FIGHTING) 08:52 |
| K. TKACHUK MTL (CROSS-CHECKING, Minor) 09:43 |
| 1ST PERIOD | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No Scoring |
| 2ND PERIOD | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| MONTREAL | 11:30 | DAIGLE 10 (SULLIVAN, ARNOTT) | 0-1 |
| 3RD PERIOD | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| BUFFALO | 00:44 | ZHAMNOV 10 (MALAKHOV, KRON) | 1-1 |
| MONTREAL | 01:41 | SULLIVAN 20 (FERENCE, MATTEAU) | 1-2 |
| MONTREAL | 08:34 | TKACHUK 20 (FOOTE, DAIGLE) | 1-3 |
| BUFFALO | 12:27 | MOGILNY 22 (DRURY, SVEHLA) | 2-3 |
| MONTREAL | 15:48 | ARNOTT 15 (FOOTE, DAIGLE) | 2-4 |
| MONTREAL | 19:09 | WALKER 1 (SULLIVAN) | 2-5 |
| MONTREAL | 19:28 | TKACHUK 21 (YELLE, ALFREDSSON) | 2-6 |
| Name | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | PIM | HT | IT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Mogilny | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| Alexei Zhamnov | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Chris Drury | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 |
| Robert Kron | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Robert Svehla | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| Vladimir Malakhov | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 22 |
| Alex Kovalev | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| Henrik Zetterberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| Janne Niinimaa | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| John Leclair | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 20 |
| Kurtis Foster | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| Marek Svatos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Michael Peca | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 22 |
| Petr Sykora | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Sandis Ozolinsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 |
| Sheldon Souray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
| Tom Kostopoulos | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Yan Stastny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Name | S | SA | SV% | W/L | REC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johan Hedberg | 26 | 31 | 0.839 | L | 11-16-2 |
| Mike Brodeur | 0 | 1 | 0.000 |
| Name | G | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | PIM | HT | IT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Daigle | 1 | 2 | 3 | +3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| Steve Sullivan | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
| Keith Tkachuk | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 25 |
| Jason Arnott | 1 | 1 | 2 | +3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
| Adam Foote | 0 | 2 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| Scott Walker | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Andrew Ference | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 23 |
| Daniel Alfredsson | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Stephane Matteau | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Stephane Yelle | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| Chris Gratton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jere Lehtinen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Joe Corvo | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| Niko Dimitrakos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19 |
| Sami Salo | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23 |
| Sean Hill | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 18 |
| Stu Barnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Willie Mitchell | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
| Name | S | SA | SV% | W/L | REC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niklas Backstrom | 14 | 16 | 0.875 | W | 8-6-1 |
| John Leclair and Sean Hill fight to a draw |
| Mike Brodeur enters game at 19:09 of 3rd period |
| 1 | Alexandre Daigle | MTL |
| 2 | Steve Sullivan | MTL |
| 3 | Keith Tkachuk | MTL |


| Goalies |
|---|
| Baltimore: Pekka Rinne |
| Yellowknif: Ray Emery |
| Scoring Summary |
|---|
| Matt Hendricks 13 (Konstantin Koltsov, Yannick Tremblay) |
| Konstantin Koltsov 10 (Alex Frolov, Derek Boogaard) |
| Yannick Tremblay 7 (Jay McClement, David Hale) |
| Alex Frolov 20 (Andreas Lilja, Matt Moulson) |
| Jay McClement 11 (Tomas Kopecky, Luke Richardson) |
| Konstantin Koltsov 11 (Rich Peverley, Trevor Daley) |