

| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 18:04 | CAR | SHG - Kevyn Adams Slap Shot - Assists: M. Murray |
| 2nd Period | ||
| none | ||
| 3rd Period | ||
| 14:11 | MTL | PPG - Mike Ribeiro Wrist Shot - Assists: P. Dagenais & Y. Perreault |
| OT Period | ||
| none | ||
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 03:33 | CAR | Craig Adams : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 03:33 | MTL | Francis Bouillon : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 03:33 | CAR | Eric Staal : Roughing - 2 min |
| 03:33 | MTL | Craig Rivet : Roughing - 2 min |
| 06:33 | MTL | Yanic Perreault : Tripping - 2 min |
| 06:33 | MTL | Stephane Quintal : Cross checking - 2 min |
| 07:54 | MTL | Steve Begin : Cross checking - 2 min |
| 13:53 | CAR | Aaron Ward : Holding - 2 min |
| 16:30 | CAR | Glen Wesley : Slashing - 2 min |
| 20:00 | MTL | Craig Rivet : Roughing - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 08:03 | MTL | Sylvain Blouin : Tripping - 2 min |
| 14:09 | CAR | Joey Tetarenko : Interference on goalkeeper - 2 min |
| 17:35 | MTL | Darren Langdon : Elbowing - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 00:10 | MTL | Richard Zednik : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 00:10 | CAR | Pavel Brendl : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 00:51 | MTL | Chad Kilger : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 13:29 | CAR | Rod Brind'Amour : Hooking - Obstruction - 2 min |
| OT Period | ||
| none | ||
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T |
MTL |
7 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 27 |
CAR |
11 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 36 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
MTL |
60 J. Theodore (L) | 22 - 22 | 11 - 11 | 2 - 3 | 35 - 36 | 0.972 | 65:00 |
CAR |
1 K. Weekes (W) | 15 - 15 | 10 - 11 | 1 - 1 | 26 - 27 | 0.963 | 64:26 |
| Skater Stats |
MTL |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 5 S. Quintal | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 17:20 | 0:43 | 5:55 | 23:58 |
| 11 S. Koivu | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:47 | 3:00 | 1:20 | 20:07 |
| 15 D. Langdon | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6:09 | 0:00 | 0:01 | 6:10 |
| 20 R. Zednik | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 12:42 | 3:03 | 0:00 | 15:45 |
| 28 S. Begin | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10:29 | 0:26 | 5:55 | 16:50 |
| 24 A. Dackell | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:55 | 0:26 | 7:32 | 17:53 |
| 19 C. Kilger | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9:05 | 0:00 | 0:20 | 9:25 |
| 26 P. Dagenais | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 10:41 | 3:13 | 0:18 | 14:12 |
| 24 N. Sundstrom | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:06 | 0:14 | 3:24 | 12:44 |
| 38 J. Bulis | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:42 | 0:00 | 4:53 | 18:35 |
| 71 P. Brisebois | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:15 | 4:04 | 3:17 | 23:36 |
| 44 S. Souray | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 17:47 | 2:58 | 6:51 | 27:36 |
| 55 F. Bouillon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 3 | 13:23 | 2:14 | 1:05 | 16:42 |
| 52 C. Rivet | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12:38 | 0:07 | 1:53 | 14:38 |
| 9 M. Ribeiro | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 11:58 | 3:28 | 0:18 | 15:44 |
| 73 M. Ryder | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:33 | 3:03 | 0:00 | 16:36 |
| 79 A. Markov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:22 | 3:18 | 2:57 | 21:37 |
| 94 Y. Perreault | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 10:29 | 3:13 | 0:00 | 13:42 |
CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 G. Wesley | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15:15 | 0:16 | 3:50 | 19:21 |
| 4 A. Ward | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12:47 | 1:26 | 0:00 | 14:13 |
| 6 B. Hedican | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:53 | 6:23 | 1:18 | 26:34 |
| 6 R. Boughner | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:23 | 0:00 | 2:42 | 17:05 |
| 10 R. Francis | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:41 | 7:34 | 0:07 | 20:22 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10:11 | 4:33 | 0:00 | 14:44 |
| 17 K. Adams | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6:42 | 0:10 | 2:50 | 9:42 |
| 26 M. Murray | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:14 | 1:01 | 1:37 | 13:52 |
| 18 R. Bayda | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:48 | 0:00 | 0:25 | 6:13 |
| 17 R. Brind'Amour | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:54 | 3:58 | 3:20 | 23:12 |
| 17 R. Vrbata | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:07 | 6:59 | 0:00 | 21:06 |
| 6 S. Hill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14:09 | 4:47 | 3:01 | 21:57 |
| 72 E. Cole | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13:59 | 3:53 | 2:59 | 20:51 |
| 27 C. Adams | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 11:04 | 0:00 | 1:28 | 12:32 |
| 36 J. Boulerice | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5:29 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:29 |
| 95 D. Markov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17:35 | 2:26 | 2:33 | 22:34 |
| 63 J. Vasicek | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:50 | 8:07 | 0:31 | 22:28 |
| 92 J. O'Neill | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13:01 | 8:25 | 0:07 | 21:33 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 11632 |
| Referees | Chris Lee, Craig Spada |
| Linesmen | Pierre Racicot, Tony Sericolo |