

| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 16:55 | NJD | Sergei Brylin Backhand - Assists: A. Mogilny & D. Mcgillis |
| 19:25 | NJD | PPG - Zach Parise Wrist Shot - Assists: P. Martin & B. Gionta |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 16:28 | NJD | Brian Gionta Wrist Shot - Assists: none |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 03:29 | NJD | PPG - Brian Gionta Wrist Shot - Assists: V. Kozlov & Z. Parise |
| 05:36 | PIT | PPG - Mark Recchi Wrist Shot - Assists: S. Crosby & J. Leclair |
| 13:02 | NJD | Sergei Brylin Snap Shot - Assists: S. Gomez |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 01:35 | NJD | Daniel Mcgillis served by Daniel Mcgillis : Hooking - 2 min |
| 04:00 | NJD | Vladimir Malakhov : Hooking - 2 min |
| 04:42 | NJD | Richard Matvichuk : Hooking - 2 min |
| 06:34 | NJD | Jay Pandolfo : Too many men/ice - bench - 2 min |
| 11:34 | PIT | Dick Tarnstrom : Tripping - 2 min |
| 13:26 | PIT | Brooks Orpik : Holding the stick - 2 min |
| 19:10 | PIT | Brooks Orpik : Tripping - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 02:11 | NJD | Brian Gionta : Interference - 2 min |
| 06:57 | NJD | Zach Parise : Hooking - 2 min |
| 10:25 | PIT | John Leclair : Hooking - 2 min |
| 13:46 | NJD | Zach Parise : Interference on goalkeeper - 2 min |
| 17:03 | PIT | Josef Melichar : Interference - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 00:15 | NJD | Alexander Mogilny : Holding - 2 min |
| 00:53 | NJD | Jamie Langenbrunner : Tripping - 2 min |
| 03:15 | PIT | Konstantin Koltsov : Interference - 2 min |
| 04:01 | NJD | Jamie Langenbrunner : Interference - 2 min |
| 05:51 | PIT | Lasse Pirjeta : Holding - 2 min |
| 08:53 | NJD | Richard Matvichuk : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 16:55 | PIT | Mark Recchi : Hooking - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
PIT |
17 | 9 | 11 | 37 |
NJD |
13 | 10 | 14 | 37 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
PIT |
35 J. Thibault (L) | 18 - 21 | 7 - 9 | 7 - 7 | 32 - 37 | 0.865 | 60:00 |
NJD |
30 M. Brodeur (W) | 19 - 19 | 16 - 17 | 1 - 1 | 36 - 37 | 0.973 | 59:40 |
| Skater Stats |
PIT |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 J. Melichar | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8:52 | 1:31 | 3:26 | 13:49 |
| 7 R. Scuderi | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 8:41 | 1:28 | 8:20 | 18:29 |
| 28 M. Recchi | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 8:31 | 9:29 | 1:31 | 19:31 |
| 27 R. Fata | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:04 | 0:00 | 4:07 | 9:11 |
| 10 J. Leclair | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 7:22 | 8:41 | 0:04 | 16:07 |
| 11 L. Pirjeta | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 6:22 | 0:31 | 0:00 | 6:53 |
| 12 R. Malone | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9:44 | 9:27 | 2:51 | 22:02 |
| 18 M. Murley | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 5:32 | 0:15 | 7:38 | 13:25 |
| 5 R. Jackman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 13:21 | 9:56 | 1:01 | 24:18 |
| 25 M. Talbot | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3:53 | 0:00 | 7:49 | 11:42 |
| 23 D. Tarnstrom | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12:31 | 7:07 | 0:14 | 19:52 |
| 33 Z. Palffy | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9:56 | 11:51 | 0:14 | 22:01 |
| 37 R. Vandenbussche | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:31 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 3:31 |
| 44 B. Orpik | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 7:12 | 0:22 | 7:48 | 15:22 |
| 55 S. Gonchar | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7:21 | 15:13 | 3:49 | 26:23 |
| 66 M. Lemieux | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9:35 | 10:50 | 0:02 | 20:27 |
| 71 K. Koltsov | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 7:11 | 0:33 | 0:00 | 7:44 |
| 87 S. Crosby | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 9:06 | 6:33 | 0:11 | 15:50 |
NJD |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 23 V. Malakhov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7:21 | 6:43 | 7:06 | 21:10 |
| 5 C. White | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:59 | 3:10 | 9:39 | 21:48 |
| 2 D. McGillis | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10:06 | 4:53 | 0:05 | 15:04 |
| 7 P. Martin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9:17 | 5:54 | 4:20 | 19:31 |
| 11 Z. Parise | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8:39 | 6:34 | 0:35 | 15:48 |
| 10 E. Rasmussen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5:56 | 0:05 | 0:00 | 6:01 |
| 10 J. Madden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5:37 | 0:06 | 11:18 | 17:01 |
| 21 B. Gionta | R | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8:56 | 6:01 | 0:44 | 15:41 |
| 15 J. Langenbrunner | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6:04 | 1:46 | 3:32 | 11:22 |
| 18 S. Brylin | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8:21 | 1:40 | 3:57 | 13:58 |
| 29 J. Pandolfo | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:53 | 0:07 | 8:09 | 14:09 |
| 22 P. Rheaume | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5:56 | 0:00 | 5:18 | 11:14 |
| 25 V. Kozlov | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8:45 | 6:51 | 0:00 | 15:36 |
| 23 S. Gomez | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8:55 | 5:42 | 0:00 | 14:37 |
| 24 R. Matvichuk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12:59 | 0:04 | 7:43 | 20:46 |
| 28 B. Rafalski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:28 | 3:58 | 9:25 | 22:51 |
| 49 G. Marshall | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5:55 | 2:32 | 0:00 | 8:27 |
| 89 A. Mogilny | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7:32 | 5:40 | 0:34 | 13:46 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 18101 |
| Referees | Bill McCreary, Craig Spada |
| Linesmen | Pat Dapuzzo, Brad Lazarowich |