

| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| none | ||
| 2nd Period | ||
| 09:42 | NYI | Alexei Yashin Slap Shot - Assists: B. Lukowich & J. Niinimaa |
| 17:16 | NYI | Shawn Bates Wrist Shot - Assists: A. Asham & B. Sopel |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 06:18 | PIT | Sidney Crosby Snap Shot - Assists: E. Christensen |
| 18:42 | PIT | Erik Christensen Snap Shot - Assists: R. Jackman |
| OT Period | ||
| none | ||
| Shootout | ||
| Alexei Yashin | NYI | Miss |
| Sidney Crosby | PIT | Goal |
| Trent Hunter | NYI | Goal |
| Mario Lemieux | PIT | Save |
| Shawn Bates | NYI | Goal |
| Erik Christensen | PIT | Goal |
| Miroslav Satan | NYI | Save |
| Mark Recchi | PIT | Miss |
| Mark Parrish | NYI | Miss |
| Ziggy Palffy | PIT | Save |
| Robert Nilsson | NYI | Save |
| Konstantin Koltsov | PIT | Save |
| Mike York | NYI | Save |
| Lasse Pirjeta | PIT | Save |
| Arron Asham | NYI | Save |
| John LeClair | PIT | Save |
| Jason Blake | NYI | Goal |
| Ryan Whitney | PIT | Save |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 08:53 | NYI | Shawn Bates : Hooking - 2 min |
| 11:53 | PIT | Brooks Orpik : Interference - 2 min |
| 17:19 | NYI | Arron Asham : Hooking - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 01:47 | PIT | Lasse Pirjeta : Holding - 2 min |
| 04:15 | NYI | Janne Niinimaa : Holding - 2 min |
| 06:05 | PIT | Ryan Whitney : Hooking - 2 min |
| 14:36 | PIT | John Leclair : Tripping - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 01:21 | NYI | Alexei Zhitnik : Hooking - 2 min |
| OT Period | ||
| none | ||
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T |
NYI |
12 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 37 |
PIT |
5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 28 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
NYI |
39 R. DiPietro (W) | 24 - 26 | 0 - 0 | 2 - 2 | 26 - 28 | 0.929 | 64:55 |
PIT |
35 J. Thibault (L) | 29 - 31 | 4 - 4 | 2 - 2 | 35 - 37 | 0.946 | 65:00 |
| Skater Stats |
NYI |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 55 B. Sopel | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 20:13 | 2:58 | 4:14 | 27:25 |
| 47 T. Hunter | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 12:09 | 3:38 | 0:35 | 16:22 |
| 18 M. Weinhandl | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8:29 | 0:12 | 0:01 | 8:42 |
| 11 O. Kvasha | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:46 | 0:00 | 2:09 | 4:55 |
| 17 C. Campoli | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:41 | 4:28 | 1:33 | 16:42 |
| 16 M. York | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:46 | 3:57 | 2:41 | 21:24 |
| 17 S. Bates | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 16:15 | 0:12 | 2:42 | 19:09 |
| 12 R. Nilsson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:32 | 3:18 | 0:00 | 11:50 |
| 4 R. Martinek | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:53 | 4:40 | 0:00 | 15:33 |
| 47 B. Lukowich | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:25 | 0:12 | 3:36 | 22:13 |
| 10 M. Parrish | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:39 | 3:41 | 2:23 | 22:43 |
| 6 J. Niinimaa | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18:18 | 0:17 | 2:44 | 21:19 |
| 45 A. Asham | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15:09 | 0:00 | 0:58 | 16:07 |
| 18 E. Godard | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:48 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:48 |
| 33 J. Blake | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 16:44 | 0:12 | 4:07 | 21:03 |
| 77 A. Zhitnik | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 20:12 | 3:10 | 3:32 | 26:54 |
| 79 A. Yashin | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15:30 | 3:41 | 0:06 | 19:17 |
| 81 M. Satan | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:49 | 4:15 | 0:00 | 19:04 |
PIT |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 J. Melichar | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:06 | 0:06 | 2:02 | 19:14 |
| 33 S. Poapst | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:38 | 0:00 | 4:24 | 20:02 |
| 28 M. Recchi | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 17:10 | 6:11 | 1:36 | 24:57 |
| 27 R. Fata | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:22 | 0:00 | 3:11 | 15:33 |
| 10 J. Leclair | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10:21 | 4:47 | 0:00 | 15:08 |
| 11 L. Pirjeta | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10:54 | 1:02 | 0:01 | 11:57 |
| 26 E. Christensen | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16:27 | 1:55 | 0:04 | 18:26 |
| 18 M. Murley | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:28 | 0:00 | 4:11 | 8:39 |
| 6 R. Whitney | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16:51 | 6:09 | 3:18 | 26:18 |
| 5 R. Jackman | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:03 | 4:02 | 0:38 | 21:43 |
| 24 L. Odelein | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:04 | 1:45 | 3:09 | 19:58 |
| 25 M. Talbot | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4:48 | 0:00 | 4:35 | 9:23 |
| 33 Z. Palffy | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 17:07 | 3:35 | 1:59 | 22:41 |
| 37 R. Vandenbussche | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4:00 |
| 44 B. Orpik | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 17:04 | 0:00 | 2:09 | 19:13 |
| 66 M. Lemieux | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:21 | 5:39 | 0:00 | 21:00 |
| 71 K. Koltsov | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:22 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:22 |
| 87 S. Crosby | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 19:55 | 3:59 | 0:04 | 23:58 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 14415 |
| Referees | Kevin Pollock, Justin StPierre |
| Linesmen | Don Henderson, Pierre Racicot |