
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| none | ||
| 2nd Period | ||
| 08:50 | NJD | Rob Skrlac Tip-In - Assists: E. Rasmussen & S. Stevens |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 07:51 | NJD | Colin White Slap Shot - Assists: I. Larionov |
| 10:02 | NJD | Scott Gomez Backhand - Assists: T. Albelin & M. Rupp |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 10:16 | NJD | Scott Stevens : Kneeing - 2 min |
| 15:35 | ATL | Yuri Butsayev : Hooking - Obstruction - 2 min |
| 19:05 | ATL | Garnet Exelby : Holding - 2 min |
| 19:52 | ATL | Shawn McEachern : Hooking - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 05:16 | ATL | Patrik Stefan : Roughing - 2 min |
| 09:56 | NJD | Mike Rupp : Interference on goalkeeper - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 10:37 | NJD | Colin White : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 10:37 | ATL | Andy Sutton : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 19:13 | NJD | Colin White : Holding - 2 min |
| 19:35 | ATL | Marc Savard : Holding - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
NJD |
13 | 15 | 10 | 38 |
ATL |
5 | 7 | 3 | 15 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
NJD |
30 M. Brodeur (W) | 8 - 8 | 6 - 6 | 1 - 1 | 15 - 15 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
ATL |
31 P. Nurminen (L) | 30 - 33 | 5 - 5 | 0 - 0 | 35 - 38 | 0.921 | 60:00 |
| Skater Stats |
NJD |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 S. Stevens | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 17:15 | 1:55 | 0:56 | 20:06 |
| 5 C. White | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 15:41 | 0:26 | 2:10 | 18:17 |
| 6 T. Albelin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:13 | 0:16 | 0:46 | 16:15 |
| 7 P. Martin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:42 | 3:01 | 0:06 | 19:49 |
| 8 I. Larionov | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:03 | 4:44 | 0:06 | 13:53 |
| 9 J. Bicek | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8:41 | 0:09 | 0:01 | 8:51 |
| 10 E. Rasmussen | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:16 | 0:50 | 0:00 | 16:06 |
| 10 J. Madden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:58 | 0:00 | 2:42 | 16:40 |
| 16 J. Friesen | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:50 | 3:04 | 0:00 | 17:54 |
| 21 B. Gionta | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12:09 | 1:29 | 1:35 | 15:13 |
| 27 M. Rupp | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11:39 | 0:46 | 0:00 | 12:25 |
| 18 S. Brylin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15:27 | 2:37 | 0:52 | 18:56 |
| 29 J. Pandolfo | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13:00 | 0:00 | 2:04 | 15:04 |
| 23 S. Gomez | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13:43 | 2:33 | 0:00 | 16:16 |
| 26 P. Elias | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:45 | 3:59 | 1:24 | 23:08 |
| 27 S. Niedermayer | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18:22 | 3:46 | 2:36 | 24:44 |
| 28 B. Rafalski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:03 | 4:20 | 2:11 | 20:34 |
| 32 R. Skrlac | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0:46 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:46 |
ATL |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 34 G. Exelby | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 18:08 | 0:00 | 3:24 | 21:32 |
| 4 C. Tamer | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 16:44 | 0:06 | 4:42 | 21:32 |
| 5 F. Kaberle | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 17:14 | 2:18 | 2:44 | 22:16 |
| 91 M. Savard | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 15:00 | 3:08 | 3:53 | 22:01 |
| 10 S. Aubin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10:45 | 0:06 | 1:43 | 12:34 |
| 11 J. Vigier | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 13:29 | 1:32 | 2:31 | 17:32 |
| 12 B. Lindsay | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:00 |
| 13 V. Kozlov | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 10:22 | 3:13 | 0:16 | 13:51 |
| 41 B. Simon | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 13:04 | 0:42 | 0:00 | 13:46 |
| 17 I. Kovalchuk | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 16:17 | 4:16 | 0:21 | 20:54 |
| 17 S. McEachern | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 14:37 | 2:19 | 2:11 | 19:07 |
| 49 F. Lessard | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:17 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:17 |
| 25 A. Sutton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 13:17 | 0:12 | 2:14 | 15:43 |
| 26 R. Petrovicky | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:37 | 0:06 | 0:00 | 13:43 |
| 27 P. Stefan | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10:44 | 0:20 | 1:04 | 12:08 |
| 27 R. Robitaille | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 11:37 | 1:28 | 0:00 | 13:05 |
| 29 D. Tjarnqvist | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 20:50 | 0:12 | 0:47 | 21:49 |
| 28 Y. Tremblay | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 11:31 | 1:52 | 0:03 | 13:26 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 13172 |
| Referees | Brad Meier, Jay Sharrers |
| Linesmen | Jonny Murray, Tony Sericolo |
