| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 14:31 | NYI | PPG - John Tavares (3) Wrist Shot - Assists: B. Boyes (4) & F. Nielsen (6) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 02:41 | NYI | PPG - Keith Aucoin (4) Wrist Shot - Assists: T. Hamonic (3) & A. MacDonald (1) |
| 03:13 | NJD | Steve Bernier (1) Wrist Shot - Assists: S. Gionta (1) & R. Carter (1) |
| 06:21 | NJD | Ryan Carter (1) Backhand - Assists: M. Anderson (1) & S. Gionta (2) |
| 07:31 | NYI | John Tavares (4) Wrist Shot - Assists: M. Moulson (4) & E. Nabokov (2) |
| 17:12 | NJD | Henrik Tallinder (1) Wrist Shot - Assists: T. Zajac (1) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 11:32 | NYI | Mark Streit (3) [GOALS_807] - Assists: D. Ullstrom (3) & C. Cizikas (1) |
| 13:50 | NJD | Adam Henrique (1) Backhand - Assists: D. Clarkson (4) & D. Zubrus (2) |
| OT Period | ||
| 02:01 | NYI | PPG - Brad Boyes (2) Wrist Shot - Assists: F. Nielsen (7) & J. Tavares (7) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 02:35 | NJD | Krystofer Barch : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 02:35 | NYI | Eric Boulton : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 05:47 | NYI | Evgeni Nabokov served by Matt Martin : Tripping - 2 min |
| 13:51 | NJD | Andy Greene : Interference - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 01:21 | NJD | Marek Zidlicky : Tripping - 2 min |
| 08:15 | NYI | David Ullstrom : Interference - 2 min |
| 13:40 | NJD | Patrik Elias : Unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 min |
| 18:13 | NYI | Travis Hamonic : Hooking - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 07:51 | NYI | Frans Nielsen : Tripping - 2 min |
| 18:31 | NYI | Kyle Okposo : Too many men/ice - bench - 2 min |
| OT Period | ||
| 01:47 | NJD | Henrik Tallinder : Cross checking - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T |
 NYI |
7 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 35 |
 NJD |
10 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 32 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
| NYI |
20 E. Nabokov (W) | 19 - 23 | 9 - 9 | 0 - 0 | 28 - 32 | 0.875 | 62:01 |
| NJD |
30 M. Brodeur (L) | 17 - 19 | 11 - 14 | 2 - 2 | 30 - 35 | 0.857 | 62:01 |
| Skater Stats |
| NYI |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 M. Streit | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 18:32 | 3:10 | 3:34 | 25:16 |
| 3 T. Hamonic | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 21:25 | 1:04 | 5:39 | 28:08 |
| 7 M. Carkner | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 7:08 | 0:00 | 0:18 | 7:26 |
| 10 K. Aucoin | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:47 | 1:04 | 1:08 | 13:59 |
| 14 T. Hickey | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 8:20 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:20 |
| 16 M. Reasoner | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 5:58 | 0:00 | 3:17 | 9:15 |
| 17 M. Martin | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 6:29 | 0:00 | 3:06 | 9:35 |
| 21 K. Okposo | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:18 | 1:04 | 0:00 | 17:22 |
| 24 B. Boyes | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 12:32 | 3:10 | 0:00 | 15:42 |
| 26 M. Moulson | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:27 | 2:56 | 0:00 | 19:23 |
| 36 E. Boulton | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4:00 |
| 37 B. Strait | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:15 | 0:00 | 3:12 | 20:27 |
| 40 M. Grabner | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 15:05 | 1:04 | 5:04 | 21:13 |
| 41 D. Ullstrom | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11:54 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:54 |
| 47 A. MacDonald | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 23:01 | 1:04 | 7:17 | 31:22 |
| 51 F. Nielsen | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 12:59 | 3:10 | 5:05 | 21:14 |
| 53 C. Cizikas | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11:24 | 0:00 | 1:44 | 13:08 |
| 91 J. Tavares | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 17:05 | 3:10 | 0:05 | 20:20 |
| NJD |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 M. Zidlicky | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 17:23 | 5:55 | 0:00 | 23:18 |
| 5 A. Larsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:41 | 0:13 | 0:57 | 17:51 |
| 6 A. Greene | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15:45 | 4:00 | 1:28 | 21:13 |
| 7 H. Tallinder | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15:23 | 0:05 | 0:31 | 15:59 |
| 8 D. Zubrus | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:07 | 3:27 | 1:03 | 18:37 |
| 11 S. Gionta | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12:34 | 1:18 | 1:47 | 15:39 |
| 12 M. Anderson | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4:31 | 0:05 | 0:00 | 4:36 |
| 14 A. Henrique | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:34 | 1:50 | 0:55 | 14:19 |
| 9 J. Josefson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 10:10 | 3:18 | 1:38 | 15:06 |
| 17 I. Kovalchuk | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 17:16 | 9:49 | 1:10 | 28:15 |
| 18 S. Bernier | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:30 | 1:15 | 0:00 | 13:45 |
| 19 T. Zajac | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17:13 | 5:24 | 1:13 | 23:50 |
| 20 R. Carter | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12:14 | 0:11 | 0:00 | 12:25 |
| 22 K. Barch | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4:17 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4:17 |
| 23 D. Clarkson | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 13:24 | 6:05 | 0:00 | 19:29 |
| 24 B. Salvador | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:07 | 0:06 | 2:46 | 18:59 |
| 26 P. Elias | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 13:02 | 6:23 | 0:28 | 19:53 |
| 28 A. Volchenkov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:28 | 0:05 | 2:46 | 16:19 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 17625 |
| Referees | Ghislain Hebert, Kelly Sutherland |
| Linesmen | Scott Cherrey, Steve Miller |
