Game Summary
1st Period
| 6:11 | Buffalo | Goal: Derek Roy |
| :13 | New York | Penalty: Sean Bergenheim for holding |
| 16:54 | Buffalo | Penalty: Henrik Tallinder for holding |
2nd Period
| :49 | Buffalo | Penalty: Jaroslav Spacek for hooking |
| 11:48 | New York | Penalty: Tim Jackman for major fighting |
| 11:48 | Buffalo | Penalty: Adam Mair for major fighting |
| 11:58 | New York | Penalty: Bill Guerin for high sticking |
| 15:30 | New York | Penalty: Radek Martinek for holding |
| 20:00 | New York | Penalty: Brendan Witt for cross checking |
3rd Period
| 3:50 | New York | Goal: Brendan Witt |
| 17:43 | Buffalo | Goal: Maxim Afinogenov |
| 4:43 | Buffalo | Penalty: Henrik Tallinder for high sticking served by T Vanek |
| 7:07 | New York | Penalty: Bill Guerin for interference |
| 9:12 | Buffalo | Penalty: Drew Stafford for tripping |
| 15:43 | New York | Penalty: Frederick Meyer IV for high sticking |
| 19:26 | Buffalo | Penalty: Thomas Vanek for hooking |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H. Tallinder | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 |
| A. Kotalik | 0 | 0 | even | 2 |
| T. Connolly | 0 | 0 | even | 1 |
| D. Paille | 0 | 0 | even | 0 |
| D. Stafford | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| A. Mair | 0 | 0 | even | 0 |
| T. Vanek | 0 | 0 | even | 1 |
| P. Gaustad | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 |
| J. Pominville | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 |
| R. Miller | 0 | 0 | even | 0 |
| N. Paetsch | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| D. Kalinin | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| T. Lydman | 0 | 0 | even | 1 |
| B. Campbell | 0 | 1 | +2 | 0 |
| J. Hecht | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| J. Spacek | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 |
| M. Afinogenov | 1 | 0 | +1 | 2 |
| A. Peters | 0 | 0 | even | 0 |
| D. Roy | 1 | 0 | +1 | 1 |
| N. Pratt | - | - | - | - |
| M. Ryan | - | - | - | - |
| Goalie | SA | GA | Saves | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Miller | 43 | 1 | 42 | 97.7% |
New York Islanders
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Park | 0 | 0 | even | 3 |
| A. Hilbert | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| B. Guerin | 0 | 0 | even | 1 |
| C. Campoli | 0 | 0 | even | 7 |
| T. Jackman | 0 | 0 | even | 1 |
| M. Sillinger | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| F. Meyer IV | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 |
| S. Bergenheim | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 |
| R. Martinek | 0 | 1 | even | 1 |
| A. Sutton | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 |
| R. Fedotenko | 0 | 0 | even | 1 |
| B. Witt | 1 | 0 | even | 1 |
| R. DiPietro | 0 | 0 | even | 0 |
| J. Vasicek | 0 | 0 | even | 1 |
| T. Hunter | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| B. Gervais | 0 | 0 | even | 1 |
| M. Satan | 0 | 1 | even | 5 |
| M. Comrie | 0 | 0 | even | 3 |
| B. Comeau | 0 | 0 | even | 3 |
| B. Berard | - | - | - | - |
| C. Simon | - | - | - | - |
| M. Bergeron | - | - | - | - |
| Goalie | SA | GA | Saves | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. DiPietro | 17 | 2 | 15 | 88.2% |