| 1st Period Summary |
| Time left | Team | Scoring Detail |
| 5:40 | NY Islanders | NY Islanders Goal - Andy Hilbert (5), from Trent Hunter and Josh Bailey at 14:20. |
| 1:01 | Buffalo | Buffalo Goal - Mark Mancari (1), from Paul Gaustad and Daniel Paille at 18:59. |
| Time | Team | Penalty Detail |
| 1:04 | Buffalo | Craig Rivet - 2 minutes for high-sticking |
| 2:58 | Buffalo | Teppo Numminen - 2 minutes for hooking |
| 5:09 | Buffalo | Patrick Kaleta - 2 minutes for roughing |
| 11:00 | NY Islanders | Mitch Fritz - 2 minutes for unsportsmanlike conduct |
| 11:00 | Buffalo | Andrew Peters - 2 minutes for unsportsmanlike conduct |
| 15:23 | NY Islanders | Mitch Fritz - 5 minutes for fighting |
| 15:23 | Buffalo | Andrew Peters - 5 minutes for fighting |
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| 2nd Period Summary |
| Time left | Team | Scoring Detail |
| 12:19 | NY Islanders | NY Islanders Power-Play Goal - Jon Sim (5), from Mark Streit and Chris Campoli at 7:41. |
| Time | Team | Penalty Detail |
| 7:34 | Buffalo | Toni Lydman - 2 minutes for hooking |
| 15:37 | NY Islanders | Jeremy Colliton - 2 minutes for interference |
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| 3rd Period Summary |
| Time left | Team | Scoring Detail |
| 15:36 | NY Islanders | NY Islanders Goal - Bill Guerin (7), from Andy Hilbert and Doug Weight at 4:24. |
| 4:34 | Buffalo | Buffalo Goal - Derek Roy (4), from Andrej Sekera and Jaroslav Spacek at 15:26. |
| 0:02 | NY Islanders | NY Islanders Power-Play Empty Net Goal - Mark Streit (5), from Doug Weight at 19:58. |
| Time | Team | Penalty Detail |
| 18:52 | Buffalo | Thomas Vanek - 2 minutes for holding the stick |
