| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 16:53 | NJD | Colin White Slap Shot - Assists: R. Matvichuk & E. Rasmussen |
| 17:19 | NJD | Grant Marshall Slap Shot - Assists: T. Pihlman & E. Rasmussen |
| 18:26 | NJD | Brian Gionta Slap Shot - Assists: V. Kozlov & B. Rafalski |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 02:23 | NJD | PPG - Alexander Mogilny Slap Shot - Assists: V. Malakhov & B. Rafalski |
| 04:40 | NJD | PPG - Scott Gomez Slap Shot - Assists: B. Gionta & J. Langenbrunner |
| 19:42 | FLA | PPG - Sean Hill Tip-In - Assists: J. Nieuwendyk & L. Krajicek |
| 3rd Period | ||
| none | ||
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 01:23 | NJD | Colin White : Hooking - 2 min |
| 01:58 | FLA | Martin Gelinas : Interference on goalkeeper - 2 min |
| 09:56 | NJD | Colin White : Hooking - 2 min |
| 14:51 | FLA | Joe Nieuwendyk : Hooking - 2 min |
| 19:27 | FLA | Serge Payer : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 19:27 | NJD | Grant Marshall : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 00:42 | FLA | Joe Nieuwendyk : Hooking - 2 min |
| 01:43 | FLA | Chris Gratton : Hooking - 2 min |
| 03:49 | FLA | Gary Roberts served by Gary Roberts : Unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 min |
| 18:26 | NJD | Darren Langdon : Roughing - 2 min |
| 18:26 | NJD | Darren Langdon : Roughing - 2 min |
| 18:26 | FLA | Olli Jokinen : Roughing - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 10:13 | FLA | Sean Hill : Tripping - 2 min |
| 12:40 | NJD | Colin White : Interference - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
 NJD |
15 | 12 | 8 | 35 |
 FLA |
11 | 9 | 5 | 25 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
| NJD |
30 M. Brodeur (W) | 24 - 24 | 0 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 24 - 25 | 0.960 | 60:00 |
| FLA |
2 J. McLennan | 15 - 15 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 15 - 15 | 1.000 | 35:20 |
| FLA |
1 R. Luongo (L) | 15 - 18 | 0 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 15 - 20 | 0.750 | 24:38 |
| Skater Stats |
| NJD |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 23 V. Malakhov | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:44 | 3:22 | 4:21 | 19:27 |
| 5 C. White | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 17:08 | 0:29 | 0:57 | 18:34 |
| 2 D. McGillis | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12:12 | 3:16 | 3:52 | 19:20 |
| 7 P. Martin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:13 | 4:42 | 0:33 | 22:28 |
| 11 Z. Parise | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:20 | 1:17 | 0:00 | 12:37 |
| 10 E. Rasmussen | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6:23 | 0:04 | 0:35 | 7:02 |
| 10 J. Madden | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:53 | 0:07 | 2:49 | 16:49 |
| 21 B. Gionta | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10:57 | 4:29 | 2:46 | 18:12 |
| 15 J. Langenbrunner | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9:34 | 3:24 | 0:50 | 13:48 |
| 18 S. Brylin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:16 | 4:12 | 0:00 | 15:28 |
| 46 T. Pihlman | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10:44 | 0:23 | 0:31 | 11:38 |
| 29 J. Pandolfo | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:56 | 0:00 | 4:05 | 17:01 |
| 25 V. Kozlov | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10:47 | 3:35 | 0:00 | 14:22 |
| 23 S. Gomez | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11:59 | 3:54 | 0:06 | 15:59 |
| 24 R. Matvichuk | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15:59 | 0:23 | 1:16 | 17:38 |
| 28 B. Rafalski | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:25 | 4:48 | 0:43 | 22:56 |
| 49 G. Marshall | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 11:45 | 0:14 | 0:00 | 11:59 |
| 89 A. Mogilny | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:25 | 3:35 | 0:00 | 17:00 |
| FLA |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 L. Krajicek | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 14:55 | 3:21 | 3:49 | 22:05 |
| 19 J. Bouwmeester | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 15:40 | 3:59 | 4:11 | 23:50 |
| 7 A. Karpovtsev | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 12:02 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:02 |
| 9 S. Weiss | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:38 | 4:25 | 2:23 | 15:26 |
| 10 G. Roberts | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 15:10 | 1:22 | 0:00 | 16:32 |
| 12 O. Jokinen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 13:55 | 1:32 | 1:15 | 16:42 |
| 13 J. Kolnik | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 12:15 | 0:00 | 2:22 | 14:37 |
| 12 N. Hagman | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 10:51 | 0:00 | 1:43 | 12:34 |
| 15 J. Stumpel | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:16 | 1:52 | 0:09 | 11:17 |
| 3 J. Kwiatkowski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:40 | 0:30 | 3:49 | 20:59 |
| 20 K. Huselius | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:11 | 3:46 | 0:10 | 15:07 |
| 23 M. Gelinas | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 12:49 | 3:43 | 0:25 | 16:57 |
| 25 J. Nieuwendyk | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 5 | 12:10 | 0:56 | 0:21 | 13:27 |
| 26 M. Van Ryn | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:41 | 1:03 | 4:16 | 24:00 |
| 20 S. Payer | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8:05 | 0:30 | 2:43 | 11:18 |
| 11 G. Campbell | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:42 | 0:30 | 2:58 | 12:10 |
| 6 S. Hill | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 13:26 | 1:46 | 0:43 | 15:55 |
| 77 C. Gratton | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12:29 | 0:00 | 1:48 | 14:17 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 15203 |
| Referees | Dan O'Rourke, Don VanMassenhoven |
| Linesmen | Brian Murphy, Jonny Murray |
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