
Panthers
Devils
| FINAL OT | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
| Panthers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Devils | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 06:52 | FLA | Chris Higgins (9) Backhand - Assists: S. Bernier (9) & K. Ellerby (6) |
| 08:52 | NJD | Travis Zajac (8) Wrist Shot - Assists: none |
| 11:01 | NJD | Jason Arnott (13) Snap Shot - Assists: H. Tallinder (8) & M. Tedenby (7) |
| 12:35 | FLA | PPG - Dennis Wideman (7) Tip-In - Assists: D. Booth (13) & M. Frolik (20) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 06:20 | NJD | Mark Fayne (3) Slap Shot - Assists: T. Zajac (20) & I. Kovalchuk (17) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 12:52 | FLA | SHG - Mike Santorelli (14) Wrist Shot - Assists: none |
| OT Period | ||
| 02:00 | FLA | Rostislav Olesz (5) Wrist Shot - Assists: R. Dvorak (13) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 11:11 | NJD | Colin White : Cross checking - 2 min |
| 16:40 | FLA | Dennis Wideman : Holding - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 07:53 | NJD | Johan Hedberg served by Dainius Zubrus : Tripping - 2 min |
| 18:24 | FLA | Steve Bernier : Roughing - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 12:07 | FLA | Jason Garrison : Slashing - 2 min |
| OT Period | ||
| none | ||
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T |
FLA |
6 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 29 |
NJD |
8 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 31 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
FLA |
92 T. Vokoun (W) | 22 - 25 | 4 - 4 | 2 - 2 | 28 - 31 | 0.903 | 62:00 |
NJD |
1 J. Hedberg (L) | 24 - 26 | 1 - 2 | 0 - 1 | 25 - 29 | 0.862 | 61:52 |
| Skater Stats |
FLA |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 5 K. Ellerby | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:31 | 0:28 | 0:00 | 14:59 |
| 55 B. Allen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20:00 | 0:00 | 2:22 | 22:22 |
| 26 D. Wideman | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 18:56 | 2:30 | 1:30 | 22:56 |
| 7 D. Kulikov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:10 | 2:56 | 1:43 | 20:49 |
| 9 S. Weiss | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 11:13 | 2:00 | 0:34 | 13:47 |
| 7 D. Booth | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:24 | 1:29 | 0:00 | 17:53 |
| 15 M. Santorelli | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:42 | 2:04 | 2:00 | 17:46 |
| 18 R. Dvorak | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:00 | 0:00 | 3:05 | 20:05 |
| 16 D. Hordichuk | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:57 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:57 |
| 16 M. Reasoner | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 16:33 | 0:09 | 3:02 | 19:44 |
| 20 C. Higgins | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 13:30 | 1:11 | 0:59 | 15:40 |
| 18 S. Bernier | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10:34 | 0:09 | 0:09 | 10:52 |
| 43 M. Weaver | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 17:47 | 0:00 | 3:32 | 21:19 |
| 5 J. Garrison | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 19:15 | 0:54 | 2:23 | 22:32 |
| 61 C. Stillman | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 13:53 | 1:46 | 0:00 | 15:39 |
| 67 M. Frolik | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 12:38 | 1:24 | 0:00 | 14:02 |
| 75 S. Timmins | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:48 | 0:00 | 0:09 | 10:57 |
| 85 R. Olesz | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:24 | 0:00 | 1:32 | 14:56 |
NJD |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 5 C. White | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17:50 | 0:00 | 1:08 | 18:58 |
| 6 A. Greene | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 17:32 | 2:49 | 1:58 | 22:19 |
| 7 H. Tallinder | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20:04 | 0:42 | 1:10 | 21:56 |
| 8 D. Zubrus | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 14:26 | 3:38 | 0:18 | 18:22 |
| 14 R. Pelley | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:02 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:02 |
| 12 B. Rolston | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 13:16 | 2:14 | 1:56 | 17:26 |
| 15 T. Sestito | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:25 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:25 |
| 17 I. Kovalchuk | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:12 | 4:12 | 0:29 | 20:53 |
| 18 V. Zharkov | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11:47 | 0:24 | 0:41 | 12:52 |
| 19 T. Zajac | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:13 | 2:14 | 1:31 | 19:58 |
| 21 M. Tedenby | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:22 | 1:50 | 0:00 | 15:12 |
| 23 D. Clarkson | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 10:33 | 2:06 | 0:00 | 12:39 |
| 44 J. Arnott | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:03 | 2:50 | 0:00 | 15:53 |
| 26 P. Elias | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 13:32 | 3:55 | 1:53 | 19:20 |
| 28 A. Volchenkov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:16 | 0:00 | 2:14 | 19:30 |
| 29 A. Salmela | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:36 | 1:09 | 0:00 | 16:45 |
| N. Palmieri | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13:50 | 0:18 | 0:00 | 14:08 |
| 29 M. Fayne | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:24 | 0:24 | 0:18 | 18:06 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 13557 |
| Referees | Kyle Rehman, Don VanMassenhoven |
| Linesmen | Brian Mach, Tim Nowak |