New Jersey            1 1 0--2
Pittsburgh            1 0 3--4

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Pittsburgh, Straka 2 (power play) (Kovalev, Titov), 5:56
  2, New Jersey, Brylin 1 (power play) (McKay, Holik), 12:51
Penalties:
  Oliwa, NJD (ob interference), 2:46
  *Arnott, NJD (slashing), 5:40
  Slegr, PIT (roughing), 6:24
  Brown, PIT (roughing), 6:24
  Holik, NJD (roughing), 6:24
  New Jersey bench, served by Sharifijanov (too many men on the ice), 8:43
  *I Moran, PIT (ob interference), 10:54
  Werenka, PIT (cross checking), 12:51
  Brylin, NJD (ob hooking), 17:41
  Stevens, NJD (cross checking), 18:40

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  3, New Jersey, Arnott 1 (power play) (Morrison, Sykora), 15:43
Penalties:
  Holik, NJD (boarding), 6:09
  Hatcher, PIT (ob interference), 6:27
  M Barnaby, PIT (slashing), 14:52
  *Hrdina, PIT (ob interference), 14:52

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  4, Pittsburgh, Straka 3 (Titov), 0:13
  5, Pittsburgh, Kovalev 2 (Hrdina, Hatcher), 0:40
  6, Pittsburgh, Straka 4 (empty net) (unassisted), 19:43
Penalties:
  Dollas, PIT (holding), 4:13
  Elias, NJD (roughing), 6:36
  T Barrasso, PIT served by Dollas (roughing), 6:36
  Niedermayer, NJD (roughing, game misconduct), 20:00
  Ignatjev, PIT (boarding), 20:00

Shots on Goal:
  New Jersey            15 10  8--33
  Pittsburgh             5  8  9--22

Goalies:
  New Jersey, M Brodeur (21 shots, 18 saves; record: 1-2-0)
  Pittsburgh, T Barrasso (33, 31; record: 2-1-0)

Power-play conversions: NJD - 2 of 7, PIT - 1 of 6
Referees: B McCreary, Roberts
Linesmen: Bonney, Sharrers
Attendance: 15,944 (out of 17,181)

                             Player Stats
                             ------ -----
New Jersey                            Pittsburgh
               G   A   +/-  Shots                    G   A   +/-  Shots
Arnott         1   0   -2     4       A Morozov      0   0   +1     1
Bombardir      0   0   -1     1       Brown          0   0   even   1
Brylin         1   0   -1     2       Dollas         0   0   even   0
Carpenter      0   0   even   1       Galanov        0   0   even   0
Dean           0   0   -1     1       Hatcher        0   1   +2     0
Elias          0   0   -2     4       Hlushko        0   0   even   0
Holik          0   1   -2     6       Hrdina         0   1   +2     2
K Daneyko      0   0   even   1       I Moran        0   0   +1     0
McKay          0   1   -1     2       Ignatjev       0   0   even   0
Morrison       0   1   -1     2       Kesa           0   0   even   0
Niedermayer    0   0   -2     4       Kovalev        1   1   +1     3
Odelein        0   0   even   2       M Barnaby      0   0   even   0
Oliwa          0   0   even   0       Miller         0   0   +1     1
Pandolfo       0   0   even   0       Slegr          0   0   +1     3
Rolston        0   0   even   0       Straka         3   0   +2     8
Sharifijanov   0   0   even   2       Titov          0   2   +2     2
Stevens        0   0   -1     1       Werenka        0   0   +2     1
Sykora         0   1   -2     0       Wright         0   0   even   0
Souray         Healthy                J Aubin        Healthy
Pederson       Healthy                Hiller         Healthy
Nemchinov      Healthy                Kelleher       Healthy
Andreychuk     Healthy                Wilkinson      Healthy
Lakovic        Healthy                Kasparaitis    Healthy
                                      Andrusak       Food Poisoning
                                      Savoia         Healthy
                                      Lang           Ankle Injury
                                      Butenschon     Healthy
                                      Peterson       Healthy
                                      Jagr           Groin
                                      Protsenko      Healthy