New Jersey 2 1 2-5
Buffalo 1 1 1-3
First Period-1, New Jersey, Zajac 8 (Mottau, Langenbrunner), 1:36. 2, Buffalo, Stafford 7 (MacArthur, Roy), 6:58. 3, New Jersey, Parise 18 (Langenbrunner, Elias), 11:44 (pp).
Second Period-4, New Jersey, Salvador 2 (Elias, Gionta), 10:52. 5, Buffalo, Kaleta 2 (Paille, Spacek), 11:10.
Third Period-6, New Jersey, Clarkson 6, 6:04. 7, New Jersey, Rolston 2 (Clarkson), 9:31. 8, Buffalo, Gaustad 3 (Pominville, Hecht), 9:43.
Shots on Goal-New Jersey 17-6-7-30. Buffalo 9-11-6-26.
Goalies-New Jersey, Clemmensen. Buffalo, Miller. A-18,690 (18,690). T-2:23.