| 1st Period Summary |
| Time left | Team | Scoring Detail |
| 19:45 | Buffalo | Buffalo Goal - Matt Ellis (4), from Paul Gaustad and Jaroslav Spacek at 0:15. |
| 3:59 | Buffalo | Buffalo Goal - Drew Stafford (9), from Derek Roy and Thomas Vanek at 16:01. |
| Time | Team | Penalty Detail |
| 0:40 | Ottawa | Antoine Vermette - 2 minutes for tripping |
| 3:10 | Buffalo | Henrik Tallinder - 2 minutes for tripping |
| 3:53 | Ottawa | Dany Heatley - 2 minutes for slashing |
| 13:13 | Buffalo | Andrew Peters - 2 minutes for unsportsmanlike conduct |
| 16:55 | Buffalo | Adam Mair - 2 minutes for high-sticking |
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| 2nd Period Summary |
| Time left | Team | Scoring Detail |
| 14:31 | Buffalo | Buffalo Goal - Derek Roy (14), unassisted at 5:29. |
| 12:58 | Ottawa | Ottawa Goal - Jason Spezza (16), from Daniel Alfredsson at 7:02. |
| 12:26 | Ottawa | Ottawa Goal - Jason Spezza 2 (17), from Dany Heatley and Daniel Alfredsson at 7:34. |
| Time | Team | Penalty Detail |
| 1:34 | Ottawa | Mike Fisher - 2 minutes for interference |
| 8:58 | Buffalo | Matt Ellis - 2 minutes for hooking |
| 9:05 | Ottawa | Jason Spezza - 2 minutes for goaltender interference |
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| 3rd Period Summary |
| Time left | Team | Scoring Detail |
| 0:27 | Buffalo | Buffalo Empty Net Power-Play Goal - Thomas Vanek (27), from Drew Stafford and Derek Roy at 19:33. |
| Time | Team | Penalty Detail |
| 8:53 | Buffalo | Ales Kotalik - 2 minutes for hooking |
| 13:33 | Ottawa | Chris Phillips - 2 minutes for roughing |
| 13:33 | Buffalo | Craig Rivet - 2 minutes for roughing |
| 18:18 | Ottawa | Alexandre Picard - 2 minutes for tripping |
