| Columbus 0 0 1 0_1 | ||
| New Jersey 0 1 0 0_2 | ||
| New Jersey won shootout 2-0 | ||
| First Period_None. Penalties_Tallinder, NJ (holding), 5:12 | Clitsome, Clm (hooking), 10:55 | Wisniewski, Clm (holding), 15:13. |
| Second Period_1, New Jersey, Zubrus 7 (Larsson, Elias), 4:09. Penalties_Volchenkov, NJ (boarding), 6:10 | Janssen, NJ (roughing), 17:27 | Janssen, NJ (hooking), 19:54. |
| Third Period_2, Columbus, Boll 1 (Methot, Prospal), 6:01. Penalties_Parise, NJ (tripping), 1:34 | Methot, Clm (holding), 7:57 | Larsson, NJ (holding), 10:05. |
| Overtime_None. Penalties_None. | ||
| Shootout_Columbus 0 (Nash NG, Letestu NG), New Jersey 2 (Kovalchuk G, Parise G). | ||
| Shots on Goal_Columbus 9-8-17-2_36. New Jersey 11-6-3-4_24. | ||
| Power-play opportunities_Columbus 0 of 6 | New Jersey 0 of 3. | |
| Goalies_Columbus, Sanford 2-0-2 (24 shots-23 saves). New Jersey, Brodeur 5-4-0 (36-35). | ||
| A_15,585 (17,625). T_2:26. | ||
| Referees_Jean Hebert, Dan O’Halloran. Linesmen_Anthony Sericolo, Jonny Murray. |
