FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Hartford, Sanderson 10 (Dineen, Cassels), 0:31
  2, Hartford, Sanderson 11 (Cassels), 3:42
Penalties:
  Ranheim, HFD (interference), 5:34
  Emerson, HFD (interference), 11:52
  Yashin, OTW (interference), 12:48
  Hannan, OTW (holding), 14:21
  Featherstone, HFD (slashing), 16:50

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  3, Hartford, Kapanen 5 (power play) (Emerson), 6:51
  4, Ottawa, Alfredsson 8 (Cunneyworth, Duchesne), 14:59
Penalties:
  Laukkanen, OTW (tripping), 5:44
  Crowe, OTW (fighting major), 7:24
  Grimson, HFD (fighting major, game misconduct), 7:24
  Diduck, HFD (cross checking), 8:20
  Lambert, OTW (cross checking), 19:21

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  5, Ottawa, Alfredsson 9 (power play) (Daigle, Yashin), 10:13
  6, Ottawa, Gardiner 4 (Daigle, Lambert), 17:57
Penalties:
  Ranheim, HFD (closing hand on puck), 9:19

OVERTIME -- Scoring:
  None
Penalties:
  Primeau, HFD (roughing), 4:57

Shots on Goal:
  Hartford               2 11  4  4--21
  Ottawa                 9  9   9  1--28

Goalies:
  Hartford, S Burke (28 shots, 25 saves; record: 7-4-2)
  Ottawa, Rhodes (21, 18; record: 5-6-6)

Power-play conversions: HFD - 1 of 4, OTW - 1 of 6
Referee: B McCreary. Linesmen: Asselstine, Champoux
Attendance: 14,648 (out of 18,500)