FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Hartford, Sanderson 17 (Dineen, Diduck), 12:35
  2, Hartford, Sanderson 18 (Cassels), 16:22
  3, Buffalo, Barnaby 6 (Shannon, B Holzinger), 17:07
Penalties:
  Audette, BUF (too many men on the ice), 1:20
  Primeau, HFD (elbowing), 1:55
  A Burt, HFD (interference), 5:23
  Featherstone, HFD (slashing), 7:08
  Primeau, HFD (slashing), 9:03
  Ward, BUF (hooking), 12:54

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  4, Buffalo, Dawe 7 (power play) (Plante, McKee), 12:28
  5, Buffalo, Barnaby 7 (Shannon, B Holzinger), 13:05
  6, Buffalo, Burridge 6 (Ward, Peca), 15:02
Penalties:
  Grosek, BUF (interference), 2:09
  Boughner, BUF (fighting major), 4:58
  Chase, HFD (fighting major), 4:58
  Featherstone, HFD (slashing), 4:58
  Audette, BUF (holding stick), 5:39
  B Holzinger, BUF (goalie interference), 6:37
  Oneill, HFD (roughing), 10:35
  Zhitnik, BUF (holding), 16:22

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  7, Hartford, Oneill 9 (J Daniels, Kron), 1:31
  8, Hartford, Kron 3 (J Daniels, Oneill), 3:11
  9, Hartford, Dineen 7 (Sanderson), 4:16
  10, Hartford, Cassels 7 (Sanderson, Diduck), 15:50
Penalties:
  None

Shots on Goal:
  Buffalo               12  7  7--26
  Hartford               5 19 12--36

Goalies:
  Buffalo, Hasek (36 shots, 30 saves; record: 13-11-2)
  Hartford, Muzzatti (26, 22; record: 6-2-3)

Power-play conversions: BUF - 1 of 6, HFD - 0 of 6
Referee: Koharski
Linesmen: Collins, Kovachik
Attendance: 13,464 (out of 15,635)