FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring:
  1, Buffalo, Ward 6 (B Holzinger, Audette), 0:54
  2, Buffalo, Semenov 2 (Barnaby, Grosek), 8:20
  3, Buffalo, Peca 7 (Burridge, Dawe), 15:24
Penalties:
  A Burt, HFD (holding), 12:08
  B Holzinger, BUF (hooking), 15:48
  Peca, BUF (interference), 19:04

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring:
  4, Buffalo, Plante 17 (Barnaby, Grosek), 5:02
  5, Buffalo, Audette 12 (Ward, Boughner), 5:44
  6, Hartford, Ranheim 6 (Martins, Leschyshyn), 15:58
Penalties:
  Zhitnik, BUF (tripping), 13:54
  Sanderson, HFD (tripping), 18:01

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring:
  None
Penalties:
  Grimson, HFD (roughing), 3:49
  Janssens, HFD (unsportsmanlike conduct), 6:25
  Smehlik, BUF (hooking), 14:42
  Dineen, HFD (high sticking), 19:05

Shots on Goal:
  Hartford              13  6  8--27
  Buffalo                5  9  7--21

Goalies:
  Hartford, Muzzatti (5 shots, 2 saves; record: 9-6-3)
    Giguere (15:24 of 1st period, 16, 14)
  Buffalo, Hasek (27, 26; record: 19-12-3)

Power-play conversions: HFD - 0 of 4, BUF - 0 of 5
Referee: Walkom
Linesmen: Scapinello, Nowak
Attendance: 18,595 (Sellout)