1st	2nd	3rd	TOTAL
Washington	1	0	0	1
Buffalo	0	1	4	5

First Period: Scoring: 1, Washington, Nikolishin 1 (Farrell, Berube), 13:00. Penalties: Dumont, Buf (boarding), 0:53; Halpern, Was (roughing), 0:53; Cutta, Was (slashing), 1:42; Klee, Was (roughing), 13:28; Ray, Buf (elbowing, unsportsmanlike conduct), 13:28.
Second Period: Scoring: 2, Buffalo, Ray 1 (Tsyplakov), 14:47. Penalties: Klee, Was (holding), 3:58; Konowalchuk, Was (roughing), 6:33; C Gratton, Buf (roughing), 6:33; Boulton, Buf (tripping, fighting major), 8:51; Royer, Was (fighting major), 8:51; Tsyplakov, Buf (hooking), 12:21; C Gratton, Buf (interference), 15:39.
Third Period: Scoring: 3, Buffalo, S Barnes 2 (unassisted), 0:26. 4, Buffalo, Hamel 2 (Milley, C Gratton), 10:09. 5, Buffalo, S Barnes 3 (power play) (Woolley, Rasmussen), 11:27. 6, Buffalo, S Barnes 4 (power play) (Holland, Dumont), 16:50. Penalties: Konowalchuk, Was (slashing, cross checking), 10:42; Sacco, Was (fighting major), 10:42; Ray, Buf (roughing), 10:42; Holland, Buf (fighting major), 10:42; Royer, Was (fighting major, game misconduct), 10:42; Boulton, Buf (fighting major, game misconduct), 10:42; Witt, Was (slashing), 12:18; Farrell, Was (boarding), 13:17; Reekie, Was (tripping), 15:12; Konowalchuk, Was (roughing), 18:10; C Gratton, Buf ( double roughing minor), 18:10.

SHOTS ON GOAL

Washington		6	11	6	--23
Buffalo		7	9	6	--22

Power-play Conversions: Was - 0 of 7, Buf - 2 of 6. Goalies: Washington, Charpentier (22 shots, 17 saves; record: 0-3-0). Buffalo, Noronen (23, 22; record: 2-0-0). A: 3,213. Referees: Joannette, Morton. Linesmen: D Mccourt, Brisebois.