1st	2nd	3rd	TOTAL
Buffalo	0	0	1	1
Boston	2	0	1	3

First Period: Scoring: 1, Boston, K Mclaren 1 (shorthanded) (Pahlsson, Eloranta), 2:00. 2, Boston, Knuble 3 (power play) (Rolston, Allison), 17:09. Penalties: Goren, Bos (slashing), 1:27; Ray, Buf (roughing), 4:24; Dumont, Buf (hooking), 7:06; Mckee, Buf (holding), 12:22; C Gratton, Buf (slashing), 15:11; Hulbig, Bos (holding), 19:17.
Second Period: Scoring: None. Penalties: Thornton, Bos (cross checking), 3:55; Huml, Bos (interference), 7:32; Coffey, Bos (slashing), 11:00; Afinogenov, Buf (interference), 11:21; Boulton, Buf (hooking), 15:47; Smehlik, Buf (slashing), 18:10.
Third Period: Scoring: 3, Boston, Samsonov 1 (Thornton, Kovalenko), 6:43. 4, Buffalo, Afinogenov 2 (Andreychuk), 14:31. Penalties: Zhitnik, Buf (slashing), 1:08; Kovalenko, Bos (Obstr holding), 4:18; Ray, Buf (elbowing, unsportsmanlike conduct), 7:31; Ray, Buf (roughing), 19:28.

SHOTS ON GOAL

Buffalo		8	4	6	--18
Boston		11	7	7	--25

Power-play Conversions: Buf - 0 of 6, Bos - 1 of 11. Goalies: Buffalo, Hasek (25 shots, 22 saves; record: 3-1-0). Boston, Dafoe (18, 17; record: 2-0-0). A:00,000. Referees: Sutherland, Stewart. Linesmen: Sericolo, Kovachik.