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

First Period: Scoring: 1, Buffalo, S Barnes 1 (power play) (Varada, Holland), 14:57. Penalties: Amonte, Chi (slashing), 0:44; Milley, Buf (hooking), 4:00; Varada, Buf (interference), 4:27; Downey, Chi (fighting major), 7:35; Boulton, Buf (fighting major, roughing), 7:35; B Mccabe, Chi (cross checking), 12:57; Eriksson, Chi (high sticking), 14:42; Zhamnov, Chi (slashing), 17:56; B Mccabe, Chi (slashing), 19:48.
Second Period: Scoring: 2, Buffalo, Milley 1 (Smehlik, Afinogenov), 13:13. Penalties: Von Arx, Chi (holding stick), 1:54; Zelepukin, Chi (tripping), 7:20; Varada, Buf (hooking), 8:24; C Mcalpine, Chi (hooking), 10:38; B Mccabe, Chi (slashing), 10:51; Van Oene, Buf (boarding), 13:32; Downey, Chi ( double roughing minor), 13:32; Ray, Buf (roughing), 13:32; B Mccabe, Chi (slashing), 16:13; Zhitnik, Buf (slashing), 17:28; Bell, Chi (goalie interference), 18:58.
Third Period: Scoring: 3, Buffalo, Hamel 1 (power play) (C Gratton, Afinogenov), 13:24. Penalties: Campbell, Buf (hooking), 10:22; Janssens, Chi (elbowing), 13:00; Brown, Chi (roughing, unsportsmanlike conduct), 14:03.

SHOTS ON GOAL

Buffalo		9	7	10	--26
Chicago		12	1	11	--24

Power-play Conversions: Buf - 2 of 14, Chi - 0 of 6. Goalies: Buffalo, Noronen (24 shots, 24 saves; record: 1-0-0). Chicago, Thibault (26, 23; record: 0-1-0). A:16,842. Referees: Pollock, Stewart. Linesmen: Mach, Mcelman.