1st	2nd	3rd	TOTAL
Boston	0	1	2	3
Buffalo	1	2	2	5

First Period: Scoring: 1, Buffalo, Satan 1 (power play) (Gilmour, Patrick), 11:09. Penalties: Boulton, Buf (slashing), 3:15; Mann, Bos (slashing), 4:59; Grenier, Bos (hooking), 6:07; Nickulas, Bos (slashing), 9:02; Nickulas, Bos (roughing), 15:50; Kalinin, Buf (slashing), 15:50; Goren, Bos (interference), 18:10; Satan, Buf (Obstr hooking), 18:35.
Second Period: Scoring: 2, Buffalo, Rasmussen 1 (power play) (Adduono, Kalinin), 2:19. 3, Boston, Henderson 1 (Goren), 7:19. 4, Buffalo, Dumont 1 (power play) (Adduono), 9:52. Penalties: Knuble, Bos (holding), 1:19; Rolston, Bos (slashing), 9:32; Henderson, Bos (cross checking), 12:34; K Belanger, Bos (high sticking, roughing), 17:03.
Third Period: Scoring: 5, Boston, Henderson 2 (power play) (Pahlsson, Klarik), 5:28. 6, Buffalo, Gilmour 1 (power play) (C Gratton, Campbell), 8:16. 7, Buffalo, Brown 1 (shorthanded) (Satan), 10:48. 8, Boston, Bates 1 (Huml), 12:52. Penalties: K Belanger, Bos (fighting major), 2:38; Boulton, Buf (fighting major), 2:38; C Gratton, Buf (elbowing), 4:42; Taylor, Buf (holding), 4:54; Nickulas, Bos (hooking), 6:15; Gilmour, Buf (roughing), 9:05; Henderson, Bos (fighting major), 13:58; Gilmour, Buf (instigator, fighting major, misconduct), 13:58; Warrener, Buf ( game misconduct), 13:58; Campbell, Buf (slashing), 18:21; Adduono, Buf (cross checking), 20:00.

SHOTS ON GOAL

Boston		2	8	12	--22
Buffalo		11	12	7	--30

Power-play Conversions: Bos - 1 of 7, Buf - 4 of 10. Goalies: Boston, Raycroft (21 shots, 18 saves; record: 0-1-0), Grahame (9:52 of 2nd period, 9, 7). Buffalo, Hasek (22, 19; record: 1-0-0). A:00,000. Referees: Gregson, Kimmerly. Linesmen: Driscoll, Kovachik.