| Boston 0 0 1 0_1 | |
| Buffalo 0 1 0 0_2 | |
| Buffalo won shootout 2-1 | |
| First Period_None. Penalties_None. | |
| Second Period_1, Buffalo, Sekera 3 (Ennis, Stafford), 14:45. Penalties_Tropp, Buf (tripping), 11:54 | Tropp, Buf (tripping), 15:46. |
| Third Period_2, Boston, Chara 9, 3:36 (pp). Penalties_Ehrhoff, Buf (delay of game), 2:46 | Vanek, Buf (high-sticking), 19:36. |
| Overtime_None. Penalties_None. | |
| Shootout_Boston 1 (Krejci G, Seguin NG, Bergeron NG, Pouliot NG), Buffalo 2 (Pominville NG, Vanek G, Gerbe NG, Roy G). | |
| Shots on Goal_Boston 7-11-15-3_36. Buffalo 8-10-5-4_27. | |
| Power-play opportunities_Boston 1 of 4 | Buffalo 0 of 0. |
| Goalies_Boston, Rask 11-8-3 (27 shots-26 saves). Buffalo, R.Miller 19-17-4 (36-35). | |
| A_18,690 (18,690). T_2:32. | |
| Referees_Paul Devorski, Frederick L’Ecuyer. Linesmen_Derek Nansen, Scott Cherrey. |