Game story

Pittsburgh  0  2  1--3
New Jersey  1  1  2--4

First Period--1, New Jersey, Stevens 1 (Odelein, Brodeur), 16:02
(pp). Penalties--Brylin, NJ (roughing), 7:53; Miller, Pit
(interference), 14:05; Barnaby, Pit (slashing), 17:25; Brodeur, NJ,
served by Arnott (slashing), 17:25.

Second Period--2, New Jersey, McKay 2 (Holik, Niedermayer),
11:47. 3, Pittsburgh, Hatcher 1 (Kovalev, Lang), 16:08. 4,
Pittsburgh, Kovalev 3 (Slegr), 16:21. Penalties--Hrdina, Pit
(ob.-hooking), :47; Kovalev, Pit (ob.-tripping), 6:53; Dollas, Pit
(roughing), 14:01; Holik, NJ (roughing), 14:01

Third Period--5, New Jersey, Sykora 3 (Elias, Arnott), 1:42. 6,
New Jersey, McKay 3 (Holik, Elias), 14:04. 7, Pittsburgh, Miller 1
(Kovalev, Brown), 19:13 (pp). Penalties--Barnaby, Pit (slashing),
14:50; Odelein, NJ (slashing), 14:50; Niedermayer, NJ
(cross-checking), 18:19; Sykora, NJ, double minor (high-sticking),
19:54.

Shots on goal--Pittsburgh 3-8-6--17. New Jersey 13-8-6--27.

Power-play Opportunities--Pittsburgh 2 of 3; New Jersey 0 of 3.

Goalies--Pittsburgh, Barrasso 2-3 (27 shots-23 saves). New
Jersey, Brodeur 3-2 (17-14).

A--19,040 (19,040).

Referees--Mark Faucette, Don Van Massenhoven. Linesmen--Shane
Heyer, Swede Knox.