Buffalo 2, 
Washington 1
| Game Information | |
| Arena: Verizon Center Location: Washington, DC | Referees: David Banfield , Paul Devorski Linesmen: Jonny Murray , Pierre Racicot |
| Attendance: 18,075 (96.8% full) | |
| First Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
| No Scoring this period | ||
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
 | 5:26 | T Vanek (tripping) |
| 7:57 | T Connolly (hooking) |
 | 12:07 | M Knuble (hooking) |
| 13:51 | J Beagle (tripping) |
| 16:36 | J Erskine (roughing) |
| 16:36 | P Gaustad (instigator, fighting major, misconduct) |
| Second Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
| 5:55 | Drew Stafford (Assist: Chris Butler, Tim Connolly) |
| 6:06 | Patrick Kaleta (Assist: Felix Schutz, Jeff Cowan) |
| 13:11 | Keith Aucoin (Assist: Alexander Semin) |
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
| 8:25 | - Bench (too many men served by A Giroux) |
| 19:25 | M Weber (cross checking) |
| Third Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
| No Scoring this period | ||
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
| 10:15 | P Kaleta (interference) |
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| Shots On Goal | |||||
| TEAM | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
| Buffalo | 11 | 7 | 3 | 21 | |
| Washington | 4 | 10 | 6 | 20 | |
| POWER PLAY SUMMARY | |
| TEAM | PPG / PPO |
| Buffalo | 0 of 3 |
| Washington | 0 of 6 |
* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.
NHL Scores
Monday, September 21st
| Detroit | 2 | Final |
| NY Rangers | 4 |
| Buffalo | 2 | Final |
| Washington | 1 |
| Carolina | 2 | Final |
| Atlanta | 4 |
| Minnesota | 1 | Final |
| Columbus | 5 |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | Final |
| Montreal | 4 |
| Ottawa | 3 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 1 |
| Calgary | 4 | Final |
| Vancouver | 5 | SO |
| San Jose | 2 | Final |
| Anaheim | 3 |
