Giants 30

Raiders 21

OAKLAND – The Giants experienced a power outage when they arrived at their team hotel Friday night, the result of a wind-swept rainstorm. But there was no shortage of electricity from the Giants last night, though, as they captured the NFC East title with a wild 30-21 shootout victory over the Raiders at McAfee Coliseum.

Two lightning bolt touchdowns by the Giants – Tiki Barber’s franchise-record 95 yard run and Plaxico Burress’ career-high 78-yard scoring catch – helped offset the let-‘er-rip passing barrage by Raiders quarterback Kerry Collins, the former Giant, who did not exact his revenge but did have some fun in defeat with three TD passes.

In the end, the Giants got what they came for, celebrating New Year’s Eve with their first division crown since 2001. The win was not without a price. Several Giants stars were battered in the fourth quarter: Michael Strahan left with a bloody left eye after being poked by Raiders right tackle Chad Slaughter. Barber also left the field after seemingly turning an ankle. Barber returned, however, on the Giants’ next series. And Eli Manning limped off after a hit, but also returned.

Despite the bruises, the Giants earned a precious home playoff game, to be played either Saturday or, more likely, Sunday at Giants Stadium. The Giants won’t know until later today who they’ll face in the first round. It can be one of four teams: the Panthers, Redskins, Buccaneers or Cowboys.

The Giants (11-5) never trailed but never were comfortable against the mistake-prone Raiders (4-12), who are set to fire head coach Norv Turner after a miserable season.

The Giants led 30-21 after a field goal by Jay Feely on the third play of the fourth quarter. But, with under four minutes left, a 17-yard pass interference penalty on Terrell Buckley set the Raiders up on the Giants 1-yard line. Finally, the defense stiffened, stopping Zack Crockett three times and then denying Collins on a sneak with 2:31 left.

The Giants struggled early with poor field position, starting on their 7- and 9-yard lines their first two possessions, but Barber turned the acreage in front of him into an advantage. On the second possession, a false start penalty on Visanthe Shiancoe moved the Giants back to their 5-yard line. The ball went to Barber and he and his teammates combined for the longest run in team history.

Barber got things started, gliding between Shaun O’Hara and Chris Snee and then juking past lunging safety Stuart Schweigert. Barber then cut sharply to the left, where he raced up the sideline, picking up an escorts in receivers Amani Toomer and Burress, who sealed off the area around the running back. Barber ran untouched, motoring in with 7:59 left in the first quarter.

The records keep coming for Barber, as the 95-yard run bettered a mark that stood for 75 years.

The Raiders came back thanks to the right arm of Collins. With no running game to lean on, Collins fired away, hitting five straight passes, the last a 15-yard scoring strike to Randy Moss with 3:33 to go in the first. Moss used an in-cut to badly beat rookie cornerback Corey Webster, making his second start of the season. It was the first of two TD grabs for Moss against Webster.

Another quick strike extended the Giants lead. From his own 22-yard line, Manning badly under-threw a wide-open Burress roaming across the middle; the ball skipping to Burress on one bounce. On the next play, Manning went to Burress again and this time delivered the ball on target. Burress made the grab on the 35-yard line and cruised past a missed tackle by Schweigert, the last man standing for the Raiders. Burress sprinted for a 78-yard touchdown, the longest of his career, to put the Giants up 17-7 with 9:41 left in the first half. It was Burress’ first touchdown since Nov. 20; he hadn’t reached the end zone in five consecutive games.

The Giants couldn’t get into the halftime break with a sizeable cushion. Leaving gaping openings in their defensive backfield, the Giants allowed Collins to orchestrate an eight-play, 71-yard drive, finished up with Doug Gabriel running away from Webster and hauling in an 8-yard TD pass with just 19 seconds remaining to close the gap to 20-14.

It stayed that way until Chad Morton’s 57-yard punt return to the Oakland 3-yard line. Morton was stopped on a touchdown-preventing tackle by Justin Fargas.

No matter. Brandon Jacobs bulled in from a yard out and with 3:28 left in the third quarter the Giants opened up a 27-14 lead. Exactly one minute later, Collins flung a 44-yard TD pass to Moss, as Webster let Moss run free and received no help from his safeties. Suddenly, it was 27-21 and the shootout was on.

Feely’s third field goal, this one a 47-yarder into the infamous Black Hole cheering section, made it 30-21 early in the fourth quarter.

paul.schwartz@nypost.com