

| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| none | ||
| 2nd Period | ||
| none | ||
| 3rd Period | ||
| 03:09 | BUF | PPG - Ales Kotalik Tip-In - Assists: D. Kalinin & A. Zhitnik |
| 12:14 | BUF | Taylor Pyatt Snap Shot - Assists: M. Satan |
| 14:22 | CAR | Sean Hill Wrist Shot - Assists: G. Wesley & E. Staal |
| 19:26 | BUF | EN - Chris Taylor Snap Shot - Assists: C. Brown & A. Zhitnik |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 00:20 | CAR | Erik Cole : Interference - 2 min |
| 09:24 | BUF | Maxim Afinogenov : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 09:24 | CAR | Aaron Ward : Hooking - 2 min |
| 19:23 | BUF | Maxim Afinogenov : Hooking - Obstruction - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 12:30 | CAR | Aaron Ward : Roughing - 2 min |
| 15:36 | BUF | Taylor Pyatt : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 15:36 | CAR | Robert Boughner : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 02:15 | CAR | Joey Tetarenko : Tripping - 2 min |
| 05:59 | BUF | Jay McKee : Roughing - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
CAR |
2 | 15 | 14 | 31 |
BUF |
8 | 12 | 13 | 33 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
CAR |
1 K. Weekes (L) | 27 - 28 | 3 - 4 | 0 - 0 | 30 - 32 | 0.938 | 59:12 |
BUF |
31 M. Noronen (W) | 29 - 30 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 30 - 31 | 0.968 | 60:00 |
| Skater Stats |
CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 G. Wesley | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:35 | 0:00 | 2:45 | 23:20 |
| 4 A. Ward | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 3 | 13:13 | 0:00 | 0:33 | 13:46 |
| 6 B. Hedican | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:54 | 1:12 | 0:57 | 19:03 |
| 6 R. Boughner | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 2 | 12:37 | 0:00 | 0:39 | 13:16 |
| 10 R. Francis | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 16:11 | 2:28 | 1:54 | 20:33 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15:49 | 2:28 | 0:54 | 19:11 |
| 17 K. Adams | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:48 | 0:00 | 2:30 | 16:18 |
| 26 M. Murray | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:19 | 1:32 | 1:13 | 13:04 |
| 18 R. Bayda | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:03 | 1:32 | 0:00 | 11:35 |
| 17 R. Brind'Amour | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 21:37 | 0:00 | 1:47 | 23:24 |
| 17 R. Vrbata | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 10:46 | 2:28 | 0:00 | 13:14 |
| 6 S. Hill | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:51 | 2:48 | 2:45 | 25:24 |
| 72 E. Cole | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14:11 | 1:32 | 0:01 | 15:44 |
| 27 C. Adams | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8:04 | 0:00 | 0:30 | 8:34 |
| 36 J. Boulerice | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2:25 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2:25 |
| 95 D. Markov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 17:52 | 1:32 | 2:09 | 21:33 |
| 63 J. Vasicek | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:56 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:56 |
| 92 J. O'Neill | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 17:18 | 2:28 | 1:54 | 21:40 |
BUF |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 3 J. Patrick | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:58 | 1:26 | 1:55 | 21:19 |
| 8 R. Fitzpatrick | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:02 | 1:05 | 0:52 | 16:59 |
| 15 D. Roy | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:56 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:56 |
| 12 A. Kotalik | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 15:15 | 2:10 | 0:00 | 17:25 |
| 16 C. Taylor | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10:26 | 0:00 | 1:41 | 12:07 |
| 71 J. Dumont | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1:20 | 0:57 | 0:00 | 2:17 |
| 11 A. Mair | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:47 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:47 |
| 14 T. Pyatt | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12:17 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:17 |
| 36 E. Boulton | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:52 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 3:52 |
| 37 C. Brown | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:34 | 2:07 | 2:19 | 19:00 |
| 77 A. Zhitnik | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:28 | 2:18 | 2:11 | 22:57 |
| 45 D. Kalinin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:45 | 2:20 | 2:03 | 22:08 |
| 48 D. Briere | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17:26 | 2:47 | 0:00 | 20:13 |
| 51 B. Campbell | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:36 | 2:39 | 0:00 | 17:15 |
| 55 J. Hecht | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:13 | 2:26 | 2:22 | 22:01 |
| 61 M. Afinogenov | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11:16 | 1:36 | 0:00 | 12:52 |
| 74 J. McKee | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18:28 | 0:00 | 0:59 | 19:27 |
| 81 M. Satan | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:51 | 2:39 | 1:38 | 21:08 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 18690 |
| Referees | Craig Spada, Don VanMassenhoven |
| Linesmen | Brad Kovachik, Mark Shewchyk |