

| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 18:39 | BUF | Curtis Brown Backhand - Assists: J. McKee |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 04:14 | CAR | Ron Francis Tip-In - Assists: J. O'Neill & E. Staal |
| 15:10 | CAR | Bret Hedican Slap Shot - Assists: none |
| 3rd Period | ||
| none | ||
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 04:09 | BUF | Ales Kotalik : Too many men/ice - bench - 2 min |
| 08:06 | CAR | Pavel Brendl : Interference - 2 min |
| 10:32 | BUF | Ales Kotalik : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 11:07 | CAR | Eric Staal : Hooking - 2 min |
| 14:55 | BUF | Eric Boulton : Interference - 2 min |
| 19:20 | CAR | Radim Vrbata : Hooking - Obstruction - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 07:07 | BUF | Adam Mair : Tripping - 2 min |
| 10:26 | CAR | Aaron Ward : Roughing - 2 min |
| 16:43 | CAR | Aaron Ward : Tripping - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| none | ||
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
BUF |
7 | 5 | 10 | 22 |
CAR |
10 | 12 | 9 | 31 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
BUF |
31 M. Noronen (L) | 21 - 23 | 6 - 6 | 2 - 2 | 29 - 31 | 0.935 | 58:51 |
CAR |
1 K. Weekes (W) | 20 - 21 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 21 - 22 | 0.955 | 59:59 |
| Skater Stats |
BUF |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 3 J. Patrick | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4:18 | 0:00 | 1:56 | 6:14 |
| 8 R. Fitzpatrick | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 11:50 | 2:39 | 0:18 | 14:47 |
| 15 D. Roy | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 14:31 | 1:47 | 0:00 | 16:18 |
| 7 H. Tallinder | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 15:34 | 0:03 | 0:18 | 15:55 |
| 12 A. Kotalik | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14:36 | 2:15 | 0:11 | 17:02 |
| 11 A. Mair | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8:03 | 0:00 | 0:33 | 8:36 |
| C. Drury | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 12:39 | 3:43 | 2:22 | 18:44 |
| 14 T. Pyatt | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 14:03 | 2:48 | 2:22 | 19:13 |
| 36 E. Boulton | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3:55 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 3:55 |
| 37 C. Brown | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:01 | 1:42 | 2:52 | 16:35 |
| 77 A. Zhitnik | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:05 | 5:53 | 4:21 | 27:19 |
| 45 D. Kalinin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 15:35 | 5:20 | 3:23 | 24:18 |
| 48 D. Briere | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 15:32 | 4:27 | 0:48 | 20:47 |
| 51 B. Campbell | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:56 | 3:10 | 0:00 | 11:06 |
| 55 J. Hecht | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:51 | 4:05 | 1:09 | 17:05 |
| 61 M. Afinogenov | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 12:12 | 0:25 | 0:01 | 12:38 |
| 74 J. McKee | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:08 | 0:05 | 2:54 | 20:07 |
| 81 M. Satan | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:03 | 4:33 | 2:52 | 22:28 |
CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 G. Wesley | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:37 | 0:00 | 4:23 | 20:00 |
| 4 A. Ward | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14:09 | 1:21 | 1:07 | 16:37 |
| 6 B. Hedican | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:13 | 1:21 | 2:34 | 19:08 |
| 6 R. Boughner | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:04 | 1:27 | 3:30 | 20:01 |
| 10 R. Francis | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:12 | 3:57 | 0:18 | 14:27 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12:30 | 4:06 | 1:04 | 17:40 |
| 17 K. Adams | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9:51 | 0:16 | 3:10 | 13:17 |
| 26 M. Murray | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10:29 | 0:16 | 4:09 | 14:54 |
| 18 R. Bayda | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 12:06 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:06 |
| 17 R. Brind'Amour | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 15:05 | 0:00 | 3:40 | 18:45 |
| 17 R. Vrbata | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 11:36 | 3:05 | 0:01 | 14:42 |
| 6 S. Hill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15:40 | 3:47 | 2:53 | 22:20 |
| 72 E. Cole | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10:46 | 2:22 | 1:12 | 14:20 |
| 27 C. Adams | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:53 | 0:16 | 3:10 | 15:19 |
| 95 D. Markov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 14:22 | 5:14 | 2:43 | 22:19 |
| 11 J. Svoboda | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6:39 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:39 |
| 63 J. Vasicek | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:02 | 2:13 | 0:09 | 13:24 |
| 92 J. O'Neill | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10:21 | 3:14 | 0:18 | 13:53 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 9555 |
| Referees | Blaine Angus, Ian Walsh |
| Linesmen | Pat Dapuzzo, Brian Murphy |