| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 15:58 | NYR | Eric Lindros Tip-In - Assists: M. Messier & A. Carter |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 02:44 | CAR | Kevyn Adams Backhand - Assists: A. Ward |
| 10:19 | CAR | Josef Vasicek Wrist Shot - Assists: R. Brind'Amour & D. Markov |
| 11:58 | CAR | Josef Vasicek Backhand - Assists: R. Francis |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 01:42 | NYR | PPG - Alex Kovalev Tip-In - Assists: B. Leetch & A. Carter |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 09:11 | NYR | Alex Kovalev : Interference - Obstruction - 2 min |
| 11:32 | CAR | Ryan Bayda : Slashing - 2 min |
| 13:58 | CAR | Pavel Brendl : Elbowing - 2 min |
| 17:49 | NYR | Greg De Vries : Holding the stick - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 00:39 | CAR | Jesse Boulerice : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 00:39 | NYR | Chris Simon : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 03:28 | CAR | Josef Vasicek : Hooking - 2 min |
| 08:13 | NYR | Vladimir Malakhov : Holding the stick - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 00:20 | CAR | Kevyn Adams : Holding the stick - 2 min |
| 07:28 | NYR | Martin Rucinsky : Hooking - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
 NYR |
9 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
 CAR |
7 | 13 | 3 | 23 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
| NYR |
30 M. Dunham (L) | 16 - 19 | 3 - 3 | 1 - 1 | 20 - 23 | 0.870 | 58:56 |
| CAR |
1 K. Weekes (W) | 16 - 17 | 5 - 6 | 0 - 0 | 21 - 23 | 0.913 | 59:51 |
| Skater Stats |
| NYR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 B. Leetch | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 19:39 | 4:49 | 3:14 | 27:42 |
| 3 T. Poti | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 15:47 | 5:26 | 3:34 | 24:47 |
| 7 G. De Vries | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4:59 | 0:56 | 0:39 | 6:34 |
| 6 D. Kasparaitis | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 17:45 | 0:08 | 2:59 | 20:52 |
| 11 M. Messier | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7:37 | 3:51 | 2:37 | 14:05 |
| 46 C. Wiseman | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 9:13 | 0:00 | 0:28 | 9:41 |
| 16 B. Holik | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 13:52 | 2:59 | 0:00 | 16:51 |
| 11 C. Simon | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11:10 | 0:08 | 0:00 | 11:18 |
| 22 P. Rheaume | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 8:33 | 0:00 | 2:08 | 10:41 |
| 77 A. Carter | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:30 | 3:47 | 1:07 | 16:24 |
| 23 V. Malakhov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 13:49 | 0:00 | 2:30 | 16:19 |
| 26 M. Rucinsky | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 15:24 | 2:02 | 2:01 | 19:27 |
| 27 A. Kovalev | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 12:49 | 3:23 | 0:00 | 16:12 |
| 29 B. Mironov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 17:30 | 0:00 | 3:05 | 20:35 |
| 36 M. Barnaby | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:51 | 0:08 | 0:00 | 12:59 |
| 41 J. Ortmeyer | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:13 | 0:00 | 3:02 | 11:15 |
| 88 E. Lindros | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12:57 | 4:23 | 0:58 | 18:18 |
| 93 P. Nedved | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 10:32 | 4:50 | 3:39 | 19:01 |
| CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 G. Wesley | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14:44 | 1:03 | 2:43 | 18:30 |
| 4 A. Ward | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13:37 | 2:08 | 2:43 | 18:28 |
| 6 B. Hedican | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 19:14 | 4:16 | 3:32 | 27:02 |
| 6 R. Boughner | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 13:43 | 0:01 | 1:26 | 15:10 |
| 10 R. Francis | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8:48 | 4:01 | 0:19 | 13:08 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:29 | 4:04 | 1:27 | 17:00 |
| 17 K. Adams | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12:03 | 0:31 | 2:21 | 14:55 |
| 26 M. Murray | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:23 | 1:11 | 3:15 | 13:49 |
| 18 R. Bayda | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8:40 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:40 |
| 17 R. Brind'Amour | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15:34 | 3:55 | 3:15 | 22:44 |
| 17 R. Vrbata | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:39 | 1:45 | 0:00 | 10:24 |
| 6 S. Hill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16:55 | 5:51 | 3:13 | 25:59 |
| 72 E. Cole | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:30 | 0:56 | 1:19 | 15:45 |
| 27 C. Adams | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 8:36 | 0:00 | 2:40 | 11:16 |
| 36 J. Boulerice | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9:22 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:22 |
| 95 D. Markov | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11:03 | 2:41 | 1:07 | 14:51 |
| 63 J. Vasicek | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14:57 | 3:22 | 0:00 | 18:19 |
| 92 J. O'Neill | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:20 | 4:02 | 0:08 | 16:30 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 12739 |
| Referees | Tim Peel, Jay Sharrers |
| Linesmen | Andy McElman, Tim Nowak |
