

| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 05:53 | CAR | PPG - Jeff O'Neill Wrist Shot - Assists: E. Staal & R. Francis |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 00:46 | WSH | Jaromir Jagr Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Halpern & P. Bondra |
| 16:53 | WSH | PPG - Alexander Semin Backhand - Assists: R. Lang & J. Jagr |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 02:15 | WSH | PPG - Robert Lang Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Jagr & A. Semin |
| 02:49 | WSH | Bates Battaglia Wrist Shot - Assists: none |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 05:17 | WSH | Steve Eminger : Interference - 2 min |
| 11:07 | CAR | Jeff O'Neill : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 16:49 | WSH | Alexander Semin : Hooking - Obstruction - 2 min |
| 18:44 | CAR | Kevyn Adams : Tripping - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 02:50 | WSH | Kip Miller : Too many men/ice - bench - 2 min |
| 06:49 | CAR | Jeff O'Neill : Hooking - Obstruction - 2 min |
| 10:35 | CAR | Bret Hedican : Tripping - Obstruction - 2 min |
| 14:12 | WSH | Brendan Witt : Slashing - 2 min |
| 16:18 | CAR | Kevyn Adams : Hooking - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 01:16 | CAR | Robert Boughner : Holding - 2 min |
| 04:57 | WSH | Jason Doig : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 07:27 | WSH | Kip Miller : Holding - 2 min |
| 11:11 | WSH | Michael Grier : Boarding - 2 min |
| 14:41 | WSH | Steve Eminger : Holding - 2 min |
| 18:47 | CAR | Ryan Bayda : Roughing - 2 min |
| 18:47 | WSH | Matt Pettinger : Roughing - 2 min |
| 19:30 | CAR | Rod Brind'Amour : Tripping - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
CAR |
14 | 6 | 10 | 30 |
WSH |
4 | 8 | 4 | 16 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
CAR |
1 K. Weekes (L) | 8 - 10 | 4 - 6 | 0 - 0 | 12 - 16 | 0.750 | 59:56 |
WSH |
37 O. Kolzig (W) | 16 - 16 | 11 - 12 | 2 - 2 | 29 - 30 | 0.967 | 60:00 |
| Skater Stats |
CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 G. Wesley | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:34 | 3:35 | 5:43 | 18:52 |
| 4 A. Ward | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:08 | 5:23 | 5:17 | 19:48 |
| 6 B. Hedican | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 11:36 | 8:25 | 3:15 | 23:16 |
| 7 N. Wallin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:45 | 0:00 | 0:50 | 16:35 |
| 6 R. Boughner | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:31 | 0:00 | 1:01 | 15:32 |
| 10 R. Francis | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7:14 | 9:41 | 0:11 | 17:06 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 9:49 | 9:32 | 1:12 | 20:33 |
| 17 K. Adams | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 9:16 | 2:54 | 3:24 | 15:34 |
| 26 M. Murray | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 9:49 | 0:00 | 5:36 | 15:25 |
| 18 R. Bayda | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 7:49 | 1:57 | 0:00 | 9:46 |
| 17 R. Brind'Amour | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 9:56 | 1:56 | 5:23 | 17:15 |
| 17 R. Vrbata | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8:01 | 1:56 | 0:00 | 9:57 |
| 6 S. Hill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 10:51 | 11:39 | 3:52 | 26:22 |
| 72 E. Cole | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:11 | 1:56 | 0:48 | 11:55 |
| 27 C. Adams | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:21 | 0:00 | 2:54 | 10:15 |
| 36 J. Boulerice | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:32 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:32 |
| 63 J. Vasicek | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:09 | 3:03 | 0:00 | 12:12 |
| 92 J. O'Neill | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 6 | 9:14 | 10:38 | 0:01 | 19:53 |
WSH |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 25 J. Doig | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11:48 | 0:00 | 8:18 | 20:06 |
| 44 S. Eminger | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9:00 | 0:07 | 3:30 | 12:37 |
| 24 J. Halpern | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8:27 | 5:46 | 9:56 | 24:09 |
| 12 P. Bondra | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6:00 | 8:48 | 5:20 | 20:08 |
| 33 B. Battaglia | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:18 | 0:00 | 2:18 | 12:36 |
| 14 K. Miller | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9:41 | 0:59 | 0:00 | 10:40 |
| 13 M. Pettinger | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8:15 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:15 |
| 32 B. Witt | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:16 | 0:00 | 9:13 | 23:29 |
| 20 R. Lang | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10:51 | 9:59 | 0:09 | 20:59 |
| 42 T. Whitfield | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:04 | 0:00 | 2:21 | 11:25 |
| 25 M. Grier | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10:27 | 0:38 | 3:58 | 15:03 |
| 28 A. Semin | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7:18 | 2:50 | 0:00 | 10:08 |
| 3 J. Kwiatkowski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:19 | 0:34 | 6:37 | 20:30 |
| 51 S. Peat | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:18 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:18 |
| 55 S. Gonchar | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:08 | 9:52 | 1:24 | 27:24 |
| 68 J. Jagr | R | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:11 | 9:51 | 0:09 | 20:11 |
| 75 C. Hajt | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:46 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:46 |
| 76 D. Verot | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:25 | 0:00 | 4:51 | 13:16 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 14850 |
| Referees | Dan O'Rourke, Brad Watson |
| Linesmen | Greg Devorski, Jean Morin |