

| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 04:06 | CAR | Erik Cole Wrist Shot - Assists: R. Vrbata & K. Adams |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 02:14 | CAR | SHG - Kevyn Adams Wrist Shot - Assists: none |
| 03:55 | BUF | Milan Bartovic Wrist Shot - Assists: A. Delmore & B. Campbell |
| 10:16 | BUF | Jochen Hecht Snap Shot - Assists: D. Kalinin & M. Satan |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 05:15 | BUF | Derek Roy Slap Shot - Assists: M. Bartovic |
| 18:31 | BUF | Jochen Hecht Backhand - Assists: none |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 04:47 | CAR | Jesse Boulerice : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 04:47 | BUF | Eric Boulton : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 05:02 | CAR | Craig Adams : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 05:02 | BUF | Adam Mair : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 07:24 | CAR | Sean Hill : Slashing - 2 min |
| 11:20 | BUF | Dmitri Kalinin : Tripping - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 01:39 | CAR | Bruno St. Jacques : Tripping - 2 min |
| 11:15 | CAR | Jesse Boulerice : Roughing - 2 min |
| 14:02 | BUF | Milan Bartovic : Slashing - 2 min |
| 17:45 | BUF | Ales Kotalik : Holding - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 01:28 | BUF | Alexei Zhitnik : Tripping - Obstruction - 2 min |
| 07:15 | CAR | Pavel Brendl : Roughing - 2 min |
| 07:38 | BUF | Jochen Hecht : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
BUF |
7 | 8 | 6 | 21 |
CAR |
14 | 12 | 13 | 39 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
BUF |
43 M. Biron (W) | 29 - 30 | 7 - 7 | 1 - 2 | 37 - 39 | 0.949 | 60:00 |
CAR |
35 J. Storr (L) | 11 - 15 | 3 - 3 | 3 - 3 | 17 - 21 | 0.810 | 58:47 |
| Skater Stats |
BUF |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 51 A. Delmore | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:17 | 4:11 | 0:06 | 11:34 |
| 8 R. Fitzpatrick | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:29 | 0:52 | 3:23 | 22:44 |
| 15 D. Roy | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12:55 | 0:41 | 0:06 | 13:42 |
| 7 H. Tallinder | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:23 | 0:04 | 3:53 | 22:20 |
| 12 A. Kotalik | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12:39 | 3:33 | 0:01 | 16:13 |
| 26 M. Bartovic | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15:02 | 0:41 | 2:49 | 18:32 |
| 71 J. Dumont | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:31 | 3:33 | 0:00 | 14:04 |
| 11 A. Mair | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6:52 | 0:00 | 0:11 | 7:03 |
| C. Drury | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:24 | 3:33 | 2:41 | 18:38 |
| 36 E. Boulton | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0:57 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:57 |
| 37 C. Brown | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:20 | 0:51 | 4:54 | 16:05 |
| 77 A. Zhitnik | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20:50 | 2:38 | 4:11 | 27:39 |
| 45 D. Kalinin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18:46 | 3:43 | 3:27 | 25:56 |
| 48 D. Briere | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:06 | 2:09 | 0:42 | 13:57 |
| 51 B. Campbell | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7:19 | 0:21 | 1:46 | 9:26 |
| 55 J. Hecht | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14:53 | 2:09 | 3:19 | 20:21 |
| 61 M. Afinogenov | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12:34 | 0:49 | 0:27 | 13:50 |
| 81 M. Satan | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:10 | 2:07 | 1:38 | 16:55 |
CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 G. Wesley | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:28 | 0:35 | 3:31 | 24:34 |
| 6 B. Hedican | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 15:47 | 3:13 | 2:52 | 21:52 |
| 7 N. Wallin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 15:01 | 3:33 | 1:42 | 20:16 |
| 6 R. Boughner | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 12:55 | 0:33 | 2:26 | 15:54 |
| 10 R. Francis | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 13:57 | 4:08 | 0:00 | 18:05 |
| 14 J. Williams | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 16:29 | 3:03 | 0:39 | 20:11 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 14:44 | 3:36 | 1:52 | 20:12 |
| 17 K. Adams | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:05 | 0:52 | 3:01 | 14:58 |
| 26 M. Murray | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:10 | 0:00 | 1:45 | 8:55 |
| 17 R. Vrbata | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10:26 | 4:05 | 0:00 | 14:31 |
| 6 S. Hill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 19:29 | 5:43 | 2:15 | 27:27 |
| 28 P. Brendl | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11:57 | 3:33 | 0:00 | 15:30 |
| 7 B. St. Jacques | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 6:54 | 0:06 | 0:00 | 7:00 |
| 72 E. Cole | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:33 | 0:36 | 2:46 | 13:55 |
| 27 C. Adams | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5:06 | 0:00 | 1:15 | 6:21 |
| 36 J. Boulerice | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5:23 | 0:00 | 0:01 | 5:24 |
| 63 J. Vasicek | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 15:31 | 3:55 | 0:00 | 19:26 |
| 92 J. O'Neill | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 12:50 | 4:24 | 1:28 | 18:42 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 7596 |
| Referees | Greg Kimmerly, Chris Rooney |
| Linesmen | Brian Murphy, Pierre Racicot |