| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 19:16 | WSH | PPG - Robert Lang Wrist Shot - Assists: P. Bondra & J. Boumedienne |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 02:57 | CAR | Justin Williams Wrist Shot - Assists: none |
| 06:42 | WSH | Peter Bondra Slap Shot - Assists: B. Witt & M. Grier |
| 08:14 | WSH | PPG - Peter Bondra Slap Shot - Assists: J. Boumedienne & A. Carter |
| 09:49 | CAR | Justin Williams Tip-In - Assists: R. Francis & N. Wallin |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 08:55 | CAR | PPG - Bret Hedican Tip-In - Assists: R. Francis & J. Vasicek |
| 13:47 | WSH | Bates Battaglia Tip-In - Assists: A. Carter & R. Lang |
| 19:03 | WSH | EN - Michael Grier Tip-In - Assists: T. Whitfield & D. Zubrus |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 10:49 | WSH | Bates Battaglia : Holding - 2 min |
| 14:42 | WSH | Jason Doig : Roughing - 2 min |
| 14:42 | WSH | Jason Doig served by Anson Carter : Kneeing - 2 min |
| 14:42 | CAR | Erik Cole : Roughing - 2 min |
| 15:37 | CAR | Jeff Daniels : Holding - 2 min |
| 18:11 | CAR | Josef Vasicek : Hooking - 2 min |
| 19:37 | WSH | Jason Doig : Tripping - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 01:49 | WSH | Darcy Verot : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 01:49 | CAR | Robert Boughner : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 03:03 | WSH | Dainius Zubrus : Roughing - 2 min |
| 03:03 | CAR | Eric Staal : Roughing - 2 min |
| 07:28 | CAR | Jeff Daniels : Tripping - 2 min |
| 18:03 | CAR | Erik Cole : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 18:03 | WSH | Jason Doig : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 07:23 | WSH | Rick Berry : Tripping - 2 min |
| 08:55 | WSH | Joel Kwiatkowski : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 08:55 | WSH | Joel Kwiatkowski : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 16:19 | WSH | Brendan Witt : Roughing - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
 WSH |
7 | 7 | 5 | 19 |
 CAR |
9 | 9 | 17 | 35 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
| WSH |
37 O. Kolzig (W) | 25 - 27 | 7 - 8 | 0 - 0 | 32 - 35 | 0.914 | 60:00 |
| CAR |
1 K. Weekes (L) | 12 - 14 | 0 - 2 | 2 - 2 | 14 - 18 | 0.778 | 59:30 |
| Skater Stats |
| WSH |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 78 J. Boumedienne | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:55 | 2:01 | 1:57 | 20:53 |
| 25 J. Doig | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 14:14 | 0:00 | 6:21 | 20:35 |
| 4 R. Berry | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12:41 | 0:45 | 1:36 | 15:02 |
| 8 D. Zubrus | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13:51 | 2:36 | 6:34 | 23:01 |
| 24 J. Halpern | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 14:22 | 0:45 | 4:36 | 19:43 |
| 12 P. Bondra | R | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9:44 | 2:36 | 5:06 | 17:26 |
| 33 B. Battaglia | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12:53 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:53 |
| 13 M. Pettinger | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 8:28 | 0:10 | 0:00 | 8:38 |
| 32 B. Witt | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17:45 | 0:00 | 6:51 | 24:36 |
| 20 R. Lang | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:05 | 2:01 | 0:57 | 18:03 |
| 77 A. Carter | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:55 | 2:46 | 0:06 | 15:47 |
| 42 T. Whitfield | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:53 | 0:00 | 0:24 | 13:17 |
| 25 M. Grier | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12:50 | 0:00 | 4:04 | 16:54 |
| 28 A. Semin | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:54 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:54 |
| 3 J. Kwiatkowski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16:14 | 0:10 | 4:11 | 20:35 |
| 38 T. Rohloff | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:12 | 0:00 | 3:58 | 16:10 |
| 51 S. Peat | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3:42 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 3:42 |
| 76 D. Verot | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 5:01 | 0:00 | 3:01 | 8:02 |
| CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 G. Wesley | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:47 | 0:39 | 2:01 | 22:27 |
| 6 B. Hedican | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19:14 | 7:07 | 1:40 | 28:01 |
| 7 N. Wallin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:28 | 2:21 | 1:38 | 20:27 |
| 6 R. Boughner | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7:44 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:44 |
| 10 R. Francis | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:51 | 7:21 | 0:00 | 21:12 |
| 14 J. Williams | R | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 15:06 | 8:55 | 0:32 | 24:33 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 13:49 | 4:14 | 1:05 | 19:08 |
| 17 K. Adams | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:49 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4:49 |
| 26 M. Murray | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 9:35 | 1:16 | 0:41 | 11:32 |
| 17 R. Vrbata | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:12 | 2:40 | 0:00 | 13:52 |
| 6 S. Hill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 20:17 | 5:52 | 0:13 | 26:22 |
| 28 P. Brendl | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 11:14 | 3:23 | 0:00 | 14:37 |
| 7 B. St. Jacques | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 5:19 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:19 |
| 72 E. Cole | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 7 | 1 | 10:01 | 0:43 | 0:32 | 11:16 |
| 27 C. Adams | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 7:34 | 0:13 | 1:09 | 8:56 |
| 36 J. Boulerice | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 6:44 | 0:13 | 0:00 | 6:57 |
| 63 J. Vasicek | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 14:48 | 8:19 | 0:00 | 23:07 |
| 92 J. O'Neill | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 13:13 | 8:59 | 1:33 | 23:45 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 11037 |
| Referees | Paul Devorski, Ian Walsh |
| Linesmen | Steve Barton, Tony Sericolo |
