

| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 02:37 | CAR | Pavel Brendl Wrist Shot - Assists: none |
| 11:40 | CAR | PPG - Radim Vrbata Wrist Shot - Assists: N. Wallin & S. Hill |
| 16:35 | CAR | Rod Brind'Amour Backhand - Assists: R. Vrbata & E. Cole |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 04:10 | DET | PPG - Henrik Zetterberg Tip-In - Assists: R. Whitney & P. Datsyuk |
| 04:34 | CAR | Sean Hill Slap Shot - Assists: J. Vasicek |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 09:51 | DET | Tomas Holmstrom Wrist Shot - Assists: C. Chelios & B. Shanahan |
| 14:26 | DET | PPG - Henrik Zetterberg Slap Shot - Assists: B. Hull & P. Datsyuk |
| 16:39 | DET | Tomas Holmstrom Snap Shot - Assists: B. Shanahan & H. Zetterberg |
| OT Period | ||
| none | ||
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 09:41 | DET | Brendan Shanahan : Slashing - 2 min |
| 12:27 | CAR | Glen Wesley : Interference - 2 min |
| 17:19 | DET | Brendan Shanahan : Tripping - 2 min |
| 19:00 | CAR | Eric Staal : Hooking - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 01:19 | CAR | Niclas Wallin : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 01:19 | CAR | Niclas Wallin : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 08:18 | DET | Tomas Holmstrom : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 10:54 | DET | Jason Woolley : Too many men/ice - bench - 2 min |
| 17:04 | CAR | Robert Boughner : Holding - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 12:45 | CAR | Robert Boughner : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 13:26 | CAR | Jeff Daniels : Roughing - 2 min |
| 13:26 | DET | Tomas Holmstrom : Roughing - 2 min |
| 18:31 | DET | Boyd Devereaux : Too many men/ice - bench - 2 min |
| 18:31 | CAR | Jesse Boulerice : Too many men/ice - bench - 2 min |
| OT Period | ||
| 04:29 | CAR | Jeff O'Neill : Hooking - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T |
CAR |
8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 |
DET |
12 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 44 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
CAR |
1 K. Weekes (W) | 27 - 29 | 11 - 13 | 2 - 2 | 40 - 44 | 0.909 | 65:00 |
DET |
31 C. Joseph | 3 - 5 | 2 - 3 | 0 - 0 | 5 - 8 | 0.625 | 20:00 |
DET |
34 M. Legace (L) | 8 - 9 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 9 - 10 | 0.900 | 45:00 |
| Skater Stats |
CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 G. Wesley | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 24:46 | 0:25 | 6:24 | 31:35 |
| 6 B. Hedican | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 16:59 | 4:28 | 3:25 | 24:52 |
| 7 N. Wallin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 18:30 | 2:47 | 2:23 | 23:40 |
| 6 R. Boughner | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10:47 | 0:06 | 3:26 | 14:19 |
| 10 R. Francis | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:44 | 4:41 | 0:00 | 18:25 |
| 14 J. Williams | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14:13 | 4:26 | 2:51 | 21:30 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10:07 | 2:36 | 4:18 | 17:01 |
| 26 M. Murray | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:00 | 0:35 | 2:01 | 10:36 |
| 17 R. Brind'Amour | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:04 | 1:08 | 4:31 | 19:43 |
| 17 R. Vrbata | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:52 | 0:36 | 0:00 | 13:28 |
| 6 S. Hill | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:49 | 3:44 | 5:50 | 28:23 |
| 28 P. Brendl | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9:58 | 1:48 | 0:00 | 11:46 |
| 7 B. St. Jacques | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:47 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:47 |
| 72 E. Cole | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:30 | 2:49 | 0:47 | 15:06 |
| 27 C. Adams | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:05 | 0:00 | 1:46 | 7:51 |
| 36 J. Boulerice | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:08 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4:08 |
| 63 J. Vasicek | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:25 | 4:15 | 0:00 | 17:40 |
| 92 J. O'Neill | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13:04 | 3:56 | 4:47 | 21:47 |
DET |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 48 J. Rivers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:04 | 0:00 | 0:11 | 10:15 |
| 5 N. Lidstrom | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 7 | 17:42 | 7:02 | 4:26 | 29:10 |
| 2 J. Fischer | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:23 | 0:08 | 3:03 | 19:34 |
| 25 M. Dandenault | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 9:33 | 0:20 | 0:00 | 9:53 |
| 13 P. Datsyuk | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 15:17 | 5:10 | 3:20 | 23:47 |
| 14 B. Shanahan | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12:17 | 5:31 | 0:00 | 17:48 |
| 15 J. Woolley | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:03 | 3:24 | 0:14 | 16:41 |
| 9 B. Hull | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 11:54 | 5:36 | 0:00 | 17:30 |
| 18 K. Maltby | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 12:08 | 0:10 | 3:51 | 16:09 |
| 19 S. Yzerman | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 9:57 | 5:06 | 0:25 | 15:28 |
| 22 B. Devereaux | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 7:46 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:46 |
| 23 M. Schneider | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 16:33 | 6:03 | 4:01 | 26:37 |
| 24 C. Chelios | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:49 | 0:38 | 3:28 | 20:55 |
| 25 D. McCarty | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 7:31 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:31 |
| 33 K. Draper | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 12:28 | 0:10 | 3:51 | 16:29 |
| 40 H. Zetterberg | L | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 15:38 | 5:34 | 2:48 | 24:00 |
| 13 R. Whitney | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 10:05 | 4:00 | 1:05 | 15:10 |
| 96 T. Holmstrom | L | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11:35 | 4:17 | 0:00 | 15:52 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 20066 |
| Referees | Greg Kimmerly, Don VanMassenhoven |
| Linesmen | Mark Pare, Dan Schachte |