

| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 12:43 | WSH | SHG - Michael Grier Backhand - Assists: D. Verot & B. Witt |
| 18:12 | CAR | Marty Murray Tip-In - Assists: B. Hedican & B. St. Jacques |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 04:26 | CAR | PPG - Sean Hill Slap Shot - Assists: J. Vasicek & E. Cole |
| 16:59 | WSH | PPG - Jeff Halpern Tip-In - Assists: P. Bondra & J. Boumedienne |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 08:03 | WSH | PPG - Anson Carter Slap Shot - Assists: J. Halpern & R. Lang |
| 14:57 | CAR | Pavel Brendl Tip-In - Assists: E. Staal & J. Williams |
| OT Period | ||
| none | ||
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 04:44 | WSH | Brendan Witt : Interference - 2 min |
| 11:19 | WSH | Josef Boumedienne : Boarding - 2 min |
| 15:52 | CAR | Sean Hill : Interference - 2 min |
| 16:18 | WSH | Jeff Halpern : Slashing - 2 min |
| 17:02 | CAR | Justin Williams : Cross checking - 2 min |
| 19:18 | CAR | Erik Cole : Interference on goalkeeper - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 02:33 | WSH | Jason Doig : Tripping - 2 min |
| 04:45 | CAR | Bruno St. Jacques : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 04:45 | CAR | Bruno St. Jacques : Game misconduct - 0 min |
| 04:45 | WSH | Darcy Verot : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 04:45 | WSH | Darcy Verot : Game misconduct - 0 min |
| 04:45 | CAR | Jesse Boulerice : Roughing - 2 min |
| 04:45 | WSH | Jason Doig : Boarding - 2 min |
| 04:45 | WSH | Jason Doig : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 04:45 | CAR | Craig Adams : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 05:10 | CAR | Rod Brind'Amour : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 06:45 | WSH | Anson Carter : Slashing - 2 min |
| 15:39 | CAR | Ron Francis : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 16:06 | CAR | Marty Murray : Holding - 2 min |
| 16:13 | WSH | Dainius Zubrus : Roughing - 2 min |
| 17:42 | WSH | Trent Whitfield : Holding the stick - 2 min |
| 19:51 | CAR | Jesse Boulerice : Roughing - 2 min |
| 19:51 | WSH | Jason Doig : Roughing - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 05:33 | WSH | Peter Bondra : Hooking - 2 min |
| 07:40 | CAR | Bret Hedican : Holding - 2 min |
| OT Period | ||
| none | ||
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T |
WSH |
7 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 21 |
CAR |
9 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 41 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
WSH |
37 O. Kolzig (L) | 26 - 28 | 10 - 11 | 2 - 2 | 38 - 41 | 0.927 | 64:46 |
CAR |
1 K. Weekes (W) | 16 - 16 | 2 - 4 | 0 - 1 | 18 - 21 | 0.857 | 64:57 |
| Skater Stats |
WSH |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 78 J. Boumedienne | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 21:58 | 6:09 | 2:39 | 30:46 |
| 25 J. Doig | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 16:01 | 0:00 | 5:30 | 21:31 |
| 4 R. Berry | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8:08 | 0:00 | 2:22 | 10:30 |
| 8 D. Zubrus | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4:41 | 0:57 | 3:58 | 9:36 |
| 24 J. Halpern | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 15:29 | 6:01 | 5:38 | 27:08 |
| 12 P. Bondra | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 11:06 | 6:07 | 2:09 | 19:22 |
| 33 B. Battaglia | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 15:15 | 0:00 | 1:28 | 16:43 |
| 14 K. Miller | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:38 | 0:44 | 0:00 | 10:22 |
| 13 M. Pettinger | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:17 | 0:00 | 0:26 | 8:43 |
| 32 B. Witt | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21:11 | 0:00 | 6:06 | 27:17 |
| 20 R. Lang | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 17:09 | 6:07 | 1:00 | 24:16 |
| 77 A. Carter | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12:55 | 5:08 | 0:11 | 18:14 |
| 42 T. Whitfield | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:06 | 0:00 | 0:36 | 15:42 |
| 25 M. Grier | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 13:26 | 0:27 | 5:10 | 19:03 |
| 3 J. Kwiatkowski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 20:39 | 1:26 | 5:50 | 27:55 |
| 38 T. Rohloff | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:04 | 0:00 | 0:48 | 5:52 |
| 51 S. Peat | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:12 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:12 |
| 76 D. Verot | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 2:26 | 0:00 | 1:44 | 4:10 |
CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 G. Wesley | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:32 | 0:51 | 5:10 | 24:33 |
| 6 B. Hedican | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 20:10 | 4:40 | 1:18 | 26:08 |
| 7 N. Wallin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:13 | 0:00 | 2:04 | 22:17 |
| 10 R. Francis | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11:35 | 7:41 | 0:00 | 19:16 |
| 14 J. Williams | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12:34 | 5:13 | 0:37 | 18:24 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 14:28 | 6:48 | 2:29 | 23:45 |
| 26 M. Murray | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6:38 | 0:07 | 1:45 | 8:30 |
| 17 R. Brind'Amour | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14:29 | 1:08 | 2:14 | 17:51 |
| 17 R. Vrbata | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 9:34 | 1:59 | 0:00 | 11:33 |
| 6 S. Hill | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19:01 | 9:02 | 4:11 | 32:14 |
| 28 P. Brendl | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9:42 | 6:45 | 0:00 | 16:27 |
| 7 B. St. Jacques | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 3:28 | 0:00 | 0:41 | 4:09 |
| 72 E. Cole | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 12:47 | 3:33 | 1:22 | 17:42 |
| 27 C. Adams | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6:37 | 0:00 | 1:03 | 7:40 |
| 36 J. Boulerice | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7:15 | 0:00 | 0:02 | 7:17 |
| 52 A. Rourke | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11:31 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:31 |
| 63 J. Vasicek | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 11:38 | 4:05 | 0:00 | 15:43 |
| 92 J. O'Neill | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 10 | 12:36 | 5:04 | 1:47 | 19:27 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 11660 |
| Referees | Shane Heyer, Chris Lee |
| Linesmen | Tim Nowak, Pierre Racicot |