

| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 18:52 | CAR | Erik Cole Backhand - Assists: R. Brind'Amour & J. Vasicek |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 09:03 | CAR | PPG - Jeff O'Neill Snap Shot - Assists: S. Hill & J. Williams |
| 19:23 | WSH | PPG - Robert Lang Slap Shot - Assists: A. Carter & J. Halpern |
| 3rd Period | ||
| none | ||
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 07:18 | CAR | Craig Adams : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 08:54 | WSH | Josef Boumedienne : Hooking - Obstruction - 2 min |
| 09:41 | WSH | Brendan Witt : Roughing - 2 min |
| 09:41 | CAR | Jeff O'Neill : Slashing - 2 min |
| 11:29 | CAR | Eric Staal : Slashing - 2 min |
| 15:56 | WSH | Jeff Halpern : Holding the stick - 2 min |
| 16:41 | CAR | Jamie Storr served by Josef Vasicek : Tripping - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 03:32 | CAR | Kevyn Adams : Hooking - 2 min |
| 07:29 | WSH | Brendan Witt : Slashing - 2 min |
| 08:26 | WSH | Josef Boumedienne : Closing hand on puck - 2 min |
| 09:35 | WSH | Darcy Verot : Elbowing - 2 min |
| 12:18 | WSH | Alexander Semin : Slashing - 2 min |
| 18:34 | CAR | Allan Rourke : Hooking - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 02:18 | WSH | Todd Rohloff : Slashing - 2 min |
| 06:56 | WSH | Brendan Witt : Interference - 2 min |
| 13:35 | CAR | Erik Cole : Elbowing - 2 min |
| 18:07 | WSH | Brendan Witt : Kneeing - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
CAR |
11 | 13 | 9 | 33 |
WSH |
3 | 7 | 9 | 19 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
CAR |
1 A. Irbe (W) | 10 - 10 | 7 - 8 | 1 - 1 | 18 - 19 | 0.947 | 59:49 |
WSH |
35 S. Charpentier (L) | 18 - 19 | 9 - 10 | 4 - 4 | 31 - 33 | 0.939 | 58:39 |
| 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 | 15:04 | 1:29 | 5:32 | 22:05 |
| 6 B. Hedican | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:53 | 8:45 | 2:24 | 24:02 |
| 7 N. Wallin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14:06 | 0:37 | 3:27 | 18:10 |
| 10 R. Francis | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:20 | 8:59 | 0:00 | 16:19 |
| 14 J. Williams | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10:29 | 5:39 | 1:55 | 18:03 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9:14 | 3:27 | 0:00 | 12:41 |
| 17 K. Adams | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10:39 | 0:55 | 2:07 | 13:41 |
| 26 M. Murray | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:42 | 0:03 | 1:09 | 7:54 |
| 17 R. Brind'Amour | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:58 | 4:35 | 6:09 | 23:42 |
| 17 R. Vrbata | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:53 | 0:11 | 0:00 | 7:04 |
| 6 S. Hill | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12:16 | 12:43 | 6:23 | 31:22 |
| 7 B. St. Jacques | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9:33 | 0:00 | 0:07 | 9:40 |
| 72 E. Cole | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10:04 | 3:49 | 4:37 | 18:30 |
| 27 C. Adams | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9:20 | 1:15 | 2:25 | 13:00 |
| 36 J. Boulerice | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:10 | 0:03 | 0:00 | 7:13 |
| 52 A. Rourke | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9:08 | 2:36 | 0:27 | 12:11 |
| 63 J. Vasicek | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8:58 | 8:29 | 0:00 | 17:27 |
| 92 J. O'Neill | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8:08 | 8:09 | 0:00 | 16:17 |
WSH |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 78 J. Boumedienne | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 11:38 | 8:40 | 2:24 | 22:42 |
| 25 J. Doig | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:03 | 0:00 | 8:56 | 17:59 |
| 24 J. Halpern | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 12:24 | 6:57 | 3:32 | 22:53 |
| 33 B. Battaglia | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:33 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:33 |
| 14 K. Miller | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7:36 | 1:45 | 0:00 | 9:21 |
| 13 M. Pettinger | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:34 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:34 |
| 32 B. Witt | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 16:42 | 0:30 | 4:44 | 21:56 |
| 20 R. Lang | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 11:32 | 8:46 | 6:24 | 26:42 |
| 77 A. Carter | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 11:58 | 7:16 | 5:26 | 24:40 |
| 42 T. Whitfield | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:52 | 0:07 | 2:19 | 11:18 |
| 0 B. Willsie | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:53 | 0:07 | 0:00 | 10:00 |
| 25 M. Grier | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:09 | 0:17 | 6:18 | 17:44 |
| 28 A. Semin | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9:28 | 2:15 | 0:12 | 11:55 |
| 3 J. Kwiatkowski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:52 | 0:35 | 4:49 | 16:16 |
| 38 T. Rohloff | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9:34 | 0:00 | 2:39 | 12:13 |
| 51 S. Peat | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:33 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4:33 |
| 55 S. Gonchar | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 14:56 | 8:35 | 5:00 | 28:31 |
| 76 D. Verot | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4:48 | 0:00 | 4:25 | 9:13 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 14825 |
| Referees | Craig Spada, Ian Walsh |
| Linesmen | Michel Cormier, Mark Shewchyk |