

| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| none | ||
| 2nd Period | ||
| 05:21 | CAR | Rod Brind'Amour Slap Shot - Assists: B. Hedican & K. Adams |
| 17:06 | CAR | PPG - Jeff O'Neill Slap Shot - Assists: R. Francis & E. Cole |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 00:44 | ATL | Patrik Stefan Slap Shot - Assists: S. Heins & D. Heatley |
| 19:47 | ATL | SHG - Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre Slap Shot - Assists: I. Kovalchuk & S. McEachern |
| OT Period | ||
| 04:59 | CAR | SHG - Kevyn Adams Slap Shot - Assists: N. Wallin |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 00:29 | ATL | Ilya Kovalchuk : Interference - 2 min |
| 02:03 | CAR | Bret Hedican : Interference - 2 min |
| 07:00 | CAR | Allan Rourke : Tripping - 2 min |
| 08:23 | CAR | Niclas Wallin : Roughing - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 01:32 | CAR | Jeff O'Neill : Interference on goalkeeper - 2 min |
| 10:27 | CAR | Radim Vrbata : Hooking - Obstruction - 2 min |
| 10:34 | ATL | Dany Heatley : Interference - Obstruction - 2 min |
| 14:06 | ATL | Ivan Majesky : Tripping - 2 min |
| 15:54 | ATL | Jean-Luc Grand-Pierre : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 01:48 | ATL | Derek MacKenzie : Interference on goalkeeper - 2 min |
| 01:48 | CAR | Kevin Weekes served by Allan Rourke : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 05:28 | CAR | Bret Hedican : Cross checking - 2 min |
| 10:06 | CAR | Craig Adams : Tripping - 2 min |
| 13:27 | CAR | Rod Brind'Amour : Tripping - 2 min |
| 18:24 | ATL | Shawn Heins : Holding - 2 min |
| OT Period | ||
| 04:21 | CAR | Sean Hill : Holding - 2 min |
| 04:59 | ATL | Ilya Kovalchuk : Slashing - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T |
CAR |
10 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 34 |
ATL |
9 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 34 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
CAR |
1 K. Weekes (W) | 19 - 20 | 12 - 12 | 1 - 2 | 32 - 34 | 0.941 | 64:32 |
ATL |
31 P. Nurminen (L) | 21 - 22 | 7 - 8 | 3 - 4 | 31 - 34 | 0.912 | 64:56 |
| Skater Stats |
CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 G. Wesley | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 17:37 | 0:19 | 7:14 | 25:10 |
| 6 B. Hedican | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 17:10 | 5:01 | 5:15 | 27:26 |
| 7 N. Wallin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18:48 | 0:13 | 5:42 | 24:43 |
| 10 R. Francis | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 11:31 | 3:33 | 0:19 | 15:23 |
| 14 J. Williams | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:00 | 3:19 | 1:30 | 16:49 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:29 | 3:19 | 0:00 | 13:48 |
| 17 K. Adams | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13:13 | 0:02 | 6:05 | 19:20 |
| 26 M. Murray | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:19 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:19 |
| 17 R. Brind'Amour | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16:33 | 0:07 | 6:36 | 23:16 |
| 17 R. Vrbata | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5:03 | 0:05 | 0:00 | 5:08 |
| 6 S. Hill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 18:18 | 6:23 | 7:04 | 31:45 |
| 7 B. St. Jacques | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:12 | 0:05 | 2:14 | 10:31 |
| 72 E. Cole | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 8 | 13:41 | 3:07 | 7:18 | 24:06 |
| 27 C. Adams | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9:17 | 0:04 | 3:53 | 13:14 |
| 36 J. Boulerice | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:02 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:02 |
| 52 A. Rourke | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9:32 | 1:08 | 0:06 | 10:46 |
| 63 J. Vasicek | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:59 | 3:01 | 0:00 | 13:00 |
| 92 J. O'Neill | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 7 | 11:09 | 3:15 | 0:16 | 14:40 |
ATL |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 34 G. Exelby | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20:40 | 1:02 | 3:39 | 25:21 |
| 6 S. Heins | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14:40 | 1:09 | 0:02 | 15:51 |
| 10 S. Aubin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:08 | 1:35 | 4:23 | 17:06 |
| 13 V. Kozlov | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:59 | 7:57 | 1:01 | 22:57 |
| 15 D. Heatley | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 14:24 | 9:21 | 0:03 | 23:48 |
| 20 J. Cowan | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:51 | 0:53 | 0:00 | 7:44 |
| 17 I. Kovalchuk | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16:19 | 12:50 | 0:27 | 29:36 |
| 17 S. McEachern | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:43 | 6:24 | 2:04 | 22:11 |
| 49 F. Lessard | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:37 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2:37 |
| 24 D. MacKenzie | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3:52 | 0:15 | 0:00 | 4:07 |
| 23 I. Majesky | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 10:58 | 0:00 | 1:27 | 12:25 |
| 25 A. Sutton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 13:19 | 10:36 | 3:30 | 27:25 |
| 26 R. Petrovicky | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:38 | 4:10 | 0:00 | 15:48 |
| 27 P. Stefan | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:05 | 3:09 | 2:04 | 18:18 |
| 27 R. Robitaille | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 12:59 | 6:32 | 0:05 | 19:36 |
| 29 B. Larsen | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6:48 | 0:45 | 2:54 | 10:27 |
| 29 D. Tjarnqvist | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:18 | 1:08 | 3:57 | 26:23 |
| 34 J. Grand-Pierre | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6:25 | 0:00 | 0:34 | 6:59 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 15025 |
| Referees | Dennis LaRue, Dean Warren |
| Linesmen | Derek Nansen, Stephane Provost |