

| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 13:03 | CAR | PPG - Aaron Ward Slap Shot - Assists: R. Francis & E. Staal |
| 14:01 | CAR | Erik Cole Slap Shot - Assists: R. Brind'Amour & C. Adams |
| 2nd Period | ||
| none | ||
| 3rd Period | ||
| 02:13 | CAR | Aaron Ward Slap Shot - Assists: J. Vasicek & E. Staal |
| 12:18 | CBJ | PPG - Rick Nash Wrist Shot - Assists: D. Vyborny |
| 19:44 | CAR | SHG - EN - Craig Adams Backhand - Assists: none |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 09:34 | CAR | Josef Vasicek : Interference on goalkeeper - 2 min |
| 11:49 | CBJ | Nikolay Zherdev : Tripping - 2 min |
| 17:32 | CAR | Kevyn Adams : Roughing - 2 min |
| 17:32 | CBJ | Nikolay Zherdev : Roughing - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 02:21 | CAR | Bret Hedican : Slashing - 2 min |
| 10:59 | CAR | Rod Brind'Amour : Hooking - 2 min |
| 15:11 | CBJ | Scott Lachance : Interference - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 03:33 | CBJ | Jody Shelley : Interference - 2 min |
| 03:33 | CBJ | Jody Shelley : Roughing - 2 min |
| 11:13 | CAR | Niclas Wallin : Hooking - 2 min |
| 18:38 | CAR | Marty Murray : Delay of game - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
CAR |
9 | 12 | 17 | 38 |
CBJ |
10 | 7 | 11 | 28 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
CAR |
1 A. Irbe (W) | 22 - 22 | 4 - 5 | 1 - 1 | 27 - 28 | 0.964 | 59:48 |
CBJ |
40 F. Brathwaite (L) | 27 - 29 | 7 - 8 | 0 - 0 | 34 - 37 | 0.919 | 58:48 |
| 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 | 1 | 14:06 | 0:01 | 3:58 | 18:05 |
| 4 A. Ward | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12:58 | 4:24 | 2:04 | 19:26 |
| 6 B. Hedican | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17:08 | 2:28 | 1:15 | 20:51 |
| 7 N. Wallin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15:40 | 0:00 | 2:22 | 18:02 |
| 10 R. Francis | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:25 | 4:49 | 0:00 | 13:14 |
| 14 J. Williams | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13:09 | 2:24 | 0:36 | 16:09 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12:45 | 4:49 | 0:30 | 18:04 |
| 17 K. Adams | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11:21 | 0:00 | 4:38 | 15:59 |
| 26 M. Murray | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10:08 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:08 |
| 17 R. Brind'Amour | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13:05 | 2:31 | 3:19 | 18:55 |
| 17 R. Vrbata | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10:11 | 2:24 | 0:00 | 12:35 |
| 6 S. Hill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15:24 | 5:19 | 4:32 | 25:15 |
| 7 B. St. Jacques | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:51 | 0:01 | 2:43 | 16:35 |
| 72 E. Cole | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11:02 | 4:44 | 3:19 | 19:05 |
| 27 C. Adams | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10:42 | 0:01 | 4:32 | 15:15 |
| 36 J. Boulerice | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:30 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:30 |
| 11 J. Svoboda | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:51 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:51 |
| 63 J. Vasicek | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12:31 | 2:15 | 0:00 | 14:46 |
CBJ |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 25 A. Eriksson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 12:05 | 4:13 | 1:44 | 18:02 |
| 8 J. Spacek | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 14:40 | 4:26 | 3:49 | 22:55 |
| 7 S. Lachance | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 17:12 | 0:16 | 2:28 | 19:56 |
| 8 G. Sanderson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:07 | 0:38 | 0:56 | 16:41 |
| 9 D. Vyborny | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 12:20 | 5:12 | 1:21 | 18:53 |
| 19 T. Letowski | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:20 | 0:16 | 4:14 | 14:50 |
| 93 N. Zherdev | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 1 | 11:22 | 3:08 | 0:00 | 14:30 |
| 10 D. Westcott | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 16:41 | 2:19 | 2:37 | 21:37 |
| 15 A. Svitov | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 8:51 | 2:02 | 0:00 | 10:53 |
| 2 L. Richardson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:03 | 0:16 | 3:49 | 19:08 |
| 25 A. Cassels | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 10:36 | 5:11 | 2:02 | 17:49 |
| 22 T. Marchant | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 14:41 | 0:01 | 3:36 | 18:18 |
| 27 M. Malhotra | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:07 | 2:37 | 1:36 | 14:20 |
| 28 T. Wright | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 8:15 | 2:03 | 0:43 | 11:01 |
| 45 J. Shelley | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 3 | 8:30 | 1:07 | 0:00 | 9:37 |
| 15 T. Jackman | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 8:26 | 0:16 | 0:00 | 8:42 |
| 45 A. Johnson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 13:03 | 4:18 | 0:01 | 17:22 |
| 61 R. Nash | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 12:22 | 5:02 | 0:00 | 17:24 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 16411 |
| Referees | Harry Dumas, Eric Furlatt |
| Linesmen | Pierre Champoux, Brian Mach |