| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 04:45 | CAR | Andrew Alberts (1) Backhand - Assists: R. Whitney (12) & E. Staal (9) |
| 11:36 | CAR | PPG - Jussi Jokinen (7) Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Pitkanen (8) & T. Gleason (6) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 02:26 | CAR | Ray Whitney (8) Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Pitkanen (9) & E. Staal (10) |
| 06:00 | PIT | Sidney Crosby (20) Wrist Shot - Assists: B. Guerin (12) & K. Letang (9) |
| 06:49 | PIT | Mike Rupp (9) Wrist Shot - Assists: C. Adams (7) & P. Dupuis (4) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| none | ||
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 10:32 | PIT | Evgeni Malkin : Holding - 2 min |
| 11:36 | PIT | Jay McKee : Holding - 2 min |
| 15:33 | CAR | Tim Gleason : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 15:33 | PIT | Bill Guerin : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 18:47 | CAR | Tuomo Ruutu : Tripping - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 14:53 | CAR | Eric Staal : Slashing - 2 min |
| 16:31 | PIT | Evgeni Malkin : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 06:13 | CAR | Matt Cullen : Hooking - 2 min |
| 08:37 | PIT | Mark Eaton : Hooking - 2 min |
| 15:00 | PIT | Martin Skoula : Holding - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
 CAR |
11 | 4 | 6 | 21 |
 PIT |
10 | 15 | 7 | 32 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
| CAR |
34 M. Legace (W) | 25 - 27 | 3 - 3 | 2 - 2 | 30 - 32 | 0.938 | 60:00 |
| PIT |
29 M. Fleury (L) | 15 - 17 | 3 - 4 | 0 - 0 | 18 - 21 | 0.857 | 58:25 |
| Skater Stats |
| CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 A. Ward | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:58 | 1:28 | 3:10 | 17:36 |
| 6 T. Gleason | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 16:46 | 4:16 | 2:48 | 23:50 |
| 7 M. Cullen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12:12 | 4:01 | 0:00 | 16:13 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15:11 | 5:16 | 0:00 | 20:27 |
| 13 R. Whitney | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13:56 | 4:58 | 0:00 | 18:54 |
| 14 S. Samsonov | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:20 | 2:07 | 0:00 | 8:27 |
| 15 T. Ruutu | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11:59 | 3:25 | 0:00 | 15:24 |
| 16 B. Sutter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 12:10 | 0:09 | 0:54 | 13:13 |
| 18 S. Yelle | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 5:53 | 0:00 | 4:56 | 10:49 |
| 24 S. Walker | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 6:24 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:24 |
| 25 J. Pitkanen | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:48 | 5:33 | 3:15 | 30:36 |
| 72 E. Cole | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:45 | 4:02 | 0:00 | 18:47 |
| 3 B. Carson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:26 | 3:10 | 0:50 | 17:26 |
| 25 T. Kostopoulos | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:10 | 0:09 | 4:32 | 16:51 |
| 36 J. Jokinen | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:31 | 3:35 | 0:00 | 16:06 |
| 41 A. Alberts | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:14 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:14 |
| 44 J. Harrison | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:08 | 1:12 | 1:13 | 15:33 |
| 59 C. LaRose | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 13:07 | 0:09 | 0:54 | 14:10 |
| PIT |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 M. Eaton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14:47 | 0:12 | 3:13 | 18:12 |
| 9 P. Dupuis | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11:25 | 0:00 | 2:57 | 14:22 |
| 11 J. Staal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 13:56 | 2:27 | 3:37 | 20:00 |
| 13 B. Guerin | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 15:16 | 3:15 | 0:00 | 18:31 |
| 27 M. Rupp | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9:51 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:51 |
| 24 M. Cooke | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 11:03 | 0:00 | 3:03 | 14:06 |
| 25 M. Talbot | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 8:08 | 0:00 | 3:03 | 11:11 |
| 26 R. Fedotenko | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 9:48 | 0:27 | 0:11 | 10:26 |
| 27 C. Adams | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6:30 | 0:00 | 2:58 | 9:28 |
| 18 E. Godard | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2:28 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2:28 |
| 28 M. Skoula | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14:47 | 0:12 | 0:24 | 15:23 |
| 44 B. Orpik | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 16:00 | 0:00 | 4:19 | 20:19 |
| 48 T. Kennedy | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 10:30 | 0:23 | 0:00 | 10:53 |
| 55 S. Gonchar | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 17:33 | 5:26 | 3:55 | 26:54 |
| 58 K. Letang | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:02 | 5:26 | 1:48 | 24:16 |
| 71 E. Malkin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 18:19 | 5:11 | 0:51 | 24:21 |
| 74 J. McKee | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11:33 | 0:00 | 3:45 | 15:18 |
| 87 S. Crosby | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20:37 | 5:11 | 0:44 | 26:32 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 16964 |
| Referees | Dan Marouelli, Dean Morton |
| Linesmen | Ryan Galloway, Darren Gibbs |
