| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 04:18 | PIT | Pascal Dupuis (3) Backhand - Assists: S. Crosby (8) & C. Kunitz (4) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 02:15 | PIT | Maxime Talbot (2) Backhand - Assists: A. Asham (1) & M. Rupp (2) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 08:10 | PIT | Pascal Dupuis (4) Wrist Shot - Assists: A. Goligoski (5) & S. Crosby (9) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 04:52 | PIT | Tyler Kennedy : Roughing - 2 min |
| 12:31 | CAR | Eric Staal : Slashing - 2 min |
| 15:23 | PIT | Ben Lovejoy : Cross checking - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 11:05 | PIT | Chris Kunitz : Hooking - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 04:18 | PIT | Mark Letestu : Interference - 2 min |
| 05:32 | PIT | Alex Goligoski : Hooking - 2 min |
| 09:57 | CAR | Joni Pitkanen : Roughing - 2 min |
| 14:38 | PIT | Pascal Dupuis : Tripping - 2 min |
| 19:03 | PIT | Deryk Engelland : Roughing - 2 min |
| 19:03 | PIT | Maxime Talbot : Roughing - 2 min |
| 19:03 | CAR | Tuomo Ruutu : Roughing - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
 PIT |
10 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
 CAR |
6 | 16 | 11 | 33 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
| PIT |
1 B. Johnson (W) | 22 - 22 | 11 - 11 | 0 - 0 | 33 - 33 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| CAR |
30 C. Ward (L) | 24 - 27 | 4 - 4 | 0 - 0 | 28 - 31 | 0.903 | 60:00 |
| Skater Stats |
| PIT |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 33 A. Goligoski | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17:44 | 2:47 | 4:02 | 24:33 |
| 5 D. Engelland | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15:22 | 0:15 | 2:37 | 18:14 |
| 6 B. Lovejoy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12:41 | 0:00 | 1:14 | 13:55 |
| 7 P. Martin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:39 | 2:36 | 6:43 | 26:58 |
| 9 P. Dupuis | R | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13:41 | 0:21 | 3:28 | 17:30 |
| 55 M. Letestu | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12:42 | 2:36 | 0:40 | 15:58 |
| 14 C. Kunitz | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12:24 | 2:36 | 0:31 | 15:31 |
| 27 M. Rupp | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:52 | 1:16 | 1:58 | 13:06 |
| 19 M. Comrie | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8:41 | 1:16 | 0:00 | 9:57 |
| 24 M. Cooke | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:30 | 0:00 | 6:21 | 16:51 |
| 25 M. Talbot | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8:14 | 0:00 | 5:09 | 13:23 |
| 27 C. Adams | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:42 | 0:00 | 6:02 | 13:44 |
| 18 E. Godard | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:51 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:51 |
| 44 B. Orpik | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:29 | 1:11 | 6:13 | 25:53 |
| 45 A. Asham | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11:19 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:19 |
| 48 T. Kennedy | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12:56 | 0:55 | 0:00 | 13:51 |
| 58 K. Letang | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:42 | 0:55 | 2:07 | 9:44 |
| 87 S. Crosby | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 14:16 | 2:36 | 0:53 | 17:45 |
| CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 J. McBain | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 14:11 | 5:16 | 0:23 | 19:50 |
| 6 T. Gleason | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:06 | 0:18 | 1:58 | 19:22 |
| 18 P. O'Sullivan | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:31 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:31 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 15:00 | 8:09 | 0:23 | 23:32 |
| 14 S. Samsonov | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 11:38 | 4:36 | 0:00 | 16:14 |
| 15 T. Ruutu | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 10:40 | 3:59 | 0:00 | 14:39 |
| 16 B. Sutter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:17 | 0:15 | 2:20 | 14:52 |
| 19 J. Tlusty | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:31 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:31 |
| 25 J. Pitkanen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 16:16 | 7:04 | 0:57 | 24:17 |
| 72 E. Cole | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 10:29 | 7:06 | 1:09 | 18:44 |
| 25 T. Kostopoulos | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:40 | 0:15 | 2:20 | 13:15 |
| 33 A. Babchuk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 6 | 13:12 | 5:13 | 0:57 | 19:22 |
| 36 J. Jokinen | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 12:14 | 4:36 | 0:00 | 16:50 |
| 39 P. Dwyer | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:09 | 0:00 | 1:09 | 8:18 |
| 44 J. Harrison | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 9:24 | 0:00 | 1:54 | 11:18 |
| 53 J. Skinner | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 11:07 | 7:20 | 0:00 | 18:27 |
| 59 C. LaRose | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 13:35 | 0:17 | 0:23 | 14:15 |
| 77 J. Corvo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17:45 | 6:31 | 1:35 | 25:51 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 18680 |
| Referees | Eric Furlatt, Greg Kimmerly |
| Linesmen | Derek Nansen, Tony Sericolo |
