| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 03:59 | NJD | Zach Parise (1) Tip-In - Assists: P. Elias (1) & P. Sykora (1) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 08:56 | CAR | Alexei Ponikarovsky (1) Tip-In - Assists: T. Gleason (2) & B. Allen (1) |
| 09:36 | NJD | Mark Fayne (1) Wrist Shot - Assists: I. Kovalchuk (1) & N. Palmieri (1) |
| 12:47 | CAR | Chad LaRose (1) Snap Shot - Assists: J. Skinner (4) & B. Allen (2) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 06:06 | NJD | Ilya Kovalchuk (1) Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Josefson (1) & N. Palmieri (2) |
| 18:54 | NJD | PPG - EN - Zach Parise (2) Snap Shot - Assists: I. Kovalchuk (2) & A. Greene (1) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 04:23 | NJD | Jacob Josefson : Holding - 2 min |
| 11:51 | CAR | Eric Staal : Hooking - 2 min |
| 16:26 | NJD | Mattias Tedenby : Tripping - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 01:50 | NJD | Petr Sykora : Holding - 2 min |
| 15:13 | NJD | Dainius Zubrus : Tripping - 2 min |
| 15:13 | CAR | Jussi Jokinen : Unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 min |
| 16:50 | CAR | Joni Pitkanen : Cross checking - 2 min |
| 18:35 | CAR | Justin Faulk : Delaying Game-Puck over glass - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 01:02 | NJD | Nick Palmieri : Tripping - 2 min |
| 02:18 | NJD | Patrik Elias : Interference on goalkeeper - 2 min |
| 18:32 | CAR | Alexei Ponikarovsky : Interference - 2 min |
| 19:16 | CAR | Justin Faulk : Roughing - 2 min |
| 19:16 | CAR | Justin Faulk : Roughing - 2 min |
| 19:16 | NJD | Brad Mills : Roughing - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
 CAR |
8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
 NJD |
11 | 5 | 10 | 26 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
| CAR |
30 C. Ward (L) | 15 - 18 | 5 - 5 | 2 - 2 | 22 - 25 | 0.880 | 59:10 |
| NJD |
1 J. Hedberg (W) | 16 - 18 | 6 - 6 | 2 - 2 | 24 - 26 | 0.923 | 59:59 |
| Skater Stats |
| CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 55 B. Allen | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:55 | 0:00 | 4:58 | 21:53 |
| 6 T. Gleason | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17:35 | 0:26 | 4:14 | 22:15 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 12:16 | 5:37 | 2:12 | 20:05 |
| 21 A. Stewart | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 11:14 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:14 |
| 15 T. Ruutu | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 10:43 | 3:50 | 0:00 | 14:33 |
| 16 B. Sutter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:16 | 3:58 | 2:23 | 18:37 |
| 19 J. Tlusty | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:58 | 0:00 | 0:25 | 8:23 |
| 22 Z. Dalpe | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:42 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:42 |
| 12 A. Ponikarovsky | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12:13 | 3:16 | 0:00 | 15:29 |
| 25 J. Pitkanen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 15:29 | 6:06 | 1:33 | 23:08 |
| 27 J. Faulk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 | 3 | 13:57 | 3:17 | 0:44 | 17:58 |
| 36 J. Jokinen | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11:41 | 4:49 | 2:00 | 18:30 |
| 37 T. Brent | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:11 | 0:00 | 1:42 | 9:53 |
| 39 P. Dwyer | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:52 | 0:00 | 3:27 | 15:19 |
| 44 J. Harrison | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 11:39 | 2:44 | 1:50 | 16:13 |
| 22 T. Kaberle | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 12:23 | 5:59 | 0:46 | 19:08 |
| 53 J. Skinner | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 12:43 | 6:00 | 0:14 | 18:57 |
| 59 C. LaRose | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 12:37 | 0:18 | 0:32 | 13:27 |
| NJD |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 5 A. Larsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:30 | 5:47 | 0:18 | 24:35 |
| 6 A. Greene | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:10 | 0:22 | 1:23 | 19:55 |
| 7 H. Tallinder | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:15 | 0:45 | 4:06 | 19:06 |
| 8 D. Zubrus | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10:23 | 1:28 | 4:18 | 16:09 |
| 11 Z. Parise | L | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14:55 | 5:29 | 3:21 | 23:45 |
| 0 B. Mills | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4:47 | 0:00 | 2:07 | 6:54 |
| N. Palmieri | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11:41 | 1:22 | 0:33 | 13:36 |
| 14 A. Henrique | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 6:08 | 0:00 | 1:29 | 7:37 |
| 15 P. Sykora | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:25 | 1:29 | 0:00 | 15:54 |
| 9 J. Josefson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12:26 | 0:00 | 3:03 | 15:29 |
| 17 I. Kovalchuk | R | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15:41 | 6:28 | 0:46 | 22:55 |
| 21 M. Tedenby | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9:06 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:06 |
| 36 E. Boulton | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 5:27 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:27 |
| 23 D. Clarkson | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:11 | 4:31 | 0:00 | 14:42 |
| 24 B. Salvador | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:16 | 0:00 | 3:52 | 15:08 |
| 26 P. Elias | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15:24 | 5:29 | 2:11 | 23:04 |
| 28 A. Volchenkov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:57 | 0:00 | 5:05 | 16:02 |
| 29 M. Fayne | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:07 | 0:42 | 3:48 | 18:37 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 12096 |
| Referees | Frederick L'Ecuyer, Wes McCauley |
| Linesmen | David Brisebois, Derek Amell |
