| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 13:04 | BUF | PPG - Jason Pominville (8) Wrist Shot - Assists: T. Vanek (13) & B. Boyes (6) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| none | ||
| 3rd Period | ||
| none | ||
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 08:23 | BUF | Corey Tropp : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 11:23 | CAR | Jussi Jokinen : Slashing - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 04:39 | BUF | Derek Roy : Hooking - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 15:39 | BUF | Christian Ehrhoff : Holding - 2 min |
| 18:22 | CAR | Chad LaRose : Hooking - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
 BUF |
10 | 4 | 6 | 20 |
 CAR |
8 | 12 | 14 | 34 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
| BUF |
1 J. Enroth (W) | 25 - 25 | 7 - 7 | 2 - 2 | 34 - 34 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
| CAR |
33 B. Boucher (L) | 16 - 16 | 3 - 4 | 0 - 0 | 19 - 20 | 0.950 | 59:20 |
| Skater Stats |
| BUF |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 33 J. Leopold | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:41 | 1:25 | 1:44 | 19:50 |
| 15 D. Roy | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:41 | 0:53 | 0:51 | 16:25 |
| 10 C. Ehrhoff | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18:01 | 1:25 | 1:35 | 21:01 |
| 5 M. Gragnani | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:53 | 1:54 | 0:22 | 17:09 |
| 21 D. Stafford | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:55 | 0:53 | 0:00 | 16:48 |
| 24 B. Boyes | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:04 | 1:54 | 0:11 | 16:09 |
| 23 V. Leino | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:55 | 0:53 | 0:00 | 16:48 |
| 44 R. Regehr | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:40 | 0:00 | 3:24 | 20:04 |
| 26 T. Vanek | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12:43 | 1:54 | 1:11 | 15:48 |
| 28 P. Gaustad | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:05 | 0:32 | 3:09 | 16:46 |
| 29 J. Pominville | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:38 | 1:54 | 1:29 | 17:01 |
| 36 P. Kaleta | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:16 | 0:32 | 3:20 | 15:08 |
| 37 M. Ellis | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:41 | 0:32 | 0:00 | 13:13 |
| 42 N. Gerbe | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:52 | 0:00 | 1:49 | 10:41 |
| 44 A. Sekera | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:20 | 0:00 | 1:31 | 18:51 |
| 57 T. Myers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:59 | 1:54 | 3:24 | 23:17 |
| 72 L. Adam | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:51 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:51 |
| 78 C. Tropp | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10:10 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:10 |
| CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 J. McBain | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:06 | 3:00 | 0:00 | 20:06 |
| 55 B. Allen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:12 | 0:00 | 1:12 | 16:24 |
| 6 T. Gleason | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:47 | 0:00 | 1:12 | 16:59 |
| 32 Z. Boychuk | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:09 | 0:22 | 0:00 | 9:31 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:53 | 3:25 | 2:02 | 23:20 |
| 21 A. Stewart | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:04 | 0:22 | 0:00 | 13:26 |
| 15 T. Ruutu | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:02 | 2:39 | 0:00 | 16:41 |
| 16 B. Sutter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:15 | 0:00 | 1:46 | 14:01 |
| 19 J. Tlusty | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:55 | 0:00 | 0:29 | 10:24 |
| 12 A. Ponikarovsky | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:47 | 2:26 | 0:00 | 15:13 |
| 27 J. Faulk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:35 | 3:00 | 1:32 | 22:07 |
| 36 J. Jokinen | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13:24 | 3:34 | 0:56 | 17:54 |
| 37 T. Brent | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6:50 | 0:00 | 0:37 | 7:27 |
| 39 P. Dwyer | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:33 | 0:00 | 0:48 | 13:21 |
| 44 J. Harrison | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19:17 | 2:48 | 1:04 | 23:09 |
| 22 T. Kaberle | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:25 | 3:12 | 1:38 | 21:15 |
| 53 J. Skinner | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:19 | 3:12 | 0:40 | 18:11 |
| 59 C. LaRose | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 15:52 | 2:00 | 0:00 | 17:52 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 15072 |
| Referees | Dan O'Halloran, Frederick L'Ecuyer |
| Linesmen | Ryan Galloway, Tony Sericolo |
