

| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 11:13 | CAR | SHG - Brandon Sutter (7) Snap Shot - Assists: T. Gleason (9) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 07:01 | CAR | Tuomo Ruutu (13) Wrist Shot - Assists: A. Ponikarovsky (6) & T. Brent (6) |
| 17:13 | CAR | Anthony Stewart (5) Wrist Shot - Assists: A. Nodl (2) & T. Brent (7) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 12:38 | NJD | David Clarkson (12) Slap Shot - Assists: A. Volchenkov (3) & K. Foster (5) |
| 17:40 | NJD | Adam Henrique (10) Wrist Shot - Assists: D. Clarkson (4) & A. Volchenkov (4) |
| 19:30 | CAR | EN - Cam Ward (1) [GOALS_807] - Assists: none |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 02:40 | NJD | Ryan Carter : Cross checking - 2 min |
| 10:50 | CAR | Tuomo Ruutu : Tripping - 2 min |
| 15:53 | NJD | Ryan Carter served by Petr Sykora : Boarding (maj) - 5 min |
| 15:53 | CAR | Bryan Allen : Roughing - 2 min |
| 15:53 | NJD | Ryan Carter : Game misconduct - 0 min |
| 17:13 | NJD | Zach Parise : Tripping - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| none | ||
| 3rd Period | ||
| 05:52 | NJD | Mark Fayne : Delaying the game - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
NJD |
11 | 2 | 12 | 25 |
CAR |
10 | 13 | 11 | 34 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
NJD |
1 J. Hedberg (L) | 26 - 28 | 4 - 4 | 0 - 1 | 30 - 33 | 0.909 | 59:03 |
CAR |
30 C. Ward (W) | 20 - 22 | 2 - 2 | 1 - 1 | 23 - 25 | 0.920 | 60:00 |
| Skater Stats |
NJD |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 3 K. Foster | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 19:57 | 1:19 | 0:39 | 21:55 |
| 8 D. Zubrus | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 13:37 | 0:48 | 1:59 | 16:24 |
| 11 Z. Parise | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 16:30 | 1:12 | 3:03 | 20:45 |
| 14 A. Henrique | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13:05 | 0:48 | 2:35 | 16:28 |
| 15 P. Sykora | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 15:28 | 0:48 | 0:00 | 16:16 |
| 17 I. Kovalchuk | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 20:31 | 2:00 | 1:36 | 24:07 |
| 15 T. Sestito | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:00 |
| 19 T. Zajac | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:33 | 0:00 | 1:48 | 19:21 |
| 20 R. Carter | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 2:13 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2:13 |
| 21 M. Tedenby | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 13:04 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:04 |
| 23 D. Clarkson | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:46 | 1:12 | 0:00 | 14:58 |
| 24 B. Salvador | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 15:41 | 0:00 | 5:24 | 21:05 |
| 25 C. Janssen | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:12 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2:12 |
| 26 P. Elias | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 14:23 | 1:12 | 2:19 | 17:54 |
| 28 A. Volchenkov | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:52 | 0:00 | 5:12 | 22:04 |
| 29 M. Fayne | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 18:08 | 0:41 | 1:19 | 20:08 |
| 55 M. Taormina | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:11 | 0:00 | 2:06 | 16:17 |
| 33 A. Urbom | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:06 | 0:00 | 0:40 | 15:46 |
CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 J. McBain | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 16:18 | 2:44 | 0:00 | 19:02 |
| 55 B. Allen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 18:05 | 0:19 | 1:03 | 19:27 |
| 6 T. Gleason | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:06 | 0:32 | 0:51 | 18:29 |
| 8 J. Spacek | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:37 | 4:01 | 0:00 | 17:38 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:25 | 4:48 | 0:00 | 19:13 |
| 21 A. Stewart | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:40 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:40 |
| 14 A. Nodl | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:41 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:41 |
| 15 T. Ruutu | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14:29 | 3:02 | 0:00 | 17:31 |
| 16 B. Sutter | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13:42 | 0:23 | 1:36 | 15:41 |
| 19 J. Tlusty | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:13 | 0:23 | 0:00 | 12:36 |
| 21 D. Bowman | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:00 | 3:13 | 0:00 | 16:13 |
| 12 A. Ponikarovsky | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14:13 | 2:23 | 0:00 | 16:36 |
| 27 J. Faulk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:10 | 4:43 | 0:57 | 21:50 |
| 36 J. Jokinen | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:42 | 3:54 | 0:24 | 18:00 |
| 37 T. Brent | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:06 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:06 |
| 39 P. Dwyer | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:51 | 0:27 | 1:16 | 13:34 |
| 44 J. Harrison | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19:24 | 3:07 | 1:09 | 23:40 |
| 59 C. LaRose | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14:38 | 3:41 | 0:44 | 19:03 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 16121 |
| Referees | Stephen Walkom, Frederick L'Ecuyer |
| Linesmen | Steve Miller, Derek Nansen |