| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 03:41 | CAR | PPG - Justin Faulk (6) Wrist Shot - Assists: T. Brent (10) & J. Tlusty (12) |
| 05:09 | CAR | Anthony Stewart (7) Wrist Shot - Assists: E. Staal (31) & J. Tlusty (13) |
| 19:30 | CAR | Andreas Nodl (3) Snap Shot - Assists: B. Sutter (11) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 05:56 | CAR | SHG - Eric Staal (17) Backhand - Assists: none |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 05:51 | CAR | Eric Staal (18) Snap Shot - Assists: J. Spacek (8) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 03:29 | WSH | Roman Hamrlik : Elbowing - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 05:13 | CAR | Derek Joslin : Elbowing - 2 min |
| 07:25 | WSH | Matt Hendricks : Roughing - 2 min |
| 07:25 | CAR | Derek Joslin : Roughing - 2 min |
| 09:31 | WSH | Matt Hendricks : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 09:31 | CAR | Derek Joslin : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 13:58 | WSH | Karl Alzner : Holding - 2 min |
| 16:49 | CAR | Justin Faulk : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 16:49 | WSH | Troy Brouwer : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 19:38 | WSH | Mike Knuble : Holding - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 07:39 | CAR | Tim Brent : Hooking - 2 min |
| 11:08 | WSH | Mathieu Perreault : Tripping - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
 WSH |
5 | 6 | 6 | 17 |
 CAR |
16 | 12 | 12 | 40 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
| WSH |
92 T. Vokoun (L) | 4 - 5 | 1 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 5 - 7 | 0.714 | 5:09 |
| WSH |
30 M. Neuvirth | 22 - 24 | 7 - 7 | 1 - 2 | 30 - 33 | 0.909 | 54:49 |
| CAR |
35 J. Peters (W) | 14 - 14 | 1 - 1 | 2 - 2 | 17 - 17 | 1.000 | 59:40 |
| Skater Stats |
| WSH |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 26 D. Wideman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 16:49 | 1:29 | 1:13 | 19:31 |
| 8 A. Ovechkin | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 12:35 | 3:08 | 0:00 | 15:43 |
| 24 J. Halpern | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 12:59 | 0:00 | 2:11 | 15:10 |
| 20 T. Brouwer | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 13:05 | 2:25 | 0:22 | 15:52 |
| 21 B. Laich | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 9:19 | 1:23 | 1:44 | 12:26 |
| 9 M. Knuble | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 11:07 | 1:12 | 1:06 | 13:25 |
| 25 J. Chimera | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 14:37 | 0:06 | 1:16 | 15:59 |
| 26 M. Hendricks | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 11:06 | 0:06 | 1:16 | 12:28 |
| 27 K. Alzner | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:24 | 0:00 | 1:51 | 17:15 |
| 28 A. Semin | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 11:35 | 2:25 | 0:00 | 14:00 |
| 42 J. Ward | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:25 | 0:00 | 1:28 | 14:53 |
| 40 R. Hamrlik | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 15:44 | 0:00 | 1:51 | 17:35 |
| 52 M. Green | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 18:56 | 1:39 | 0:49 | 21:24 |
| 55 J. Schultz | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 15:32 | 0:06 | 3:30 | 19:08 |
| 74 J. Carlson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:42 | 2:21 | 3:10 | 22:13 |
| 83 J. Beagle | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 10:44 | 0:06 | 2:51 | 13:41 |
| 85 M. Perreault | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 14:28 | 2:05 | 0:00 | 16:33 |
| 90 M. Johansson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 12:55 | 1:29 | 0:10 | 14:34 |
| CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 J. McBain | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 18:56 | 3:34 | 0:06 | 22:36 |
| 55 B. Allen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:31 | 0:02 | 2:30 | 19:03 |
| 6 T. Gleason | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:39 | 0:02 | 2:43 | 20:24 |
| 8 J. Spacek | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15:45 | 3:18 | 0:06 | 19:09 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13:37 | 3:40 | 1:15 | 18:32 |
| 21 A. Stewart | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10:44 | 1:06 | 0:00 | 11:50 |
| 14 A. Nodl | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:35 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:35 |
| 16 B. Sutter | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:53 | 0:04 | 1:40 | 15:37 |
| 19 J. Tlusty | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11:43 | 2:59 | 1:15 | 15:57 |
| 21 D. Bowman | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:25 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:25 |
| 38 D. Joslin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 11:46 | 0:00 | 0:09 | 11:55 |
| 27 J. Faulk | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12:14 | 1:44 | 1:11 | 15:09 |
| 36 J. Jokinen | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:44 | 3:13 | 1:16 | 16:13 |
| 37 T. Brent | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12:13 | 2:52 | 0:00 | 15:05 |
| 39 P. Dwyer | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:45 | 1:28 | 1:18 | 14:31 |
| 44 J. Harrison | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:31 | 0:52 | 1:24 | 20:47 |
| 53 J. Skinner | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12:06 | 3:07 | 1:07 | 16:20 |
| 71 J. Samson | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:13 | 2:59 | 0:00 | 15:12 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 16837 |
| Referees | Rob Martell, Stephen Walkom |
| Linesmen | Darren Gibbs, Tim Nowak |
