| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 02:42 | NSH | Craig Smith (12) Wrist Shot - Assists: M. Halischuk (10) & G. Bourque (6) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 05:17 | CAR | Jamie McBain (7) Slap Shot - Assists: A. Stewart (10) |
| 12:31 | NSH | Colin Wilson (15) Backhand - Assists: none |
| 13:04 | CAR | PPG - Eric Staal (19) Backhand - Assists: J. Skinner (17) & J. Jokinen (24) |
| 17:24 | CAR | PPG - Tim Brent (9) Backhand - Assists: J. Skinner (18) & E. Staal (34) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 01:28 | CAR | Bryan Allen (1) Wrist Shot - Assists: E. Staal (35) |
| 02:18 | NSH | Gabriel Bourque (4) Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Tootoo (23) & D. Legwand (26) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 09:16 | NSH | Jack Hillen : Holding the stick - 2 min |
| 19:00 | NSH | David Legwand : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 00:55 | NSH | Colin Wilson : Too many men/ice - bench - 2 min |
| 12:52 | NSH | Andrei Kostitsyn : Hooking - 2 min |
| 17:13 | NSH | Shea Weber : Hooking - 2 min |
| 19:21 | CAR | Bryan Allen : Slashing - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 08:50 | NSH | Mike Fisher : Hooking - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
 NSH |
7 | 6 | 16 | 29 |
 CAR |
13 | 13 | 7 | 33 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
| NSH |
39 A. Lindback (L) | 18 - 20 | 11 - 13 | 0 - 0 | 29 - 33 | 0.879 | 58:48 |
| CAR |
30 C. Ward (W) | 23 - 26 | 3 - 3 | 0 - 0 | 26 - 29 | 0.897 | 60:00 |
| Skater Stats |
| NSH |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 6 S. Weber | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 24:30 | 1:48 | 3:34 | 29:52 |
| 10 M. Erat | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:53 | 1:09 | 2:31 | 19:33 |
| 11 D. Legwand | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15:22 | 0:51 | 2:07 | 18:20 |
| 12 M. Fisher | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16:42 | 1:09 | 3:06 | 20:57 |
| 13 N. Spaling | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 11:50 | 0:00 | 3:00 | 14:50 |
| 15 C. Smith | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8:55 | 0:51 | 0:00 | 9:46 |
| 20 R. Suter | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 23:58 | 1:51 | 3:15 | 29:04 |
| 22 J. Tootoo | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:07 | 0:00 | 0:06 | 12:13 |
| 24 M. Halischuk | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6:59 | 0:00 | 2:47 | 9:46 |
| 27 P. Hornqvist | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:39 | 1:09 | 0:00 | 13:48 |
| 33 C. Wilson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 12:24 | 0:51 | 0:00 | 13:15 |
| 38 J. Hillen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11:48 | 0:00 | 0:03 | 11:51 |
| 46 A. Kostitsyn | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12:13 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:13 |
| 55 F. Bouillon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:21 | 0:09 | 0:03 | 15:33 |
| 57 G. Bourque | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11:32 | 0:00 | 0:03 | 11:35 |
| 59 R. Josi | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 13:10 | 0:12 | 4:33 | 17:55 |
| 74 S. Kostitsyn | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:31 | 0:00 | 2:51 | 16:22 |
| 75 H. Gill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 10:48 | 0:00 | 5:08 | 15:56 |
| CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 J. McBain | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 6 | 12:01 | 3:10 | 0:36 | 15:47 |
| 55 B. Allen | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 19:58 | 0:09 | 0:00 | 20:07 |
| 6 T. Gleason | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:17 | 0:11 | 0:40 | 21:08 |
| 8 J. Spacek | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 11:00 | 2:52 | 0:00 | 13:52 |
| 32 Z. Boychuk | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:05 | 2:45 | 0:00 | 14:50 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:35 | 5:44 | 1:21 | 22:40 |
| 21 A. Stewart | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 8:17 | 1:07 | 0:00 | 9:24 |
| 14 A. Nodl | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 14:29 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:29 |
| 16 B. Sutter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:52 | 0:00 | 1:18 | 17:10 |
| 19 J. Tlusty | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:18 | 2:53 | 0:47 | 18:58 |
| 21 D. Bowman | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:23 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:23 |
| 38 D. Joslin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 11:34 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:34 |
| 27 J. Faulk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 17:33 | 5:04 | 1:24 | 24:01 |
| 36 J. Jokinen | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:45 | 5:09 | 0:34 | 17:28 |
| 37 T. Brent | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 11:31 | 5:10 | 0:00 | 16:41 |
| 44 J. Harrison | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:42 | 0:00 | 1:20 | 20:02 |
| 53 J. Skinner | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:08 | 5:25 | 0:00 | 18:33 |
| 71 J. Samson | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10:02 | 1:51 | 0:00 | 11:53 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 13595 |
| Referees | Paul Devorski, Stephane Auger |
| Linesmen | Tony Sericolo, Jay Sharrers |
