| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 08:11 | NYI | Matt Moulson (5) Snap Shot - Assists: A. Sutton (1) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 05:34 | CAR | PPG - Matt Cullen (2) Wrist Shot - Assists: R. Brind'Amour (2) & J. Corvo (3) |
| 10:32 | NYI | Tim Jackman (1) Backhand - Assists: N. Thompson (1) & R. Park (1) |
| 11:21 | NYI | Andy Sutton (2) Snap Shot - Assists: J. Hillen (1) & B. Comeau (2) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 14:01 | CAR | Eric Staal (3) Wrist Shot - Assists: R. Whitney (2) & J. Pitkanen (2) |
| 15:03 | CAR | Jussi Jokinen (3) Snap Shot - Assists: J. Pitkanen (3) |
| OT Period | ||
| none | ||
| Shootout | ||
| Jeff Tambellini | NYI | Goal |
| Sergei Samsonov | CAR | Save |
| Frans Nielsen | NYI | Goal |
| Jussi Jokinen | CAR | Goal |
| John Tavares | NYI | Goal |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 09:15 | CAR | Stephane Yelle : Holding - 2 min |
| 12:30 | NYI | Brendan Witt : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 12:30 | CAR | Scott Walker : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 18:50 | NYI | Mark Streit : Tripping - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 04:19 | NYI | Blake Comeau : Interference - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 00:37 | NYI | Mark Streit : Holding - 2 min |
| 07:22 | NYI | Andy Sutton : Roughing - 2 min |
| 09:05 | CAR | Sergei Samsonov : Too many men/ice - bench - 2 min |
| 15:47 | CAR | Ray Whitney : Hooking - 2 min |
| OT Period | ||
| none | ||
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T |
 CAR |
8 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 38 |
 NYI |
13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 29 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
| CAR |
30 C. Ward (L) | 20 - 23 | 5 - 5 | 1 - 1 | 26 - 29 | 0.897 | 65:00 |
| NYI |
30 D. Roloson (W) | 29 - 31 | 5 - 6 | 1 - 1 | 35 - 38 | 0.921 | 65:00 |
| Skater Stats |
| CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 A. Ward | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 16:55 | 0:00 | 0:30 | 17:25 |
| 6 T. Gleason | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 10:10 | 0:00 | 1:16 | 11:26 |
| 7 N. Wallin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:38 | 0:00 | 2:03 | 20:41 |
| 7 M. Cullen | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 14:49 | 2:45 | 1:57 | 19:31 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 19:05 | 6:27 | 1:15 | 26:47 |
| 13 R. Whitney | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18:01 | 4:00 | 0:00 | 22:01 |
| 14 S. Samsonov | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 11:50 | 3:21 | 0:00 | 15:11 |
| 15 T. Ruutu | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 13:13 | 3:10 | 0:00 | 16:23 |
| 17 R. Brind'Amour | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 14:16 | 2:23 | 2:31 | 19:10 |
| 18 S. Yelle | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4:31 | 0:00 | 0:45 | 5:16 |
| 24 S. Walker | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10:47 | 0:50 | 0:00 | 11:37 |
| 25 J. Pitkanen | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 24:08 | 4:20 | 2:15 | 30:43 |
| 25 T. Kostopoulos | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9:14 | 0:00 | 1:40 | 10:54 |
| 36 J. Jokinen | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 14:07 | 1:52 | 1:20 | 17:19 |
| 0 T. Conboy | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:35 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:35 |
| 41 A. Alberts | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:43 | 0:00 | 2:33 | 18:16 |
| 59 C. LaRose | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:51 | 0:00 | 1:58 | 18:49 |
| 77 J. Corvo | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 19:30 | 4:37 | 2:49 | 26:56 |
| NYI |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 M. Streit | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 21:52 | 3:44 | 1:31 | 27:07 |
| 12 R. Park | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:25 | 0:00 | 3:19 | 16:44 |
| 44 N. Thompson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:25 | 0:00 | 2:11 | 15:36 |
| 12 J. Bailey | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13:13 | 1:31 | 0:29 | 15:13 |
| 10 J. Tambellini | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:40 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:40 |
| 20 S. Bergenheim | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:42 | 1:19 | 1:51 | 14:52 |
| 21 K. Okposo | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:18 | 4:17 | 3:51 | 21:26 |
| 4 R. Martinek | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22:37 | 1:26 | 2:03 | 26:06 |
| 25 A. Sutton | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16:29 | 0:07 | 1:32 | 18:08 |
| 26 M. Moulson | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:56 | 4:12 | 0:00 | 18:08 |
| 15 T. Jackman | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:33 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:33 |
| 32 B. Witt | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 13:34 | 0:00 | 3:42 | 17:16 |
| 38 J. Hillen | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:34 | 1:59 | 2:01 | 20:34 |
| 24 F. Meyer | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 14:40 | 0:00 | 2:41 | 17:21 |
| 51 F. Nielsen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:26 | 1:18 | 0:00 | 12:44 |
| 14 B. Comeau | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14:38 | 0:00 | 1:49 | 16:27 |
| 91 J. Tavares | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 13:25 | 4:25 | 0:00 | 17:50 |
| 93 D. Weight | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 10:56 | 4:17 | 0:00 | 15:13 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 9122 |
| Referees | Wes McCauley, Kelly Sutherland |
| Linesmen | Brian Mach, Jay Sharrers |
