
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 11:11 | NJD | Patrik Elias (4) [GOALS_807] - Assists: N. Bergfors (11) & Z. Parise (18) |
| 17:53 | NJD | Andy Greene (4) Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Langenbrunner (20) & J. Pandolfo (3) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 06:05 | NJD | PPG - Andy Greene (5) Wrist Shot - Assists: Z. Parise (19) |
| 06:48 | CAR | Brandon Sutter (7) Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Pitkanen (10) |
| 08:46 | CAR | PPG - Tuomo Ruutu (7) Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Jokinen (11) & J. Pitkanen (11) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 19:59 | NJD | SHG - EN - Rob Niedermayer (4) Wrist Shot - Assists: none |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 13:06 | CAR | Erik Cole : Boarding - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 01:21 | NJD | Mike Mottau : Tripping - 2 min |
| 05:39 | CAR | Ray Whitney : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 08:23 | NJD | Rob Niedermayer : Hooking - 2 min |
| 10:04 | CAR | Erik Cole : Slashing - 2 min |
| 13:40 | CAR | Tuomo Ruutu : Hooking - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 01:04 | NJD | Mike Mottau : Boarding - 2 min |
| 14:54 | CAR | Aaron Ward : Holding - 2 min |
| 19:47 | NJD | Bryce Salvador : Cross checking - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
CAR |
7 | 9 | 7 | 23 |
NJD |
10 | 13 | 8 | 31 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
CAR |
30 C. Ward (L) | 17 - 19 | 10 - 11 | 0 - 0 | 27 - 30 | 0.900 | 59:09 |
NJD |
30 M. Brodeur (W) | 18 - 19 | 2 - 3 | 1 - 1 | 21 - 23 | 0.913 | 60:00 |
| Skater Stats |
CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 A. Ward | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 13:46 | 0:00 | 3:29 | 17:15 |
| 6 T. Gleason | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:49 | 1:27 | 4:00 | 24:16 |
| 7 M. Cullen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:02 | 2:57 | 2:59 | 17:58 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 17:57 | 3:04 | 0:00 | 21:01 |
| 13 R. Whitney | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 16:40 | 2:47 | 0:00 | 19:27 |
| 15 T. Ruutu | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14:57 | 1:52 | 0:00 | 16:49 |
| 16 B. Sutter | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:24 | 1:40 | 1:38 | 14:42 |
| 17 R. Brind'Amour | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6:30 | 0:01 | 1:26 | 7:57 |
| 18 S. Yelle | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6:13 | 0:09 | 4:04 | 10:26 |
| 24 S. Walker | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:00 | 0:09 | 0:00 | 6:09 |
| 25 J. Pitkanen | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 20:53 | 4:09 | 2:49 | 27:51 |
| 72 E. Cole | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 4 | 1 | 14:49 | 2:04 | 0:00 | 16:53 |
| 3 B. Carson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 16:23 | 0:27 | 1:00 | 17:50 |
| 25 T. Kostopoulos | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 10:07 | 0:00 | 4:04 | 14:11 |
| 36 J. Jokinen | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:38 | 2:26 | 0:00 | 16:04 |
| 41 A. Alberts | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:18 | 0:00 | 2:26 | 14:44 |
| 44 J. Harrison | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:48 | 0:00 | 3:14 | 15:02 |
| 59 C. LaRose | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 11:00 | 0:00 | 2:47 | 13:47 |
NJD |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 45 M. Fraser | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:34 | 0:13 | 0:27 | 13:14 |
| 5 C. White | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:05 | 0:10 | 2:20 | 18:35 |
| 6 A. Greene | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 17:01 | 4:52 | 3:03 | 24:56 |
| 11 Z. Parise | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11:19 | 3:50 | 0:00 | 15:09 |
| 14 R. Pelley | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8:36 | 1:15 | 0:00 | 9:51 |
| 11 D. McAmmond | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:25 | 1:41 | 1:20 | 12:26 |
| 12 B. Rolston | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10:38 | 4:05 | 0:37 | 15:20 |
| 15 J. Langenbrunner | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16:28 | 3:22 | 1:31 | 21:21 |
| 17 I. Pikkarainen | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:23 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:23 |
| 18 N. Bergfors | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10:57 | 3:23 | 0:00 | 14:20 |
| 19 T. Zajac | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:03 | 3:50 | 0:47 | 15:40 |
| 29 J. Pandolfo | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:35 | 0:10 | 1:52 | 18:37 |
| 20 R. Niedermayer | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 17:22 | 0:10 | 2:05 | 19:37 |
| 24 B. Salvador | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12:21 | 0:32 | 1:17 | 14:10 |
| 26 P. Elias | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:12 | 4:34 | 1:00 | 15:46 |
| 25 M. Mottau | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17:39 | 2:35 | 0:23 | 20:37 |
| 18 V. Zharkov | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 9:15 | 4:16 | 0:00 | 13:31 |
| 27 J. Oduya | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:42 | 3:27 | 1:42 | 23:51 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 12013 |
| Referees | David Banfield, Dan Marouelli |
| Linesmen | Michel Cormier, Jean Morin |
