| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| none | ||
| 2nd Period | ||
| 00:30 | WSH | Joe Corvo (5) Snap Shot - Assists: M. Bradley (13) & S. Walker (3) |
| 04:36 | CAR | PPG - Eric Staal (22) Tip-In - Assists: J. Jokinen (28) & J. Pitkanen (36) |
| 19:48 | WSH | PPG - Joe Corvo (6) Snap Shot - Assists: N. Backstrom (57) & B. Laich (31) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 12:44 | CAR | Brett Carson (2) Slap Shot - Assists: J. Pitkanen (37) |
| 18:25 | CAR | Chad LaRose (6) Backhand - Assists: J. Jokinen (29) |
| 19:50 | WSH | Eric Fehr (20) Snap Shot - Assists: B. Morrison (28) & N. Backstrom (58) |
| OT Period | ||
| 04:02 | CAR | Ray Whitney (21) Wrist Shot - Assists: E. Staal (34) & J. McBain (2) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| none | ||
| 2nd Period | ||
| 03:15 | WSH | Eric Fehr : Too many men/ice - bench - 2 min |
| 03:33 | WSH | Shaone Morrisonn : Hi stick - double minor - 4 min |
| 08:27 | WSH | Mike Knuble : Interference on goalkeeper - 2 min |
| 10:57 | CAR | Brett Carson : Hooking - 2 min |
| 14:34 | CAR | Sergei Samsonov : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 19:15 | CAR | Rod Brind'Amour : Tripping - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 08:59 | WSH | Mike Knuble : Holding - 2 min |
| 16:32 | CAR | Tuomo Ruutu : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 16:32 | WSH | Tom Poti : Interference - 2 min |
| OT Period | ||
| none | ||
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T |
 WSH |
8 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 28 |
 CAR |
6 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 29 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
| WSH |
1 S. Varlamov (L) | 21 - 24 | 4 - 5 | 0 - 0 | 25 - 29 | 0.862 | 62:30 |
| CAR |
35 J. Peters (W) | 22 - 24 | 2 - 3 | 1 - 1 | 25 - 28 | 0.893 | 64:02 |
| Skater Stats |
| WSH |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 3 T. Poti | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17:55 | 0:04 | 5:21 | 23:20 |
| 17 B. Morrison | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:26 | 0:00 | 1:00 | 15:26 |
| 22 M. Bradley | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:03 | 0:00 | 0:46 | 10:49 |
| 14 T. Fleischmann | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 12:25 | 1:56 | 0:02 | 14:23 |
| 16 E. Fehr | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:00 |
| 20 E. Belanger | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 10:10 | 1:56 | 2:56 | 15:02 |
| 19 N. Backstrom | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 16:02 | 2:37 | 1:03 | 19:42 |
| 21 B. Laich | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13:38 | 2:37 | 3:10 | 19:25 |
| 9 M. Knuble | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13:00 | 1:56 | 0:00 | 14:56 |
| 24 S. Walker | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9:35 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:35 |
| 25 J. Chimera | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 13:48 | 0:00 | 2:15 | 16:03 |
| 27 S. Morrisonn | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 16:22 | 0:00 | 1:45 | 18:07 |
| 28 A. Semin | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:29 | 2:37 | 1:57 | 19:03 |
| 20 D. Steckel | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:18 | 0:00 | 3:27 | 12:45 |
| 52 M. Green | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 18:48 | 4:33 | 3:05 | 26:26 |
| 55 J. Schultz | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 16:36 | 0:00 | 3:19 | 19:55 |
| 74 J. Carlson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 14:21 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:21 |
| 77 J. Corvo | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:30 | 4:29 | 2:03 | 25:02 |
| CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 5 B. Pothier | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 18:56 | 3:11 | 2:27 | 24:34 |
| 32 Z. Boychuk | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10:24 | 0:57 | 0:00 | 11:21 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:33 | 3:42 | 0:29 | 20:44 |
| 13 R. Whitney | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:59 | 4:09 | 0:06 | 21:14 |
| 14 S. Samsonov | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 12:01 | 0:02 | 0:00 | 12:03 |
| 15 T. Ruutu | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12:54 | 3:04 | 0:00 | 15:58 |
| 16 B. Sutter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 12:18 | 4:04 | 2:27 | 18:49 |
| 17 R. Brind'Amour | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 11:27 | 2:19 | 0:00 | 13:46 |
| 25 J. Pitkanen | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:21 | 5:51 | 0:16 | 29:28 |
| 72 E. Cole | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:48 | 2:40 | 2:04 | 14:32 |
| 3 B. Carson | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 16:05 | 1:40 | 0:00 | 17:45 |
| 4 J. McBain | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 19:57 | 5:32 | 0:00 | 25:29 |
| 25 T. Kostopoulos | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 10:46 | 0:02 | 0:00 | 10:48 |
| 36 J. Jokinen | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:05 | 4:15 | 0:00 | 16:20 |
| 39 P. Dwyer | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:16 | 0:00 | 2:00 | 12:16 |
| 44 J. Harrison | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 15:06 | 0:00 | 2:29 | 17:35 |
| 54 A. Picard | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:48 | 0:02 | 3:54 | 11:44 |
| 59 C. LaRose | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 13:09 | 0:00 | 2:00 | 15:09 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 18144 |
| Referees | Tom Kowal, Steve Kozari |
| Linesmen | Darren Gibbs, Jonny Murray |
