

| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 11:57 | NYI | PPG - Mariusz Czerkawski Tip-In - Assists: A. Yashin & O. Kvasha |
| 12:57 | NYI | Adrian Aucoin Wrist Shot - Assists: none |
| 14:19 | CAR | Jesse Boulerice Snap Shot - Assists: M. Zigomanis & J. Vasicek |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 02:13 | NYI | Mariusz Czerkawski Backhand - Assists: A. Yashin & O. Kvasha |
| 08:46 | NYI | Alexei Yashin Tip-In - Assists: M. Czerkawski & O. Kvasha |
| 09:30 | NYI | Trent Hunter Snap Shot - Assists: D. Scatchard & M. Weinhandl |
| 14:12 | NYI | Adrian Aucoin Snap Shot - Assists: T. Hunter & M. Weinhandl |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 06:01 | CAR | Jesse Boulerice Tip-In - Assists: J. Williams |
| 10:03 | CAR | Rod Brind'Amour Tip-In - Assists: C. Adams & A. Ward |
| 19:11 | CAR | Eric Staal Tip-In - Assists: none |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 00:32 | NYI | Kenny Jonsson : Interference - 2 min |
| 11:10 | CAR | Erik Cole : Interference - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 05:55 | NYI | Kenny Jonsson : Tripping - 2 min |
| 07:54 | NYI | Michael Peca : Diving - 2 min |
| 07:54 | CAR | Radim Vrbata : Hooking - Obstruction - 2 min |
| 09:51 | NYI | Dave Scatchard : Roughing - 2 min |
| 09:51 | NYI | Roman Hamrlik : Hooking - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 10:50 | NYI | Michael Peca : Cross checking - 2 min |
| 10:50 | CAR | Sean Hill : Slashing - 2 min |
| 11:55 | CAR | Niclas Wallin : Holding - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
NYI |
12 | 9 | 6 | 27 |
CAR |
7 | 13 | 7 | 27 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
NYI |
39 R. DiPietro (W) | 18 - 22 | 4 - 4 | 1 - 1 | 23 - 27 | 0.852 | 60:00 |
CAR |
1 A. Irbe | 6 - 7 | 2 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 8 - 9 | 0.889 | 30:02 |
CAR |
1 K. Weekes (L) | 13 - 17 | 0 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 13 - 18 | 0.722 | 29:27 |
| Skater Stats |
NYI |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 33 A. Aucoin | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 21:54 | 1:27 | 4:56 | 28:17 |
| 40 R. Hamrlik | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 23:00 | 1:06 | 2:05 | 26:11 |
| 47 T. Hunter | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15:52 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:52 |
| 18 M. Weinhandl | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17:26 | 0:00 | 1:45 | 19:11 |
| 11 O. Kvasha | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:52 | 0:58 | 3:17 | 19:07 |
| 20 S. Webb | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4:37 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4:37 |
| 29 M. Czerkawski | R | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11:36 | 1:22 | 0:00 | 12:58 |
| 4 R. Martinek | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:17 | 0:00 | 1:04 | 7:21 |
| 26 J. Papineau | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:58 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:58 |
| 19 M. Peca | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 4 | 2 | 16:57 | 0:54 | 3:06 | 20:57 |
| 3 K. Jonsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22:42 | 1:20 | 1:26 | 25:28 |
| 33 E. Cairns | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:34 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:34 |
| 10 M. Parrish | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 18:49 | 1:01 | 1:34 | 21:24 |
| 38 D. Scatchard | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 16:50 | 0:56 | 0:17 | 18:03 |
| 6 J. Niinimaa | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:27 | 1:41 | 2:30 | 24:38 |
| 45 A. Asham | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:29 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4:29 |
| 77 C. Ronning | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5:34 | 0:29 | 0:00 | 6:03 |
| 79 A. Yashin | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12:22 | 1:46 | 0:00 | 14:08 |
CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 G. Wesley | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 12:20 | 2:23 | 0:47 | 15:30 |
| 4 A. Ward | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:08 | 0:27 | 1:09 | 18:44 |
| 6 B. Hedican | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 18:04 | 2:49 | 1:09 | 22:02 |
| 7 N. Wallin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 20:08 | 0:01 | 0:00 | 20:09 |
| 14 J. Williams | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:53 | 2:18 | 0:27 | 14:38 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 15:39 | 2:34 | 0:00 | 18:13 |
| 17 K. Adams | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 13:33 | 0:01 | 1:09 | 14:43 |
| 18 R. Bayda | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 12:37 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:37 |
| 17 R. Brind'Amour | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18:07 | 3:25 | 1:38 | 23:10 |
| 26 M. Zigomanis | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:29 | 1:18 | 0:00 | 8:47 |
| 17 R. Vrbata | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 10:31 | 2:24 | 0:00 | 12:55 |
| 6 S. Hill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 19:22 | 5:32 | 1:52 | 26:46 |
| 72 E. Cole | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16:24 | 2:59 | 0:15 | 19:38 |
| 27 C. Adams | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:51 | 0:00 | 0:56 | 15:47 |
| 36 J. Boulerice | R | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13:46 | 0:01 | 0:00 | 13:47 |
| 52 A. Rourke | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:42 | 0:48 | 0:51 | 17:21 |
| 63 J. Vasicek | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 17:56 | 3:00 | 0:00 | 20:56 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 15258 |
| Referees | Jay Sharrers, Craig Spada |
| Linesmen | Jonny Murray, Tim Nowak |