

| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 03:19 | CAR | PPG - Cory Stillman Wrist Shot - Assists: R. Whitney & E. Staal |
| 14:06 | PIT | John Leclair Wrist Shot - Assists: K. Koltsov & R. Jackman |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 02:06 | PIT | PPG - Sergei Gonchar Snap Shot - Assists: M. Recchi & M. Lemieux |
| 08:24 | PIT | Ziggy Palffy Tip-In - Assists: none |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 12:24 | CAR | PPG - Rod Brind'Amour Wrist Shot - Assists: R. Whitney & C. Stillman |
| 13:54 | CAR | Glen Wesley Tip-In - Assists: C. Stillman & E. Staal |
| 16:46 | CAR | PPG - Ray Whitney Wrist Shot - Assists: C. Stillman & E. Staal |
| 19:26 | CAR | EN - Justin Williams Wrist Shot - Assists: E. Staal & F. Kaberle |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 01:33 | PIT | Brooks Orpik : Hooking - 2 min |
| 02:41 | PIT | Rico Fata : Holding - 2 min |
| 03:29 | PIT | Brooks Orpik : Boarding - 2 min |
| 15:16 | PIT | Sidney Crosby : Roughing - 2 min |
| 15:16 | CAR | Josef Vasicek : Roughing - 2 min |
| 15:16 | CAR | Josef Vasicek : Roughing - 2 min |
| 19:14 | CAR | Glen Wesley : Hooking - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 00:12 | CAR | Niclas Wallin : Interference - 2 min |
| 00:48 | CAR | Rod Brind'Amour : Delay of game - 2 min |
| 09:05 | PIT | Lasse Pirjeta : Boarding - 2 min |
| 13:29 | CAR | Niclas Wallin : Slashing - 2 min |
| 16:22 | PIT | Ryan Malone : Interference on goalkeeper - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 05:55 | CAR | Cory Stillman : Elbowing - 2 min |
| 09:53 | PIT | Mark Recchi : Tripping - 2 min |
| 10:53 | PIT | Ryan Malone : Hooking - 2 min |
| 16:14 | PIT | Sidney Crosby : Interference - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
CAR |
9 | 5 | 19 | 33 |
PIT |
9 | 15 | 4 | 28 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
CAR |
29 M. Gerber (W) | 20 - 22 | 5 - 6 | 0 - 0 | 25 - 28 | 0.893 | 59:45 |
PIT |
35 S. Caron (L) | 14 - 15 | 11 - 14 | 3 - 3 | 28 - 32 | 0.875 | 59:16 |
| Skater Stats |
CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 G. Wesley | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11:50 | 0:00 | 3:49 | 15:39 |
| 4 A. Ward | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 10:22 | 0:00 | 5:20 | 15:42 |
| 5 F. Kaberle | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 10:47 | 4:09 | 1:03 | 15:59 |
| 6 B. Hedican | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:50 | 0:30 | 5:51 | 22:11 |
| 7 N. Wallin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17:11 | 0:30 | 2:27 | 20:08 |
| 7 M. Cullen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 11:05 | 6:20 | 1:14 | 18:39 |
| 14 J. Williams | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13:10 | 3:47 | 3:40 | 20:37 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 11:56 | 6:49 | 0:00 | 18:45 |
| 13 R. Whitney | L | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 10:08 | 7:05 | 0:00 | 17:13 |
| 17 K. Adams | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8:54 | 0:00 | 4:50 | 13:44 |
| 17 R. Brind'Amour | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12:29 | 6:54 | 4:26 | 23:49 |
| 26 M. Zigomanis | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2:27 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2:27 |
| 17 R. Vrbata | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6:53 | 0:23 | 0:00 | 7:16 |
| 72 E. Cole | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:28 | 3:48 | 3:56 | 20:12 |
| 15 N. Nordgren | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 3:10 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 3:10 |
| 61 C. Stillman | L | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10:34 | 6:49 | 0:00 | 17:23 |
| 63 J. Vasicek | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13:29 | 3:47 | 0:00 | 17:16 |
| 28 O. Tverdovsky | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:41 | 4:10 | 1:31 | 17:22 |
PIT |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 33 S. Poapst | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:28 | 0:00 | 6:07 | 15:35 |
| 7 R. Scuderi | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:10 | 0:00 | 4:42 | 15:52 |
| 28 M. Recchi | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 11:57 | 7:44 | 4:19 | 24:00 |
| 27 R. Fata | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12:20 | 0:24 | 4:08 | 16:52 |
| 10 J. Leclair | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9:48 | 3:59 | 0:00 | 13:47 |
| 11 L. Pirjeta | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9:49 | 0:51 | 0:00 | 10:40 |
| 12 R. Malone | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13:30 | 2:11 | 2:16 | 17:57 |
| 18 M. Murley | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3:56 | 0:00 | 3:35 | 7:31 |
| 5 R. Jackman | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13:58 | 6:09 | 3:44 | 23:51 |
| 24 L. Odelein | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 10:25 | 1:57 | 6:03 | 18:25 |
| 25 M. Talbot | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:37 | 0:00 | 4:35 | 9:12 |
| 33 Z. Palffy | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:20 | 2:02 | 0:00 | 16:22 |
| 37 R. Vandenbussche | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:37 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 3:37 |
| 44 B. Orpik | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16:04 | 0:38 | 1:08 | 17:50 |
| 55 S. Gonchar | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 17:01 | 9:22 | 0:14 | 26:37 |
| 66 M. Lemieux | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 12:32 | 7:44 | 0:15 | 20:31 |
| 71 K. Koltsov | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9:13 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:13 |
| 87 S. Crosby | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 2 | 11:46 | 6:59 | 0:00 | 18:45 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 16420 |
| Referees | Dave Jackson, Chris Rooney |
| Linesmen | Derek Amell, Brad Kovachik |