

| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 15:07 | CAR | Justin Williams Snap Shot - Assists: E. Staal & J. Grahame |
| 17:47 | CAR | Mike Commodore Tip-In - Assists: R. Brind'Amour & R. Whitney |
| 2nd Period | ||
| none | ||
| 3rd Period | ||
| 08:06 | ATL | SHG - Garnet Exelby Slap Shot - Assists: M. Hossa & V. Kozlov |
| 13:25 | CAR | Justin Williams Snap Shot - Assists: F. Kaberle |
| 19:52 | CAR | EN - Ray Whitney Wrist Shot - Assists: R. Brind'Amour |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 12:49 | CAR | Eric Staal : Interference - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 03:49 | ATL | Scott Mellanby : Tripping - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 04:15 | CAR | David Tanabe : Roughing - 2 min |
| 04:15 | ATL | Vyacheslav Kozlov : Roughing - 2 min |
| 06:40 | ATL | Jim Slater : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 09:10 | ATL | Jon Sim : Roughing - 2 min |
| 09:10 | CAR | Tim Gleason : Roughing - 2 min |
| 11:17 | CAR | Frantisek Kaberle : Hooking - 2 min |
| 14:32 | ATL | Eric Belanger : Slashing - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
CAR |
13 | 6 | 9 | 28 |
ATL |
9 | 7 | 13 | 29 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
CAR |
37 J. Grahame (W) | 25 - 25 | 0 - 0 | 3 - 4 | 28 - 29 | 0.966 | 59:53 |
ATL |
32 K. Lehtonen (L) | 20 - 23 | 3 - 3 | 1 - 1 | 24 - 27 | 0.889 | 58:03 |
| Skater Stats |
CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 G. Wesley | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:49 | 0:02 | 2:35 | 13:26 |
| 5 F. Kaberle | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8:37 | 1:49 | 0:03 | 10:29 |
| 6 B. Hedican | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:51 | 1:27 | 0:00 | 20:18 |
| 7 N. Wallin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:01 | 0:21 | 1:22 | 15:44 |
| 6 T. Gleason | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14:21 | 0:49 | 1:25 | 16:35 |
| 14 J. Williams | R | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16:11 | 3:17 | 2:17 | 21:45 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18:38 | 4:31 | 0:00 | 23:09 |
| 13 R. Whitney | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13:53 | 2:41 | 0:00 | 16:34 |
| 16 A. Ladd | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15:35 | 1:51 | 0:00 | 17:26 |
| 17 R. Brind'Amour | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 18:57 | 1:58 | 2:40 | 23:35 |
| 23 M. Commodore | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14:11 | 0:12 | 2:38 | 17:01 |
| 24 S. Walker | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:45 | 0:02 | 0:00 | 10:47 |
| 27 C. Adams | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:11 | 0:00 | 1:31 | 8:42 |
| 45 D. Tanabe | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19:00 | 3:38 | 0:00 | 22:38 |
| 59 C. LaRose | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5:05 | 0:00 | 1:32 | 6:37 |
| 61 C. Stillman | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:46 | 2:20 | 0:00 | 12:06 |
| 63 J. Vasicek | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:20 | 1:49 | 0:00 | 15:09 |
| 77 A. Carter | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 15:48 | 3:13 | 0:00 | 19:01 |
ATL |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 34 G. Exelby | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18:25 | 0:26 | 2:28 | 21:19 |
| 5 S. McCarthy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 13:01 | 2:40 | 0:00 | 15:41 |
| 7 G. De Vries | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 19:43 | 0:56 | 3:03 | 23:42 |
| 11 J. Vigier | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:59 | 0:00 | 2:45 | 10:44 |
| 13 V. Kozlov | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 14:40 | 2:42 | 2:14 | 19:36 |
| 16 J. Sim | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 12:21 | 1:18 | 0:02 | 13:41 |
| 16 B. Holik | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 12:12 | 2:34 | 0:52 | 15:38 |
| 17 I. Kovalchuk | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 19:57 | 3:30 | 0:02 | 23:29 |
| 81 M. Hossa | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 18:11 | 2:42 | 2:21 | 23:14 |
| 19 S. Mellanby | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 8:23 | 1:22 | 0:00 | 9:45 |
| 20 E. Belanger | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 19:26 | 0:52 | 2:09 | 22:27 |
| 19 J. Slater | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 14:45 | 0:26 | 0:36 | 15:47 |
| 25 A. Sutton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 19:17 | 0:00 | 2:57 | 22:14 |
| 28 N. Havelid | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 18:22 | 1:08 | 3:32 | 23:02 |
| 29 B. Larsen | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4:59 | 0:00 | 0:59 | 5:58 |
| 34 S. Hnidy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:50 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:50 |
| 36 E. Boulton | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:48 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:48 |
| 39 N. Kapanen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3:21 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 3:21 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 18774 |
| Referees | Gord Dwyer, Dave Jackson |
| Linesmen | Michel Cormier, Scott Driscoll |