

| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 04:48 | CAR | Chad LaRose Wrist Shot - Assists: G. Wesley & A. Ladd |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 03:35 | CAR | Josef Vasicek Tip-In - Assists: T. Gleason & C. Adams |
| 04:53 | CAR | Ray Whitney Slap Shot - Assists: R. Brind'Amour & J. Williams |
| 08:09 | CAR | Rod Brind'Amour Tip-In - Assists: G. Wesley & R. Whitney |
| 10:42 | NJD | David Clarkson Slap Shot - Assists: Z. Parise & A. Greene |
| 16:58 | CAR | Chad LaRose Slap Shot - Assists: A. Ladd & J. Vasicek |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 07:58 | CAR | PPG - Scott Walker Slap Shot - Assists: E. Cole & F. Kaberle |
| 12:37 | CAR | PPG - Tim Gleason Slap Shot - Assists: M. Commodore & J. Vasicek |
| 13:23 | NJD | Travis Zajac Backhand - Assists: D. Clarkson & B. Rafalski |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 13:52 | NJD | Erik Rasmussen : Interference - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 14:44 | NJD | Brad Lukowich : Delaying Game-Puck over glass - 2 min |
| 19:26 | CAR | Ray Whitney : Tripping - 2 min |
| 20:00 | CAR | Mike Commodore : Roughing - 2 min |
| 20:00 | NJD | David Clarkson : Roughing - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 02:05 | CAR | David Tanabe : Hooking - 2 min |
| 05:59 | NJD | Jamie Langenbrunner : Elbowing - 2 min |
| 10:41 | NJD | Jamie Langenbrunner served by Cam Janssen : Unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 min |
| 10:41 | NJD | Jamie Langenbrunner : Misconduct (10 min) - 0 min |
| 10:41 | NJD | Scott Gomez : Hooking - 2 min |
| 13:27 | CAR | Craig Adams : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 13:27 | NJD | Johnny Oduya : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 13:56 | NJD | Cam Janssen served by Erik Rasmussen : Unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 min |
| 13:56 | NJD | Cam Janssen : Elbowing - 2 min |
| 13:56 | CAR | Scott Walker : Roughing - 2 min |
| 15:20 | CAR | Andrew Ladd : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 15:20 | CAR | Andrew Ladd : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 18:04 | CAR | Glen Wesley : Holding - 2 min |
| 19:48 | NJD | Mike Rupp : Too many men/ice - bench - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
CAR |
7 | 14 | 9 | 30 |
NJD |
4 | 6 | 10 | 20 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
CAR |
37 J. Grahame (W) | 12 - 14 | 5 - 5 | 1 - 1 | 18 - 20 | 0.900 | 59:54 |
NJD |
30 M. Brodeur (L) | 7 - 11 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 8 - 12 | 0.667 | 28:09 |
NJD |
30 S. Clemmensen | 8 - 9 | 6 - 8 | 1 - 1 | 15 - 18 | 0.833 | 31:51 |
| Skater Stats |
CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 G. Wesley | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12:31 | 0:42 | 3:21 | 16:34 |
| 5 F. Kaberle | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:01 | 4:46 | 1:01 | 18:48 |
| 7 N. Wallin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12:44 | 0:00 | 2:07 | 14:51 |
| 6 T. Gleason | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15:20 | 1:36 | 3:30 | 20:26 |
| 14 J. Williams | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13:55 | 3:07 | 3:43 | 20:45 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:26 | 2:35 | 0:00 | 15:01 |
| 13 R. Whitney | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14:58 | 4:28 | 0:14 | 19:40 |
| 16 A. Ladd | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8:30 | 2:58 | 0:00 | 11:28 |
| 17 R. Brind'Amour | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:41 | 5:06 | 3:17 | 21:04 |
| 23 M. Commodore | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15:12 | 1:01 | 2:55 | 19:08 |
| 24 S. Walker | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9:59 | 3:20 | 0:00 | 13:19 |
| 72 E. Cole | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:33 | 3:26 | 0:00 | 14:59 |
| 27 C. Adams | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5:59 | 0:57 | 2:09 | 9:05 |
| 45 D. Tanabe | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 13:07 | 5:59 | 2:07 | 21:13 |
| 59 C. LaRose | R | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9:16 | 1:42 | 3:12 | 14:10 |
| 61 C. Stillman | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9:51 | 2:21 | 0:00 | 12:12 |
| 63 J. Vasicek | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6:26 | 0:57 | 1:31 | 8:54 |
| 77 A. Carter | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:04 | 0:57 | 0:00 | 8:01 |
NJD |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 5 C. White | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 14:03 | 0:00 | 4:34 | 18:37 |
| 6 A. Greene | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:22 | 2:12 | 1:24 | 16:58 |
| 7 P. Martin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 14:29 | 3:54 | 3:07 | 21:30 |
| 11 Z. Parise | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 12:10 | 5:06 | 0:00 | 17:16 |
| 10 E. Rasmussen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 12:15 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:15 |
| 34 J. Dowd | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:13 | 0:00 | 3:00 | 10:13 |
| 15 J. Langenbrunner | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 14 | 1 | 14:06 | 2:49 | 0:06 | 17:01 |
| 27 M. Rupp | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:25 | 2:33 | 0:00 | 7:58 |
| 18 S. Brylin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 9:13 | 1:49 | 3:13 | 14:15 |
| 19 T. Zajac | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:23 | 4:22 | 0:00 | 16:45 |
| 29 J. Pandolfo | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:37 | 2:11 | 6:31 | 20:19 |
| 47 B. Lukowich | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 14:04 | 1:52 | 4:44 | 20:40 |
| 14 R. Pelley | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 9:29 | 0:17 | 3:50 | 13:36 |
| 23 S. Gomez | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 14:17 | 4:15 | 0:06 | 18:38 |
| 25 C. Janssen | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7:02 | 0:00 | 0:02 | 7:04 |
| 23 D. Clarkson | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12:01 | 3:03 | 0:00 | 15:04 |
| 28 B. Rafalski | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 16:17 | 4:57 | 2:28 | 23:42 |
| 27 J. Oduya | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 13:29 | 0:00 | 2:50 | 16:19 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 15490 |
| Referees | Kevin Pollock, Craig Spada |
| Linesmen | Brad Kovachik, Jean Morin |