

| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 02:10 | FLA | PPG - Jozef Stumpel Backhand - Assists: O. Jokinen & M. Van Ryn |
| 07:53 | FLA | Jozef Stumpel Tip-In - Assists: N. Horton & O. Jokinen |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 02:35 | CAR | David Tanabe Slap Shot - Assists: E. Staal & R. Whitney |
| 11:31 | FLA | Chris Gratton Slap Shot - Assists: J. Kolnik & J. Bouwmeester |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 12:33 | CAR | SHG - Rod Brind'Amour Slap Shot - Assists: J. Williams & M. Commodore |
| 16:35 | CAR | Chad LaRose Tip-In - Assists: C. Stillman & F. Kaberle |
| OT Period | ||
| 01:30 | CAR | PPG - Ray Whitney Slap Shot - Assists: R. Brind'Amour & C. Stillman |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 00:28 | CAR | Cam Ward served by Ray Whitney : Delaying Game-Puck over glass - 2 min |
| 12:03 | FLA | Bryan Allen : Interference - 2 min |
| 14:44 | FLA | Alexei Semenov : Interference - 2 min |
| 16:13 | FLA | Mike Van Ryn : Hooking - 2 min |
| 20:00 | CAR | Frantisek Kaberle : Hooking - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 03:39 | FLA | Bryan Allen : Hooking - 2 min |
| 09:26 | CAR | Niclas Wallin : Interference - 2 min |
| 12:05 | CAR | Justin Williams : Roughing - 2 min |
| 12:05 | FLA | Chris Gratton : Roughing - 2 min |
| 12:05 | FLA | Chris Gratton served by Alexei Semenov : Roughing - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 07:46 | CAR | Ray Whitney : Unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 min |
| 11:46 | CAR | Frantisek Kaberle : Holding - 2 min |
| 14:34 | FLA | Mike Van Ryn : Holding - 2 min |
| OT Period | ||
| 01:06 | FLA | Bryan Allen : Hooking - 2 min |
| 01:06 | FLA | Ed Belfour served by Martin Gelinas : Unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T |
CAR |
11 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 37 |
FLA |
11 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 31 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
CAR |
30 C. Ward (W) | 18 - 20 | 10 - 11 | 0 - 0 | 28 - 31 | 0.903 | 61:29 |
FLA |
20 E. Belfour (L) | 19 - 21 | 9 - 10 | 5 - 6 | 33 - 37 | 0.892 | 61:30 |
| Skater Stats |
CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 44 D. Seidenberg | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:15 | 6:37 | 4:08 | 25:00 |
| 5 F. Kaberle | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13:08 | 1:24 | 0:08 | 14:40 |
| 7 N. Wallin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 14:34 | 0:17 | 3:58 | 18:49 |
| 6 T. Gleason | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 8:35 | 0:12 | 2:41 | 11:28 |
| 14 J. Williams | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11:46 | 4:13 | 4:13 | 20:12 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13:03 | 7:41 | 0:34 | 21:18 |
| 13 R. Whitney | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13:39 | 6:43 | 0:00 | 20:22 |
| 16 A. Ladd | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 7:43 | 3:26 | 0:00 | 11:09 |
| 17 R. Brind'Amour | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 12:47 | 6:43 | 3:58 | 23:28 |
| 19 T. Letowski | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 6:18 | 0:05 | 2:19 | 8:42 |
| 23 M. Commodore | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16:14 | 0:00 | 5:44 | 21:58 |
| 72 E. Cole | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9:57 | 5:57 | 0:56 | 16:50 |
| 27 C. Adams | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4:42 | 0:15 | 2:48 | 7:45 |
| 45 D. Tanabe | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:54 | 2:32 | 2:46 | 19:12 |
| 59 C. LaRose | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8:46 | 0:30 | 3:37 | 12:53 |
| 61 C. Stillman | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:12 | 5:03 | 0:07 | 17:22 |
| 63 J. Vasicek | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:02 | 2:43 | 0:52 | 13:37 |
| 77 A. Carter | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:06 | 5:05 | 0:00 | 12:11 |
FLA |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 19 J. Bouwmeester | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 17:22 | 6:19 | 6:11 | 29:52 |
| 55 B. Allen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 17:21 | 0:18 | 3:08 | 20:47 |
| 5 S. Montador | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:12 | 0:00 | 2:20 | 12:32 |
| 9 S. Weiss | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 8:55 | 4:36 | 2:51 | 16:22 |
| 11 G. Campbell | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 8:07 | 0:00 | 3:24 | 11:31 |
| 12 O. Jokinen | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13:40 | 7:07 | 0:00 | 20:47 |
| 13 J. Kolnik | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 7:08 | 4:54 | 0:00 | 12:02 |
| 15 J. Stumpel | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10:34 | 4:18 | 5:12 | 20:04 |
| 18 N. Horton | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12:29 | 4:18 | 0:00 | 16:47 |
| 18 V. Peltonen | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 11:11 | 0:23 | 3:24 | 14:58 |
| 21 A. Semenov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9:35 | 2:29 | 0:27 | 12:31 |
| 23 M. Gelinas | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 8:21 | 5:01 | 0:00 | 13:22 |
| 24 R. Salei | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:00 | 2:50 | 6:27 | 22:17 |
| 26 M. Van Ryn | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 2 | 12:49 | 3:20 | 4:17 | 20:26 |
| 38 J. Sprukts | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:36 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:36 |
| 7 D. Booth | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:34 | 0:00 | 2:23 | 11:57 |
| 77 C. Gratton | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9:16 | 0:23 | 0:00 | 9:39 |
| 85 R. Olesz | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:59 | 2:14 | 5:40 | 17:53 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 17878 |
| Referees | Paul Devorski, Rob Martell |
| Linesmen | Derek Amell, Pierre Champoux |