

| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 03:11 | ATL | Ilya Kovalchuk Wrist Shot - Assists: K. Tkachuk & J. Sim |
| 08:33 | ATL | Pascal Dupuis Wrist Shot - Assists: B. Larsen |
| 2nd Period | ||
| none | ||
| 3rd Period | ||
| 00:59 | ATL | Marian Hossa Wrist Shot - Assists: E. Belanger |
| 02:35 | CAR | PPG - Anson Carter Wrist Shot - Assists: C. Stillman & E. Staal |
| 09:58 | ATL | Eric Belanger Slap Shot - Assists: A. Sutton & V. Kozlov |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 10:30 | CAR | Josef Vasicek : Hooking - 2 min |
| 13:15 | ATL | Garnet Exelby : Roughing - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 01:31 | CAR | David Tanabe : Hooking - 2 min |
| 04:13 | ATL | Bobby Holik : Holding - 2 min |
| 04:32 | ATL | Niclas Havelid : Hooking - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 01:21 | ATL | Vyacheslav Kozlov : Tripping - 2 min |
| 03:11 | CAR | Cory Stillman : Hooking - 2 min |
| 05:19 | CAR | Andrew Hutchinson : Tripping - 2 min |
| 06:46 | CAR | Justin Williams : Interference - 2 min |
| 15:15 | ATL | Ilya Kovalchuk : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 15:15 | ATL | Ilya Kovalchuk : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 15:42 | ATL | Pascal Dupuis : Broken stick - 2 min |
| 16:54 | CAR | Anson Carter : Unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 min |
| 16:54 | ATL | Andy Sutton : Interference - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
ATL |
9 | 11 | 8 | 28 |
CAR |
8 | 8 | 17 | 33 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
ATL |
1 J. Hedberg (W) | 21 - 21 | 10 - 11 | 1 - 1 | 32 - 33 | 0.970 | 59:57 |
CAR |
30 C. Ward (L) | 15 - 19 | 6 - 6 | 3 - 3 | 24 - 28 | 0.857 | 59:56 |
| Skater Stats |
ATL |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 34 G. Exelby | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16:33 | 0:03 | 2:50 | 19:26 |
| 7 G. De Vries | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:40 | 3:41 | 4:20 | 24:41 |
| 7 K. Tkachuk | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:19 | 4:33 | 0:09 | 15:01 |
| 9 P. Dupuis | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11:35 | 0:52 | 3:00 | 15:27 |
| 13 V. Kozlov | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11:21 | 5:44 | 0:00 | 17:05 |
| 16 J. Sim | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8:36 | 0:14 | 0:00 | 8:50 |
| 16 B. Holik | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11:12 | 0:03 | 0:14 | 11:29 |
| 17 I. Kovalchuk | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11:40 | 4:50 | 0:10 | 16:40 |
| 81 M. Hossa | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 9:59 | 5:02 | 2:45 | 17:46 |
| 19 S. Mellanby | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:34 | 3:52 | 0:05 | 14:31 |
| 20 E. Belanger | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12:07 | 3:25 | 5:05 | 20:37 |
| 19 J. Slater | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:25 | 0:56 | 0:00 | 8:21 |
| 25 A. Sutton | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13:26 | 0:10 | 2:15 | 15:51 |
| 28 N. Havelid | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11:47 | 5:19 | 4:23 | 21:29 |
| 29 B. Larsen | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:07 | 0:00 | 4:06 | 14:13 |
| 34 S. Hnidy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:48 | 2:49 | 0:04 | 15:41 |
| 36 E. Boulton | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:08 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:08 |
| 77 A. Zhitnik | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:46 | 5:42 | 4:54 | 21:22 |
CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 44 D. Seidenberg | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 7 | 14:48 | 3:26 | 3:35 | 21:49 |
| 5 F. Kaberle | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 12:39 | 0:00 | 1:37 | 14:16 |
| 7 N. Wallin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 14:37 | 1:00 | 5:13 | 20:50 |
| 14 J. Williams | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 12:38 | 4:25 | 2:37 | 19:40 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 13:24 | 7:07 | 1:13 | 21:44 |
| 13 R. Whitney | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 12:12 | 4:46 | 0:59 | 17:57 |
| 17 R. Brind'Amour | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 12:35 | 5:25 | 4:19 | 22:19 |
| 19 T. Letowski | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 8:47 | 0:20 | 0:28 | 9:35 |
| 23 M. Commodore | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 13:48 | 0:07 | 4:49 | 18:44 |
| 24 S. Walker | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 9:55 | 3:48 | 1:20 | 15:03 |
| 72 E. Cole | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 11:20 | 4:31 | 1:00 | 16:51 |
| 27 C. Adams | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7:00 | 0:00 | 2:23 | 9:23 |
| 8 A. Hutchinson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12:26 | 4:39 | 0:22 | 17:27 |
| 45 D. Tanabe | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 13:39 | 1:45 | 3:05 | 18:29 |
| 59 C. LaRose | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 8:22 | 0:59 | 3:12 | 12:33 |
| 61 C. Stillman | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 9:44 | 4:01 | 0:01 | 13:46 |
| 63 J. Vasicek | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 8:16 | 0:33 | 0:42 | 9:31 |
| 77 A. Carter | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 8:51 | 0:53 | 0:00 | 9:44 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 17158 |
| Referees | Mike Hasenfratz, Don VanMassenhoven |
| Linesmen | Shane Heyer, Jay Sharrers |