| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 11:08 | CAR | PPG - Joni Pitkanen (2) Slap Shot - Assists: R. Whitney (16) & E. Staal (19) |
| 17:36 | NYR | PPG - Erik Christensen (1) Snap Shot - Assists: M. Gaborik (24) & A. Kotalik (14) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| none | ||
| 3rd Period | ||
| 11:49 | NYR | Brandon Dubinsky (7) Backhand - Assists: M. Gaborik (25) & E. Christensen (1) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 00:34 | NYR | Ryan Callahan : Hooking - 2 min |
| 09:12 | CAR | Andrew Alberts : Roughing - 2 min |
| 09:12 | NYR | Brian Boyle : Roughing - 2 min |
| 09:53 | NYR | Erik Christensen : Interference on goalkeeper - 2 min |
| 14:15 | CAR | Scott Walker : Hi stick - double minor - 4 min |
| 16:32 | CAR | Rod Brind'Amour : Hooking - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 07:59 | CAR | Tom Kostopoulos : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 07:59 | NYR | Aaron Voros : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 17:15 | CAR | Tom Kostopoulos : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 18:17 | CAR | Matt Cullen : Hooking - 2 min |
| 19:31 | NYR | Sean Avery : Slashing - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| none | ||
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
 NYR |
14 | 15 | 6 | 35 |
 CAR |
5 | 7 | 6 | 18 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
| NYR |
30 H. Lundqvist (W) | 16 - 16 | 1 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 17 - 18 | 0.944 | 60:00 |
| CAR |
30 C. Ward (L) | 23 - 24 | 10 - 11 | 0 - 0 | 33 - 35 | 0.943 | 58:50 |
| Skater Stats |
| NYR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 M. Del Zotto | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:44 | 3:50 | 0:00 | 18:34 |
| 5 D. Girardi | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18:22 | 0:00 | 3:19 | 21:41 |
| 6 W. Redden | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:02 | 0:00 | 1:10 | 15:12 |
| 10 M. Gaborik | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16:09 | 4:54 | 0:27 | 21:30 |
| 12 A. Kotalik | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10:17 | 5:06 | 0:00 | 15:23 |
| 16 S. Avery | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10:27 | 1:05 | 0:00 | 11:32 |
| 17 B. Dubinsky | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:37 | 2:43 | 1:35 | 19:55 |
| 18 M. Staal | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:12 | 0:00 | 3:19 | 23:31 |
| 20 C. Higgins | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:53 | 1:44 | 1:22 | 18:59 |
| 22 B. Boyle | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5:51 | 0:00 | 0:53 | 6:44 |
| C. Drury | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:19 | 1:44 | 2:27 | 20:30 |
| 24 R. Callahan | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15:35 | 4:54 | 0:32 | 21:01 |
| 26 E. Christensen | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15:38 | 4:49 | 0:00 | 20:27 |
| 32 M. Rozsival | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:58 | 1:22 | 1:10 | 20:30 |
| 34 A. Voros | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3:55 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 3:55 |
| 42 A. Anisimov | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:29 | 0:00 | 0:27 | 12:56 |
| 81 E. Lisin | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:13 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:13 |
| 97 M. Gilroy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:38 | 0:34 | 0:00 | 13:12 |
| CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 A. Ward | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 17:40 | 0:11 | 2:19 | 20:10 |
| 6 T. Gleason | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 15:59 | 2:12 | 4:14 | 22:25 |
| 7 N. Wallin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:33 | 0:31 | 4:14 | 19:18 |
| 7 M. Cullen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16:32 | 1:09 | 1:57 | 19:38 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:40 | 3:18 | 0:00 | 20:58 |
| 13 R. Whitney | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 16:46 | 2:59 | 0:00 | 19:45 |
| 14 S. Samsonov | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:17 | 1:04 | 0:00 | 12:21 |
| 15 T. Ruutu | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 16:00 | 3:00 | 0:00 | 19:00 |
| 16 B. Sutter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 16:45 | 0:56 | 0:41 | 18:22 |
| 17 R. Brind'Amour | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3:43 | 0:11 | 0:13 | 4:07 |
| 18 S. Yelle | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:52 | 0:00 | 4:11 | 9:03 |
| 24 S. Walker | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6:24 | 0:26 | 0:00 | 6:50 |
| 25 J. Pitkanen | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24:23 | 3:51 | 1:15 | 29:29 |
| 3 B. Carson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:10 | 0:14 | 0:00 | 15:24 |
| 25 T. Kostopoulos | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 9:27 | 0:00 | 0:50 | 10:17 |
| 36 J. Jokinen | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:03 | 1:08 | 0:00 | 16:11 |
| 39 P. Dwyer | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:59 | 0:00 | 3:12 | 15:11 |
| 41 A. Alberts | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10:16 | 0:00 | 1:04 | 11:20 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 16947 |
| Referees | Rob Martell, Dan O'Halloran |
| Linesmen | Jonny Murray, Derek Nansen |
| SKATERS: | GP | G | A | +/- | Pts |
| J. Tavares | 6 | 3 | 2 | -4 | 5 |
| M. Streit | 6 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 5 |
| K. Okposo | 6 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| C. Cizikas | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| M. Grabner | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| C. McDonald | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| M. Moulson | 6 | 2 | 1 | -4 | 3 |
| B. Boyes | 6 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| K. Aucoin | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| J. Bailey | 6 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| GOALIES: | W | L | OT | Sv% | GAA |
| K. Poulin | 0 | 0 | 0 | .933 | 1.15 |
| E. Nabokov | 2 | 4 | 2 | .842 | 4.44 |
