| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 14:32 | CAR | Jussi Jokinen (20) Tip-In - Assists: J. Pitkanen (30) & R. Whitney (27) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 09:25 | NYI | SHG - Frans Nielsen (8) Snap Shot - Assists: B. Comeau (9) |
| 15:36 | CAR | Patrick Dwyer (5) Tip-In - Assists: B. Sutter (12) & Z. Boychuk (3) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 19:00 | CAR | Joni Pitkanen (3) Wrist Shot - Assists: none |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 09:37 | NYI | Richard Park : Interference - 2 min |
| 11:23 | CAR | Joe Corvo : Holding - 2 min |
| 18:15 | NYI | Frans Nielsen : Hooking - 2 min |
| 19:35 | CAR | Sergei Samsonov : Hooking - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 01:09 | CAR | Tom Kostopoulos : Tripping - 2 min |
| 06:58 | NYI | Andrew MacDonald : Tripping - 2 min |
| 09:12 | NYI | Mark Streit : Roughing - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 06:45 | CAR | Joni Pitkanen : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 11:16 | CAR | Aaron Ward : Slashing - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
 CAR |
8 | 9 | 8 | 25 |
 NYI |
11 | 13 | 11 | 35 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
| CAR |
35 J. Peters (W) | 26 - 26 | 7 - 7 | 1 - 2 | 34 - 35 | 0.971 | 59:54 |
| NYI |
39 R. DiPietro (L) | 19 - 22 | 3 - 3 | 0 - 0 | 22 - 25 | 0.880 | 59:54 |
| Skater Stats |
| CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 A. Ward | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14:04 | 0:00 | 2:10 | 16:14 |
| 6 T. Gleason | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:35 | 2:18 | 5:15 | 22:08 |
| 7 M. Cullen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 11:35 | 4:45 | 3:51 | 20:11 |
| 32 Z. Boychuk | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:08 | 0:52 | 0:00 | 9:00 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13:54 | 4:31 | 0:47 | 19:12 |
| 13 R. Whitney | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14:26 | 4:28 | 0:00 | 18:54 |
| 14 S. Samsonov | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 11:28 | 2:36 | 0:07 | 14:11 |
| 16 B. Sutter | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9:34 | 3:18 | 2:50 | 15:42 |
| 17 R. Brind'Amour | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:22 | 1:48 | 0:00 | 11:10 |
| 18 S. Yelle | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:26 | 0:02 | 3:09 | 12:37 |
| 23 S. Goertzen | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:47 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:47 |
| 25 J. Pitkanen | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20:46 | 4:03 | 2:17 | 27:06 |
| 3 B. Carson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:44 | 0:00 | 0:23 | 11:07 |
| 25 T. Kostopoulos | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12:09 | 0:00 | 3:11 | 15:20 |
| 36 J. Jokinen | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14:14 | 3:43 | 0:00 | 17:57 |
| 39 P. Dwyer | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10:22 | 0:00 | 2:59 | 13:21 |
| 41 A. Alberts | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:28 | 0:00 | 3:51 | 15:19 |
| 77 J. Corvo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17:20 | 3:06 | 3:24 | 23:50 |
| NYI |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 M. Streit | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 14:32 | 6:52 | 2:10 | 23:34 |
| 47 T. Hunter | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:49 | 3:03 | 0:00 | 13:52 |
| 27 B. Gervais | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:14 | 2:55 | 3:07 | 20:16 |
| 12 R. Park | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8:01 | 0:08 | 3:15 | 11:24 |
| 13 R. Schremp | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:01 | 2:45 | 0:00 | 14:46 |
| 10 J. Tambellini | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:11 | 0:33 | 0:00 | 5:44 |
| 16 J. Sim | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:44 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:44 |
| 20 S. Bergenheim | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 15:34 | 0:00 | 2:51 | 18:25 |
| 21 K. Okposo | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 14:21 | 4:29 | 2:52 | 21:42 |
| 25 A. Sutton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 16:55 | 1:55 | 3:57 | 22:47 |
| 26 M. Moulson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 13:10 | 4:13 | 0:00 | 17:23 |
| 24 F. Meyer | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:15 | 0:00 | 1:53 | 14:08 |
| 47 A. MacDonald | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 20:07 | 5:05 | 3:03 | 28:15 |
| 51 F. Nielsen | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12:30 | 3:15 | 1:43 | 17:28 |
| 56 D. Kohn | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:48 | 0:00 | 0:02 | 10:50 |
| 14 B. Comeau | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 11:07 | 0:00 | 3:31 | 14:38 |
| 91 J. Tavares | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 11:32 | 4:14 | 0:00 | 15:46 |
| 93 D. Weight | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7:25 | 3:59 | 0:00 | 11:24 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 12709 |
| Referees | Justin StPierre, Eric Furlatt |
| Linesmen | Michel Cormier, Shane Heyer |
| 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 |
