

| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 14:43 | CAR | Zach Boychuk (4) Wrist Shot - Assists: E. Staal (27) & E. Cole (14) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 00:31 | NYI | Michael Grabner (15) Backhand - Assists: F. Nielsen (16) & A. MacDonald (16) |
| 05:55 | CAR | Eric Staal (24) Snap Shot - Assists: E. Cole (15) |
| 07:23 | CAR | Eric Staal (25) Slap Shot - Assists: J. Corvo (19) & T. Gleason (10) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 15:05 | CAR | Brandon Sutter (11) Backhand - Assists: J. Tlusty (3) & J. Jokinen (26) |
| 18:39 | NYI | Andrew MacDonald (1) Snap Shot - Assists: M. Grabner (6) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 04:13 | NYI | Travis Hamonic : Too many men/ice - bench - 2 min |
| 08:15 | CAR | Eric Staal : Cross checking - 2 min |
| 16:11 | NYI | Blake Comeau : Tripping - 2 min |
| 16:19 | CAR | Jeff Skinner : Slashing - 2 min |
| 16:19 | NYI | Andrew MacDonald : Slashing - 2 min |
| 19:16 | NYI | Matt Moulson : Cross checking - 2 min |
| 19:16 | CAR | Ryan Carter : Roughing - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 04:07 | NYI | Zenon Konopka : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 04:07 | CAR | Troy Bodie : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 14:23 | CAR | Jiri Tlusty : Hooking - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 12:34 | NYI | Rob Schremp : Too many men/ice - bench - 2 min |
| 18:29 | CAR | Eric Staal : Interference on goalkeeper - 2 min |
| 18:29 | NYI | Rob Schremp : Slashing - 2 min |
| 19:44 | NYI | PA Parenteau : Interference - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
CAR |
14 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
NYI |
6 | 13 | 6 | 25 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
CAR |
30 C. Ward (W) | 19 - 21 | 2 - 2 | 2 - 2 | 23 - 25 | 0.920 | 60:00 |
NYI |
39 R. DiPietro (L) | 19 - 23 | 8 - 8 | 0 - 0 | 27 - 31 | 0.871 | 59:23 |
| Skater Stats |
CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 J. McBain | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 20:07 | 0:39 | 0:16 | 21:02 |
| 6 T. Gleason | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:00 | 0:54 | 1:54 | 20:48 |
| 18 I. White | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:21 | 1:42 | 2:32 | 17:35 |
| 32 Z. Boychuk | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14:05 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:05 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15:02 | 4:41 | 0:48 | 20:31 |
| 14 S. Samsonov | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:08 | 1:36 | 0:00 | 9:44 |
| 15 T. Ruutu | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:35 | 4:33 | 0:07 | 18:15 |
| 16 B. Sutter | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:40 | 0:55 | 1:31 | 16:06 |
| 19 J. Tlusty | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11:08 | 0:07 | 0:00 | 11:15 |
| 50 T. Bodie | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7:07 | 0:00 | 0:25 | 7:32 |
| 25 J. Pitkanen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 18:55 | 4:50 | 0:16 | 24:01 |
| 72 E. Cole | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 15:32 | 1:12 | 0:48 | 17:32 |
| 20 R. Carter | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8:42 | 0:00 | 0:56 | 9:38 |
| 36 J. Jokinen | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15:53 | 2:55 | 1:43 | 20:31 |
| 44 J. Harrison | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12:44 | 0:00 | 1:50 | 14:34 |
| 53 J. Skinner | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10:57 | 2:26 | 0:07 | 13:30 |
| 59 C. LaRose | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:08 | 0:07 | 1:35 | 13:50 |
| 77 J. Corvo | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:21 | 4:27 | 1:12 | 22:00 |
NYI |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 27 B. Gervais | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 14:38 | 0:10 | 1:32 | 16:20 |
| 12 J. Bailey | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 11:53 | 2:13 | 2:14 | 16:20 |
| 15 P. Parenteau | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 15:34 | 1:40 | 0:00 | 17:14 |
| 17 M. Martin | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:42 | 0:07 | 0:32 | 9:21 |
| 21 K. Okposo | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:14 | 1:40 | 0:30 | 14:24 |
| 4 R. Martinek | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 16:33 | 0:00 | 0:10 | 16:43 |
| 26 M. Moulson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 14:10 | 1:40 | 0:10 | 16:00 |
| 28 Z. Konopka | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 7:56 | 0:07 | 0:26 | 8:29 |
| 3 T. Hamonic | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17:48 | 2:13 | 1:57 | 21:58 |
| 37 J. Colliton | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 8:05 | 0:07 | 0:41 | 8:53 |
| 38 J. Hillen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 16:26 | 0:07 | 4:54 | 21:27 |
| 40 M. Grabner | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12:43 | 0:00 | 2:09 | 14:52 |
| 42 D. Reese | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 17:14 | 0:00 | 0:54 | 18:08 |
| 13 R. Schremp | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 12:02 | 2:13 | 0:00 | 14:15 |
| 47 A. MacDonald | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16:49 | 1:40 | 3:05 | 21:34 |
| 51 F. Nielsen | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14:08 | 2:10 | 3:11 | 19:29 |
| 14 B. Comeau | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 13:56 | 2:13 | 2:13 | 18:22 |
| 91 J. Tavares | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 15:11 | 1:40 | 0:10 | 17:01 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 4976 |
| Referees | Chris Rooney, Ian Walsh |
| Linesmen | Pierre Champoux, Jean Morin |
| TEAM | GP | W | L | OT | GF | GA | PTS | ||
| 1 | z - PIT | 48 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 165 | 119 | 72 | |
| 2 | y - MTL | 48 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 149 | 126 | 63 | |
| 3 | y - WSH | 48 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 149 | 130 | 57 | |
| 4 | x - BOS | 48 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 131 | 109 | 62 | |
| 5 | x - TOR | 48 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 145 | 133 | 57 | |
| 6 | x - NYR | 48 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 130 | 112 | 56 | |
| 7 | x - OTT | 48 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 116 | 104 | 56 | |
| 8 | x - NYI | 48 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 139 | 139 | 55 | |
| 9 | WPG | 48 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 128 | 144 | 51 | |
| 10 | PHI | 48 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 133 | 141 | 49 | |
| 11 | NJD | 48 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 112 | 129 | 48 | |
| 12 | BUF | 48 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 125 | 143 | 48 | |
| 13 | CAR | 48 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 128 | 160 | 42 | |
| 14 | TBL | 48 | 18 | 26 | 4 | 148 | 150 | 40 | |
| 15 | FLA | 48 | 15 | 27 | 6 | 112 | 171 | 36 | |
| 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 |