

| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 16:33 | CAR | Jeff Skinner (25) Tip-In - Assists: J. Jokinen (31) & T. Ruutu (31) |
| 17:52 | NYI | Frans Nielsen (10) Backhand - Assists: M. Grabner (15) & R. Martinek (11) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 03:10 | NYI | Michael Grabner (29) Backhand - Assists: T. Hamonic (18) & F. Nielsen (30) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 15:23 | CAR | Erik Cole (20) Snap Shot - Assists: C. Stillman (21) |
| OT Period | ||
| 03:58 | CAR | Joni Pitkanen (3) Slap Shot - Assists: J. Skinner (27) & E. Staal (35) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| none | ||
| 2nd Period | ||
| 04:26 | NYI | Micheal Haley : Interference - 2 min |
| 06:58 | CAR | Jay Harrison : Hooking - 2 min |
| 16:43 | CAR | Tim Gleason : Cross checking - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 01:00 | CAR | Tim Gleason : Roughing - 2 min |
| 08:41 | CAR | Chad LaRose : Hooking - 2 min |
| 12:17 | NYI | John Tavares : Interference - 2 min |
| OT Period | ||
| none | ||
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T |
NYI |
13 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 37 |
CAR |
11 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 35 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
NYI |
35 A. Montoya (L) | 27 - 30 | 3 - 3 | 2 - 2 | 32 - 35 | 0.914 | 63:58 |
CAR |
30 C. Ward (W) | 32 - 34 | 3 - 3 | 0 - 0 | 35 - 37 | 0.946 | 63:48 |
| Skater Stats |
NYI |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 27 B. Gervais | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 10:25 | 0:02 | 1:07 | 11:34 |
| 12 J. Bailey | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 12:03 | 3:29 | 1:42 | 17:14 |
| 15 P. Parenteau | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14:39 | 4:20 | 0:02 | 19:01 |
| 17 M. Martin | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:14 | 0:02 | 0:00 | 11:16 |
| 21 K. Okposo | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 15:04 | 2:19 | 0:00 | 17:23 |
| 4 R. Martinek | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21:11 | 0:18 | 1:38 | 23:07 |
| 26 M. Moulson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:56 | 4:29 | 0:08 | 20:33 |
| 27 M. Jurcina | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 10:03 | 2:05 | 1:07 | 13:15 |
| 28 Z. Konopka | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:32 | 0:02 | 0:00 | 9:34 |
| 3 T. Hamonic | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:28 | 2:25 | 1:15 | 24:08 |
| 38 J. Hillen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20:51 | 0:56 | 1:38 | 23:25 |
| 40 M. Grabner | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 12:17 | 2:28 | 2:28 | 17:13 |
| 47 A. MacDonald | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:58 | 5:27 | 1:15 | 27:40 |
| 51 F. Nielsen | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:01 | 3:01 | 2:10 | 18:12 |
| 14 B. Comeau | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 13:34 | 3:38 | 1:24 | 18:36 |
| 6 J. Joensuu | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 9:48 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:48 |
| 32 M. Haley | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8:06 | 0:02 | 0:00 | 8:08 |
| 91 J. Tavares | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16:42 | 4:57 | 0:06 | 21:45 |
CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 55 B. Allen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14:21 | 0:06 | 3:54 | 18:21 |
| 6 T. Gleason | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 16:36 | 1:30 | 1:54 | 20:00 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:20 | 2:05 | 3:17 | 24:42 |
| 15 T. Ruutu | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14:01 | 1:19 | 0:13 | 15:33 |
| 16 B. Sutter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:11 | 1:09 | 3:07 | 16:27 |
| 19 J. Tlusty | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:12 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:12 |
| 21 D. Bowman | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8:58 | 1:09 | 0:00 | 10:07 |
| 25 J. Pitkanen | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 22:00 | 2:24 | 0:32 | 24:56 |
| 72 E. Cole | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 16:27 | 1:20 | 2:58 | 20:45 |
| 38 D. Joslin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:41 | 1:18 | 3:40 | 22:39 |
| 36 J. Jokinen | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:12 | 0:58 | 1:27 | 17:37 |
| 39 P. Dwyer | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6:59 | 0:00 | 3:39 | 10:38 |
| 44 J. Harrison | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 13:10 | 0:06 | 2:08 | 15:24 |
| 53 J. Skinner | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15:37 | 1:19 | 0:00 | 16:56 |
| 59 C. LaRose | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12:09 | 1:09 | 1:19 | 14:37 |
| 61 C. Stillman | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 16:13 | 1:32 | 0:00 | 17:45 |
| 71 J. Samson | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:02 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:02 |
| 77 J. Corvo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20:53 | 2:36 | 3:52 | 27:21 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 17686 |
| Referees | Ian Walsh, Brad Watson |
| Linesmen | Derek Amell, Steve Miller |
| 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 |