| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 04:47 | CAR | Jussi Jokinen (18) Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Corvo (28) & D. Joslin (7) |
| 08:47 | NYI | Jesse Joensuu (6) Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Hillen (18) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 07:05 | NYI | John Tavares (28) Tip-In - Assists: M. Moulson (20) & D. Reese (5) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 03:02 | CAR | Joe Corvo (11) Tip-In - Assists: T. Gleason (14) & T. Ruutu (36) |
| 06:04 | CAR | Erik Cole (24) Tip-In - Assists: E. Staal (39) & J. Corvo (29) |
| 19:12 | CAR | SHG - EN - Eric Staal (32) Wrist Shot - Assists: none |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 02:57 | NYI | Trevor Gillies : Slashing - 2 min |
| 02:57 | CAR | Jiri Tlusty : Illegal substitution - bench - 2 min |
| 15:27 | CAR | Joe Corvo : Hooking - 2 min |
| 15:33 | NYI | John Tavares : Hooking - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 04:32 | NYI | Zenon Konopka : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 09:47 | CAR | Jeff Skinner : Hooking - 2 min |
| 14:24 | CAR | Tuomo Ruutu : Tripping - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 03:57 | NYI | Kyle Okposo : Tripping - 2 min |
| 18:28 | CAR | Jamie McBain : Delaying Game-Puck over glass - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
 CAR |
10 | 10 | 6 | 26 |
 NYI |
12 | 11 | 8 | 31 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
| CAR |
30 C. Ward (W) | 27 - 29 | 2 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 29 - 31 | 0.935 | 60:00 |
| NYI |
35 A. Montoya (L) | 17 - 20 | 3 - 3 | 2 - 2 | 22 - 25 | 0.880 | 59:02 |
| Skater Stats |
| CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 J. McBain | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 19:57 | 1:55 | 0:17 | 22:09 |
| 55 B. Allen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 10:41 | 0:00 | 3:06 | 13:47 |
| 6 T. Gleason | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14:32 | 0:08 | 2:53 | 17:33 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16:31 | 2:09 | 1:17 | 19:57 |
| 15 T. Ruutu | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13:39 | 1:42 | 0:00 | 15:21 |
| 16 B. Sutter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 16:01 | 0:15 | 2:51 | 19:07 |
| 19 J. Tlusty | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 5:48 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:48 |
| 21 D. Bowman | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 11:45 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:45 |
| 25 J. Pitkanen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20:54 | 2:09 | 0:17 | 23:20 |
| 72 E. Cole | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17:10 | 1:53 | 2:07 | 21:10 |
| 38 D. Joslin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:09 | 2:03 | 2:28 | 20:40 |
| 36 J. Jokinen | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12:44 | 2:07 | 1:56 | 16:47 |
| 39 P. Dwyer | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:47 | 0:00 | 2:18 | 8:05 |
| 53 J. Skinner | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13:32 | 1:51 | 0:00 | 15:23 |
| 59 C. LaRose | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 13:02 | 0:00 | 0:47 | 13:49 |
| 61 C. Stillman | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:06 | 2:15 | 0:00 | 17:21 |
| 71 J. Samson | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:42 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:42 |
| 77 J. Corvo | D | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18:26 | 2:03 | 2:15 | 22:44 |
| NYI |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 8 T. Wishart | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:12 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:12 |
| 12 J. Bailey | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:45 | 1:28 | 2:54 | 14:07 |
| 14 T. Gillies | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5:12 | 0:20 | 0:00 | 5:32 |
| 15 P. Parenteau | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 16:52 | 3:04 | 0:00 | 19:56 |
| 17 M. Martin | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 13:12 | 0:39 | 1:39 | 15:30 |
| 21 K. Okposo | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11:39 | 3:13 | 0:12 | 15:04 |
| 4 R. Martinek | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 21:21 | 2:16 | 2:07 | 25:44 |
| 26 M. Moulson | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 15:59 | 2:55 | 0:00 | 18:54 |
| 28 Z. Konopka | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6:21 | 1:05 | 0:16 | 7:42 |
| 3 T. Hamonic | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 21:42 | 1:31 | 1:59 | 25:12 |
| 38 J. Hillen | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:27 | 0:17 | 0:12 | 11:56 |
| 40 M. Grabner | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 11:06 | 1:35 | 1:43 | 14:24 |
| 42 D. Reese | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 16:28 | 1:42 | 1:55 | 20:05 |
| 14 B. Comeau | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 16:31 | 1:29 | 1:28 | 19:28 |
| 6 J. Joensuu | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15:42 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:42 |
| 32 M. Haley | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7:50 | 1:05 | 0:00 | 8:55 |
| M. Katic | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 17:22 | 3:05 | 1:59 | 22:26 |
| 91 J. Tavares | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 17:04 | 3:05 | 0:00 | 20:09 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 16250 |
| Referees | Dennis LaRue, Ghislain Hebert |
| Linesmen | Brian Mach, 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 |
