| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 06:58 | BUF | Thomas Vanek (3) Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Leopold (1) |
| 08:20 | CAR | Alexei Ponikarovsky (2) Tip-In - Assists: J. Harrison (1) & J. McBain (1) |
| 10:01 | BUF | Derek Roy (1) Wrist Shot - Assists: D. Stafford (1) & C. Ehrhoff (2) |
| 19:48 | CAR | SHG - Brandon Sutter (1) Wrist Shot - Assists: none |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 06:59 | CAR | SHG - Tim Brent (1) Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Tlusty (1) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 17:39 | BUF | Drew Stafford (2) Backhand - Assists: T. Myers (1) & A. Sekera (2) |
| 18:36 | CAR | PPG - Jeff Skinner (2) Slap Shot - Assists: J. Jokinen (3) & J. Pitkanen (2) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 02:50 | BUF | Jason Pominville : Hooking - 2 min |
| 05:07 | CAR | Jay Harrison : Tripping - 2 min |
| 06:20 | BUF | Tyler Myers : Tripping - 2 min |
| 18:59 | CAR | Bryan Allen : Interference - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 03:10 | BUF | Cody McCormick : Unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 min |
| 05:49 | CAR | Chad LaRose : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 07:59 | BUF | Nathan Gerbe : Slashing - 2 min |
| 07:59 | CAR | Tuomo Ruutu : Slashing - 2 min |
| 10:37 | BUF | Paul Gaustad : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 10:37 | CAR | Tim Gleason : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 13:47 | BUF | Nathan Gerbe : Too many men/ice - bench - 2 min |
| 17:58 | CAR | Alexei Ponikarovsky : Slashing - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 07:31 | CAR | Jeff Skinner : Tripping - 2 min |
| 10:20 | CAR | Anthony Stewart : Too many men/ice - bench - 2 min |
| 18:00 | BUF | Thomas Vanek : Tripping - 2 min |
| 19:28 | BUF | Christian Ehrhoff : Tripping - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
 CAR |
13 | 12 | 9 | 34 |
 BUF |
13 | 18 | 11 | 42 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
| CAR |
30 C. Ward (W) | 23 - 26 | 13 - 13 | 3 - 3 | 39 - 42 | 0.929 | 60:00 |
| BUF |
30 R. Miller (L) | 17 - 18 | 10 - 11 | 3 - 5 | 30 - 34 | 0.882 | 58:52 |
| Skater Stats |
| CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 J. McBain | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13:35 | 3:40 | 1:25 | 18:40 |
| 55 B. Allen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15:27 | 0:20 | 5:04 | 20:51 |
| 6 T. Gleason | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 14:50 | 0:32 | 6:46 | 22:08 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 5 | 12:05 | 4:33 | 2:11 | 18:49 |
| 21 A. Stewart | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5:21 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:21 |
| 15 T. Ruutu | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11:19 | 3:35 | 0:00 | 14:54 |
| 16 B. Sutter | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:18 | 0:13 | 5:10 | 17:41 |
| 19 J. Tlusty | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10:00 | 0:26 | 2:33 | 12:59 |
| 22 Z. Dalpe | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3:36 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 3:36 |
| 12 A. Ponikarovsky | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12:21 | 3:54 | 1:52 | 18:07 |
| 25 J. Pitkanen | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 14:39 | 4:33 | 4:53 | 24:05 |
| 36 J. Jokinen | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 11:47 | 4:33 | 0:52 | 17:12 |
| 37 T. Brent | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:35 | 0:00 | 3:37 | 8:12 |
| 39 P. Dwyer | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:33 | 0:13 | 5:49 | 18:35 |
| 44 J. Harrison | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 10:52 | 3:34 | 3:54 | 18:20 |
| 22 T. Kaberle | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 11:38 | 4:09 | 0:24 | 16:11 |
| 53 J. Skinner | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 11:44 | 3:55 | 0:00 | 15:39 |
| 59 C. LaRose | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10:43 | 3:35 | 0:22 | 14:40 |
| BUF |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 33 J. Leopold | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15:02 | 4:06 | 2:14 | 21:22 |
| 8 C. McCormick | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:00 |
| 15 D. Roy | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9:10 | 3:07 | 3:54 | 16:11 |
| 10 C. Ehrhoff | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 6 | 15:16 | 7:17 | 3:45 | 26:18 |
| 5 M. Gragnani | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 12:21 | 7:07 | 0:03 | 19:31 |
| 21 D. Stafford | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8:04 | 3:36 | 2:25 | 14:05 |
| 24 B. Boyes | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:32 | 1:17 | 0:00 | 11:49 |
| 23 V. Leino | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:30 | 0:57 | 0:13 | 13:40 |
| 44 R. Regehr | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 12:51 | 0:00 | 4:53 | 17:44 |
| 26 T. Vanek | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 8 | 10:16 | 7:09 | 1:10 | 18:35 |
| 28 P. Gaustad | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 9:04 | 0:00 | 3:05 | 12:09 |
| 29 J. Pominville | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 11:03 | 6:20 | 2:25 | 19:48 |
| 36 P. Kaleta | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:19 | 0:00 | 3:49 | 13:08 |
| 42 N. Gerbe | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8:50 | 2:29 | 0:00 | 11:19 |
| 44 A. Sekera | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:54 | 0:15 | 0:56 | 14:05 |
| 57 T. Myers | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12:38 | 3:41 | 4:51 | 21:10 |
| 63 T. Ennis | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:40 | 1:35 | 0:00 | 14:15 |
| 72 L. Adam | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 9:42 | 7:09 | 0:00 | 16:51 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 18690 |
| Referees | Don VanMassenhoven, Ghislain Hebert |
| Linesmen | Greg Devorski, Tony Sericolo |
| 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 |
