

| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 02:48 | NYI | PPG - Frans Nielsen (1) Snap Shot - Assists: J. Bailey (1) & T. Hamonic (4) |
| 13:42 | CAR | Tim Wallace (1) Tip-In - Assists: J. McBain (2) & A. Nodl (1) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 05:23 | NYI | PPG - John Tavares (7) Backhand - Assists: M. Moulson (7) & L. Visnovsky (1) |
| 05:52 | CAR | Jeff Skinner (7) Slap Shot - Assists: J. Staal (10) |
| 07:46 | NYI | PPG - Matt Moulson (5) Snap Shot - Assists: B. Boyes (6) & J. Tavares (8) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 00:30 | CAR | Jiri Tlusty (2) Tip-In - Assists: A. Semin (6) & E. Staal (6) |
| 05:33 | CAR | Alexander Semin (3) Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Tlusty (3) |
| 09:09 | CAR | Eric Staal (8) Tip-In - Assists: J. Tlusty (4) & J. Harrison (3) |
| 11:32 | NYI | PPG - Matt Moulson (6) Slap Shot - Assists: L. Visnovsky (2) & M. Streit (3) |
| 19:49 | CAR | EN - Jiri Tlusty (3) Backhand - Assists: A. Semin (7) & J. Faulk (2) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 01:18 | CAR | Jordan Staal : Slashing - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 00:16 | NYI | Kyle Okposo : Hooking - 2 min |
| 01:04 | CAR | Tim Brent : Hooking - 2 min |
| 01:18 | NYI | Lubomir Visnovsky : Hooking - 2 min |
| 05:12 | CAR | Andreas Nodl : Tripping - 2 min |
| 06:08 | CAR | Tim Gleason : Tripping - 2 min |
| 10:47 | NYI | Thomas Hickey : Interference - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 06:46 | NYI | John Tavares : Hooking - 2 min |
| 06:46 | CAR | Tim Brent : Diving - 2 min |
| 11:07 | CAR | Jiri Tlusty : Interference - 2 min |
| 13:50 | CAR | Eric Staal : Tripping - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
CAR |
6 | 14 | 11 | 31 |
NYI |
12 | 12 | 4 | 28 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
CAR |
30 C. Ward (W) | 21 - 21 | 3 - 7 | 0 - 0 | 24 - 28 | 0.857 | 60:00 |
NYI |
39 R. DiPietro (L) | 20 - 25 | 5 - 5 | 0 - 0 | 25 - 30 | 0.833 | 59:28 |
| 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 | 0 | 15:43 | 1:13 | 1:05 | 18:01 |
| 6 T. Gleason | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18:56 | 0:14 | 2:30 | 21:40 |
| 11 J. Staal | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 16:36 | 0:27 | 2:39 | 19:42 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16:00 | 3:19 | 0:00 | 19:19 |
| 14 A. Nodl | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8:59 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:59 |
| 19 J. Tlusty | C | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14:17 | 1:21 | 1:04 | 16:42 |
| 21 D. Bowman | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:30 | 0:07 | 0:24 | 10:01 |
| 25 J. Pitkanen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19:29 | 0:47 | 2:30 | 22:46 |
| 27 J. Faulk | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14:00 | 1:46 | 3:24 | 19:10 |
| 28 A. Semin | R | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15:41 | 2:59 | 0:21 | 19:01 |
| 29 T. Wallace | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9:00 | 0:00 | 1:57 | 10:57 |
| 36 J. Jokinen | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:53 | 1:01 | 1:55 | 13:49 |
| 37 T. Brent | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8:04 | 2:08 | 0:32 | 10:44 |
| 39 P. Dwyer | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13:29 | 0:00 | 2:36 | 16:05 |
| 44 J. Harrison | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:30 | 0:14 | 1:48 | 16:32 |
| 53 J. Skinner | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15:07 | 2:25 | 0:00 | 17:32 |
| 59 C. LaRose | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:17 | 0:14 | 0:00 | 10:31 |
| 77 J. Corvo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:47 | 0:47 | 0:11 | 18:45 |
NYI |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 M. Streit | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 20:26 | 5:25 | 1:17 | 27:08 |
| 3 T. Hamonic | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 16:52 | 0:19 | 2:43 | 19:54 |
| 10 K. Aucoin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 8:17 | 0:19 | 0:00 | 8:36 |
| 11 L. Visnovsky | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 15:54 | 5:25 | 0:00 | 21:19 |
| 12 J. Bailey | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 10:57 | 0:33 | 1:34 | 13:04 |
| 13 C. McDonald | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 9:15 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:15 |
| 14 T. Hickey | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 15:01 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:01 |
| 17 M. Martin | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:56 | 0:00 | 1:17 | 12:13 |
| 21 K. Okposo | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 13:38 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:38 |
| 24 B. Boyes | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 17:09 | 5:11 | 0:00 | 22:20 |
| 26 M. Moulson | L | 2 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 0 | 5 | 17:42 | 5:25 | 0:00 | 23:07 |
| 37 B. Strait | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 14:08 | 0:00 | 1:17 | 15:25 |
| 40 M. Grabner | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 12:15 | 0:00 | 1:45 | 14:00 |
| 41 D. Ullstrom | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 5:41 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:41 |
| 47 A. MacDonald | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 19:00 | 0:19 | 2:43 | 22:02 |
| 51 F. Nielsen | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 13:27 | 0:38 | 2:26 | 16:31 |
| 53 C. Cizikas | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:43 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:43 |
| 91 J. Tavares | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 2 | 4 | 18:29 | 5:06 | 0:00 | 23:35 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 9622 |
| Referees | Gord Dwyer, Chris Lee |
| Linesmen | Lonnie Cameron, Tim Nowak |
| 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 |