
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 03:18 | OTT | SHG - Mike Fisher Slap Shot - Assists: C. Phillips |
| 08:55 | OTT | Christoph Schubert Slap Shot - Assists: B. Pothier & A. Meszaros |
| 09:39 | CAR | Eric Staal Backhand - Assists: E. Cole & C. Adams |
| 13:32 | CAR | Craig Adams Wrist Shot - Assists: E. Cole & E. Staal |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 05:21 | OTT | PPG - Wade Redden Slap Shot - Assists: M. Fisher & J. Spezza |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 01:12 | CAR | Cory Stillman Wrist Shot - Assists: M. Cullen & J. Williams |
| 04:15 | OTT | Jason Spezza Backhand - Assists: D. Alfredsson & D. Heatley |
| 19:59 | OTT | EN - Peter Schaefer Wrist Shot - Assists: M. Fisher & W. Redden |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 02:46 | OTT | Dany Heatley : Tripping - 2 min |
| 17:26 | OTT | Wade Redden : Tripping - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 01:13 | OTT | Chris Phillips : Holding - 2 min |
| 03:31 | CAR | Frantisek Kaberle : Hooking - 2 min |
| 10:30 | CAR | Mike Commodore : Tripping - 2 min |
| 15:20 | OTT | Chris Phillips : Holding - 2 min |
| 15:58 | OTT | Wade Redden : Hooking - 2 min |
| 17:22 | CAR | Erik Cole : Interference - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 11:26 | CAR | Matt Cullen : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
OTT |
9 | 13 | 8 | 30 |
CAR |
13 | 10 | 7 | 30 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
OTT |
39 D. Hasek (W) | 23 - 26 | 4 - 4 | 0 - 0 | 27 - 30 | 0.900 | 59:58 |
CAR |
29 M. Gerber (L) | 21 - 23 | 1 - 2 | 3 - 4 | 25 - 29 | 0.862 | 58:33 |
| Skater Stats |
OTT |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 5 B. Pothier | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9:06 | 2:43 | 0:00 | 11:49 |
| 33 Z. Chara | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22:41 | 2:02 | 5:36 | 30:19 |
| 4 C. Phillips | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 18:13 | 0:00 | 2:09 | 20:22 |
| 16 C. Schubert | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6:19 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:19 |
| 6 W. Redden | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 17:18 | 5:40 | 2:47 | 25:45 |
| 9 M. Havlat | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:52 | 0:43 | 1:29 | 6:04 |
| 11 D. Alfredsson | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 16:21 | 5:52 | 1:59 | 24:12 |
| 12 M. Fisher | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11:32 | 3:25 | 3:50 | 18:47 |
| 41 A. Meszaros | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:38 | 0:26 | 1:46 | 11:50 |
| 15 D. Heatley | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 17:53 | 6:40 | 1:02 | 25:35 |
| 16 B. McGrattan | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5:50 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:50 |
| 19 J. Spezza | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 15:31 | 6:40 | 0:00 | 22:11 |
| 50 A. Vermette | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:49 | 0:29 | 0:33 | 13:51 |
| 23 C. Kelly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10:20 | 0:00 | 3:34 | 13:54 |
| 28 A. Volchenkov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 12:40 | 0:00 | 3:50 | 16:30 |
| 26 V. Varada | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:00 | 0:56 | 0:00 | 11:56 |
| 18 P. Schaefer | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:29 | 0:29 | 2:13 | 15:11 |
| 17 D. Hamel | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 9:32 | 0:05 | 0:00 | 9:37 |
CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 A. Ward | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:32 | 0:10 | 6:21 | 23:03 |
| 5 F. Kaberle | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15:04 | 4:15 | 1:40 | 20:59 |
| 6 B. Hedican | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:52 | 2:08 | 4:14 | 21:14 |
| 7 M. Cullen | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 12:12 | 5:32 | 1:24 | 19:08 |
| 14 J. Williams | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 13:13 | 4:24 | 1:56 | 19:33 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17:08 | 5:53 | 0:07 | 23:08 |
| 17 K. Adams | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3:57 | 0:00 | 4:36 | 8:33 |
| 16 A. Ladd | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8:40 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:40 |
| 26 M. Zigomanis | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:59 | 1:28 | 0:10 | 14:37 |
| 17 R. Vrbata | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:28 | 3:33 | 0:00 | 16:01 |
| 23 M. Commodore | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:13 | 0:10 | 0:07 | 14:30 |
| 72 E. Cole | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18:04 | 3:38 | 0:51 | 22:33 |
| 27 C. Adams | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14:50 | 0:00 | 4:28 | 19:18 |
| 36 J. Boulerice | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3:46 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 3:46 |
| 15 N. Nordgren | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 5:03 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:03 |
| 36 D. Richmond | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 12:05 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:05 |
| 61 C. Stillman | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 12:55 | 6:21 | 1:01 | 20:17 |
| 28 O. Tverdovsky | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 15:29 | 2:38 | 2:07 | 20:14 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 13427 |
| Referees | Greg Kimmerly, Dan Marouelli |
| Linesmen | Andy McElman, 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 |
| D. Alfredsson | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| E. Karlsson | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| K. Turris | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| E. Condra | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| J. Pageau | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| S. Gonchar | 9 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
| M. Methot | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| M. Michalek | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| J. Silfverberg | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| M. Zibanejad | 9 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| GOALIES: | W | L | OT | Sv% | GAA |
| R. Lehner | 0 | 1 | 0 | .920 | 2.45 |
| C. Anderson | 5 | 3 | 0 | .928 | 2.66 |