
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 18:01 | OTT | PPG - Dany Heatley Wrist Shot - Assists: B. Smolinski |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 06:30 | OTT | Bryan Smolinski Wrist Shot - Assists: Z. Chara & D. Alfredsson |
| 16:26 | OTT | SHG - Patrick Eaves Wrist Shot - Assists: A. Vermette |
| 19:29 | CAR | Erik Cole Wrist Shot - Assists: B. Hedican & C. Stillman |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 00:10 | OTT | Daniel Alfredsson Tip-In - Assists: D. Heatley |
| 00:32 | OTT | Peter Schaefer Wrist Shot - Assists: A. Volchenkov |
| 13:55 | OTT | SHG - Antoine Vermette Backhand - Assists: none |
| 19:35 | CAR | PPG - Justin Williams Wrist Shot - Assists: C. Stillman & R. Brind'Amour |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 01:46 | OTT | Chris Kelly : Instigator - 2 min |
| 01:46 | OTT | Chris Kelly served by Brian McGrattan : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 01:46 | CAR | Chad LaRose : Boarding - 2 min |
| 01:46 | OTT | Chris Kelly : Misconduct (10 min) - 0 min |
| 01:46 | OTT | Chris Kelly : Game misconduct - 0 min |
| 02:03 | OTT | Zdeno Chara : Tripping - 2 min |
| 02:56 | CAR | Rod Brind'Amour : Interference on goalkeeper - 2 min |
| 06:07 | OTT | Dany Heatley : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 07:09 | CAR | Matt Cullen : Interference - 2 min |
| 11:26 | OTT | Vaclav Varada : Interference on goalkeeper - 2 min |
| 12:27 | OTT | Zdeno Chara : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 17:22 | CAR | Matt Cullen : Interference - 2 min |
| 18:22 | CAR | Cory Stillman : Holding - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 00:55 | CAR | Glen Wesley : Tripping - 2 min |
| 07:04 | CAR | Glen Wesley : Holding - 2 min |
| 09:20 | CAR | Mike Commodore : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 09:20 | OTT | Chris Neil : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 11:06 | CAR | Niclas Wallin : Hooking - 2 min |
| 15:09 | OTT | Chris Phillips : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 06:22 | OTT | Dany Heatley : Elbowing - 2 min |
| 06:39 | CAR | Oleg Tverdovsky : Slashing - 2 min |
| 13:34 | OTT | Peter Schaefer : Hooking - 2 min |
| 17:33 | OTT | Chris Phillips : Interference - 2 min |
| 19:04 | OTT | Andrej Meszaros : Hooking - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
CAR |
13 | 7 | 15 | 35 |
OTT |
15 | 11 | 10 | 36 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
CAR |
29 M. Gerber (L) | 13 - 16 | 4 - 5 | 6 - 7 | 23 - 28 | 0.821 | 40:32 |
CAR |
30 C. Ward | 7 - 7 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 1 | 7 - 8 | 0.875 | 19:28 |
OTT |
39 D. Hasek (W) | 13 - 14 | 18 - 19 | 2 - 2 | 33 - 35 | 0.943 | 60:00 |
| Skater Stats |
CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 G. Wesley | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 9:17 | 0:02 | 3:23 | 12:42 |
| 4 A. Ward | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:25 | 0:59 | 6:52 | 18:16 |
| 5 F. Kaberle | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 10:34 | 4:49 | 1:07 | 16:30 |
| 6 B. Hedican | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 14:48 | 2:50 | 4:14 | 21:52 |
| 7 N. Wallin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9:08 | 0:00 | 1:31 | 10:39 |
| 7 M. Cullen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6:48 | 3:47 | 0:09 | 10:44 |
| 14 J. Williams | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 10:01 | 7:42 | 4:33 | 22:16 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 10:01 | 9:21 | 1:44 | 21:06 |
| 13 R. Whitney | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 11:20 | 9:44 | 0:01 | 21:05 |
| 17 K. Adams | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:28 | 0:00 | 3:52 | 13:20 |
| 17 R. Brind'Amour | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 6 | 12:48 | 6:36 | 4:22 | 23:46 |
| 23 M. Commodore | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 5 | 1 | 10:30 | 0:23 | 1:52 | 12:45 |
| 72 E. Cole | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 9:19 | 3:49 | 1:43 | 14:51 |
| 27 C. Adams | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:51 | 0:17 | 3:23 | 11:31 |
| 15 N. Nordgren | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:42 | 0:01 | 0:00 | 8:43 |
| 59 C. LaRose | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 5:31 | 4:29 | 0:09 | 10:09 |
| 61 C. Stillman | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 | 6 | 9:12 | 8:00 | 0:00 | 17:12 |
| 28 O. Tverdovsky | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 11:36 | 5:13 | 1:13 | 18:02 |
OTT |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 5 B. Pothier | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:10 | 2:46 | 0:00 | 8:56 |
| 33 Z. Chara | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13:11 | 6:19 | 7:11 | 26:41 |
| 4 C. Phillips | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 12:56 | 0:03 | 6:30 | 19:29 |
| 16 C. Schubert | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5:48 | 0:00 | 1:03 | 6:51 |
| 6 W. Redden | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:04 | 6:42 | 6:32 | 27:18 |
| 11 D. Alfredsson | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10:54 | 6:47 | 5:03 | 22:44 |
| 12 M. Fisher | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:30 | 4:21 | 6:31 | 23:22 |
| 41 A. Meszaros | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12:49 | 3:49 | 3:35 | 20:13 |
| 15 D. Heatley | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11:42 | 6:37 | 1:35 | 19:54 |
| 16 B. McGrattan | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6:13 | 0:12 | 0:03 | 6:28 |
| 50 A. Vermette | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11:32 | 0:18 | 3:24 | 15:14 |
| 20 B. Smolinski | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12:07 | 5:06 | 0:29 | 17:42 |
| 23 C. Kelly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0:30 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:30 |
| 28 A. Volchenkov | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:26 | 0:17 | 3:39 | 17:22 |
| 25 C. Neil | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7:20 | 1:45 | 0:00 | 9:05 |
| 26 V. Varada | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8:29 | 0:01 | 0:00 | 8:30 |
| 18 P. Schaefer | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7:44 | 3:14 | 3:31 | 14:29 |
| 17 P. Eaves | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8:49 | 1:23 | 1:35 | 11:47 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 20050 |
| Referees | Dave Jackson, Chris Lee |
| Linesmen | Pierre Champoux, Derek Nansen |
| 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 |