
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 19:59 | CAR | PPG - Justin Williams Backhand - Assists: C. Stillman & A. Hutchinson |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 00:37 | CAR | Erik Cole Backhand - Assists: R. Whitney & R. Brind'Amour |
| 02:05 | NYI | Trent Hunter Backhand - Assists: M. Sillinger & F. Meyer |
| 04:28 | CAR | PPG - Erik Cole Tip-In - Assists: C. Stillman & R. Whitney |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 14:40 | CAR | Eric Staal Snap Shot - Assists: S. Walker & J. Williams |
| 17:52 | NYI | Miroslav Satan Snap Shot - Assists: V. Kozlov & B. Witt |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 06:25 | CAR | Mike Commodore : Interference on goalkeeper - 2 min |
| 06:25 | CAR | David Tanabe : Abuse of officials - 2 min |
| 10:32 | NYI | Bruno Gervais : Hooking - 2 min |
| 19:14 | NYI | Brendan Witt : Holding - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 02:49 | NYI | Rick DiPietro served by Arron Asham : Unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 min |
| 02:49 | NYI | Bruno Gervais : Holding - 2 min |
| 09:08 | CAR | Niclas Wallin : Tripping - 2 min |
| 10:50 | CAR | Andrew Hutchinson : Slashing - 2 min |
| 16:59 | CAR | Mike Commodore : Tripping - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 03:07 | CAR | Rod Brind'Amour : Interference on goalkeeper - 2 min |
| 03:07 | CAR | Rod Brind'Amour : Unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 min |
| 07:30 | NYI | Viktor Kozlov : Hooking - 2 min |
| 18:30 | NYI | Alexei Yashin : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
NYI |
10 | 15 | 10 | 35 |
CAR |
7 | 10 | 10 | 27 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
NYI |
39 R. DiPietro (L) | 17 - 19 | 3 - 5 | 3 - 3 | 23 - 27 | 0.852 | 59:58 |
CAR |
30 C. Ward (W) | 26 - 28 | 7 - 7 | 0 - 0 | 33 - 35 | 0.943 | 59:56 |
| Skater Stats |
NYI |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 3 T. Poti | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 17:05 | 6:25 | 2:50 | 26:20 |
| 6 S. Hill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:54 | 6:04 | 4:46 | 24:44 |
| 47 T. Hunter | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10:16 | 3:18 | 2:49 | 16:23 |
| 27 B. Gervais | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 14:44 | 5:23 | 0:45 | 20:52 |
| 12 R. Park | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8:17 | 1:20 | 2:46 | 12:23 |
| 11 A. Hilbert | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9:20 | 0:32 | 2:05 | 11:57 |
| 11 C. Simon | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 7:34 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:34 |
| 17 C. Campoli | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9:06 | 5:17 | 1:20 | 15:43 |
| 18 M. Sillinger | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10:29 | 6:07 | 3:58 | 20:34 |
| 25 V. Kozlov | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12:57 | 5:24 | 0:52 | 19:13 |
| 27 R. Robitaille | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:49 | 0:58 | 0:03 | 9:50 |
| 32 B. Witt | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13:42 | 0:15 | 5:54 | 19:51 |
| 24 F. Meyer | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:05 | 0:00 | 0:48 | 12:53 |
| 45 A. Asham | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8:55 | 1:34 | 0:01 | 10:30 |
| 51 F. Nielsen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7:38 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:38 |
| 33 J. Blake | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 12:31 | 6:34 | 0:20 | 19:25 |
| 79 A. Yashin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 10:11 | 2:27 | 0:20 | 12:58 |
| 81 M. Satan | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:42 | 6:52 | 1:31 | 21:05 |
CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 7 N. Wallin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 19:47 | 0:23 | 5:56 | 26:06 |
| 14 J. Williams | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:22 | 2:35 | 4:40 | 18:37 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11:54 | 4:17 | 0:12 | 16:23 |
| 13 R. Whitney | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13:54 | 5:16 | 0:00 | 19:10 |
| 17 K. Adams | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:48 | 0:03 | 3:49 | 8:40 |
| 17 R. Brind'Amour | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13:38 | 5:13 | 3:17 | 22:08 |
| 19 T. Letowski | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:11 | 0:24 | 1:44 | 6:19 |
| 23 M. Commodore | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 17:49 | 1:36 | 4:45 | 24:10 |
| 24 S. Walker | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:22 | 3:33 | 0:00 | 15:55 |
| 20 E. Belanger | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 11:05 | 2:25 | 2:52 | 16:22 |
| 72 E. Cole | L | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12:19 | 5:03 | 0:00 | 17:22 |
| 27 C. Adams | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4:39 | 0:03 | 3:05 | 7:47 |
| 8 A. Hutchinson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9:58 | 4:26 | 1:50 | 16:14 |
| 45 D. Tanabe | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17:57 | 2:05 | 5:04 | 25:06 |
| 33 A. Babchuk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 14:56 | 0:00 | 5:31 | 20:27 |
| 59 C. LaRose | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 11:02 | 0:00 | 3:41 | 14:43 |
| 61 C. Stillman | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 8:26 | 3:53 | 0:00 | 12:19 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 18639 |
| Referees | Dave Jackson, Greg Kimmerly |
| Linesmen | Brad Kovachik, Steve Miller |
| 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 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
| K. Turris | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| E. Karlsson | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| E. Condra | 10 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| J. Pageau | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| S. Gonchar | 10 | 0 | 6 | -3 | 6 |
| M. Michalek | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| M. Methot | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| C. Greening | 10 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| J. Silfverberg | 10 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| GOALIES: | W | L | OT | Sv% | GAA |
| R. Lehner | 0 | 1 | 0 | .920 | 2.45 |
| C. Anderson | 5 | 4 | 0 | .918 | 3.01 |