
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 12:01 | OTT | PPG - Antoine Vermette Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Corvo & A. Meszaros |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 11:09 | OTT | Mike Fisher Snap Shot - Assists: C. Neil |
| 12:12 | OTT | Antoine Vermette Backhand - Assists: P. Eaves |
| 13:32 | OTT | Randy Robitaille Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Spezza |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 01:44 | CAR | PPG - Ray Whitney Snap Shot - Assists: E. Staal & R. Brind'Amour |
| 08:03 | OTT | Jason Spezza Wrist Shot - Assists: none |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 09:17 | CAR | Bret Hedican : Hooking - 2 min |
| 10:04 | CAR | Ray Whitney : Hooking - 2 min |
| 11:51 | CAR | Bret Hedican : Tripping - 2 min |
| 15:33 | OTT | Jason Spezza : Interference - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 00:30 | OTT | Randy Robitaille : Holding - 2 min |
| 08:06 | OTT | Chris Neil : Hooking - 2 min |
| 19:46 | OTT | Anton Volchenkov : Holding - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 01:06 | OTT | Andrej Meszaros : Interference - 2 min |
| 03:47 | CAR | Bret Hedican : Roughing - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
CAR |
7 | 11 | 19 | 37 |
OTT |
14 | 12 | 6 | 32 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
CAR |
30 C. Ward (L) | 18 - 22 | 6 - 7 | 3 - 3 | 27 - 32 | 0.844 | 60:00 |
OTT |
29 M. Gerber (W) | 28 - 28 | 5 - 6 | 3 - 3 | 36 - 37 | 0.973 | 59:58 |
| Skater Stats |
CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 G. Wesley | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 12:18 | 0:00 | 2:20 | 14:38 |
| 44 D. Seidenberg | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:21 | 2:40 | 1:47 | 11:48 |
| 5 F. Kaberle | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 11:41 | 3:01 | 0:00 | 14:42 |
| 6 B. Hedican | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 6 | 0 | 16:15 | 0:46 | 0:34 | 17:35 |
| 7 M. Cullen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 10:17 | 5:03 | 0:00 | 15:20 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 13:22 | 4:36 | 2:12 | 20:10 |
| 13 R. Whitney | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 11:31 | 4:36 | 1:48 | 17:55 |
| 14 S. Samsonov | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 13:52 | 4:40 | 0:00 | 18:32 |
| 16 A. Ladd | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 11:36 | 0:07 | 0:00 | 11:43 |
| 17 R. Brind'Amour | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 13:40 | 5:18 | 2:55 | 21:53 |
| 19 T. Letowski | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:09 | 0:18 | 1:24 | 10:51 |
| 23 M. Commodore | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 15:47 | 0:00 | 4:24 | 20:11 |
| 24 S. Walker | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 12:06 | 4:58 | 0:00 | 17:04 |
| 72 E. Cole | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 8 | 13:16 | 5:26 | 0:00 | 18:42 |
| 6 T. Gleason | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 17:09 | 0:28 | 4:14 | 21:51 |
| 55 C. Borer | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 7:52 | 0:00 | 0:23 | 8:15 |
| 59 C. LaRose | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10:27 | 0:18 | 1:49 | 12:34 |
| 61 C. Stillman | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 12:51 | 4:25 | 1:03 | 18:19 |
OTT |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 L. Richardson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:58 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:58 |
| 4 C. Phillips | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:39 | 0:24 | 6:03 | 23:06 |
| 16 C. Schubert | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11:48 | 1:11 | 0:46 | 13:45 |
| 6 W. Redden | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:33 | 4:34 | 3:17 | 22:24 |
| 77 J. Corvo | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13:45 | 3:08 | 0:00 | 16:53 |
| 10 S. Donovan | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6:48 | 0:07 | 0:00 | 6:55 |
| 11 D. Alfredsson | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4:27 | 3:33 | 0:34 | 8:34 |
| 12 M. Fisher | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 13:49 | 4:55 | 3:09 | 21:53 |
| 41 A. Meszaros | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12:20 | 1:53 | 3:25 | 17:38 |
| 16 B. McGrattan | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:37 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 3:37 |
| 19 J. Spezza | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15:41 | 5:07 | 0:22 | 21:10 |
| 50 A. Vermette | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11:06 | 1:47 | 5:52 | 18:45 |
| 23 C. Kelly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:04 | 0:03 | 5:49 | 18:56 |
| 28 A. Volchenkov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18:05 | 0:11 | 5:09 | 23:25 |
| 25 C. Neil | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14:03 | 2:01 | 0:10 | 16:14 |
| 27 R. Robitaille | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15:20 | 2:11 | 0:15 | 17:46 |
| 11 D. McAmmond | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:09 | 0:00 | 1:51 | 13:00 |
| 17 P. Eaves | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11:18 | 1:47 | 0:00 | 13:05 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 19720 |
| Referees | Eric Furlatt, Ian Walsh |
| Linesmen | Scott Driscoll, 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 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
| E. Condra | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| K. Turris | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| J. Pageau | 8 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| E. Karlsson | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| S. Gonchar | 8 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| M. Methot | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| M. Zibanejad | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| C. Greening | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| C. Conacher | 7 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| GOALIES: | W | L | OT | Sv% | GAA |
| R. Lehner | 0 | 1 | 0 | .952 | 1.58 |
| C. Anderson | 5 | 2 | 0 | .940 | 2.17 |