
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 13:59 | NSH | Jason Arnott (9) Tip-In - Assists: J. Dumont (17) & G. De Vries (2) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 02:45 | NSH | Scott Nichol (2) Slap Shot - Assists: G. Zanon (3) |
| 08:42 | NSH | PPG - Shea Weber (9) Slap Shot - Assists: R. Suter (11) & D. Legwand (8) |
| 14:12 | NSH | Jason Arnott (10) Wrist Shot - Assists: S. Weber (11) & M. Erat (8) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 00:32 | CAR | Matt Cullen (5) Wrist Shot - Assists: R. Bayda (4) |
| 06:26 | CAR | Chad LaRose (5) Wrist Shot - Assists: M. Cullen (1) & J. Melichar (3) |
| 12:42 | NSH | Shea Weber (10) Slap Shot - Assists: M. Erat (9) & R. Bonk (5) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 05:58 | NSH | Martin Erat : Interference - 2 min |
| 06:44 | NSH | Dan Hamhuis : Cross checking - 2 min |
| 10:02 | CAR | Wade Brookbank : Interference - 2 min |
| 10:44 | NSH | Shea Weber : Cross checking - 2 min |
| 11:27 | NSH | Jason Arnott : Interference - 2 min |
| 15:49 | NSH | David Legwand : Tripping - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 03:00 | NSH | Martin Erat : Holding - 2 min |
| 05:56 | CAR | Brandon Sutter : Tripping - 2 min |
| 08:28 | CAR | Joni Pitkanen : Cross checking - 2 min |
| 11:12 | NSH | Nick Tarnasky : Delaying Game-Puck over glass - 2 min |
| 15:22 | CAR | Scott Walker : Roughing - 2 min |
| 15:22 | NSH | J-P Dumont : Roughing - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 01:59 | CAR | Wade Brookbank : Roughing - 2 min |
| 07:38 | NSH | Jason Arnott : Cross checking - 2 min |
| 10:41 | CAR | Niclas Wallin : Tripping - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
NSH |
5 | 12 | 13 | 30 |
CAR |
8 | 8 | 10 | 26 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
NSH |
31 D. Ellis (W) | 17 - 19 | 7 - 7 | 0 - 0 | 24 - 26 | 0.923 | 59:29 |
CAR |
30 C. Ward (L) | 19 - 23 | 6 - 7 | 0 - 0 | 25 - 30 | 0.833 | 60:00 |
| Skater Stats |
NSH |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 D. Hamhuis | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14:03 | 1:10 | 6:14 | 21:27 |
| 6 V. Koistinen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:58 | 4:07 | 0:05 | 15:10 |
| 4 G. Zanon | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:02 | 0:00 | 7:34 | 21:36 |
| 6 S. Weber | D | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14:22 | 5:46 | 1:05 | 21:13 |
| 7 G. De Vries | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 12:52 | 0:00 | 5:10 | 18:02 |
| 10 M. Erat | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13:53 | 3:59 | 0:59 | 18:51 |
| 11 D. Legwand | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 11:51 | 2:57 | 0:00 | 14:48 |
| 12 S. Nichol | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6:05 | 0:00 | 5:56 | 12:01 |
| 14 R. Bonk | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9:28 | 3:59 | 0:20 | 13:47 |
| 44 J. Arnott | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15:31 | 3:59 | 0:13 | 19:43 |
| 20 R. Suter | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:28 | 2:49 | 5:28 | 22:45 |
| 22 J. Tootoo | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10:30 | 0:46 | 0:00 | 11:16 |
| 52 J. Smithson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:21 | 0:00 | 5:02 | 15:23 |
| 42 J. Ward | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 11:46 | 2:11 | 4:42 | 18:39 |
| 49 R. Peverley | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4:05 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4:05 |
| 38 V. Fiddler | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 7:27 | 0:00 | 5:26 | 12:53 |
| 71 J. Dumont | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12:55 | 2:57 | 0:19 | 16:11 |
| N. Tarnasky | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4:41 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4:41 |
CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 44 D. Seidenberg | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 16:19 | 4:39 | 4:46 | 25:44 |
| 6 T. Gleason | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 6:07 | 0:15 | 0:00 | 6:22 |
| 7 N. Wallin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 16:09 | 0:00 | 3:07 | 19:16 |
| 7 M. Cullen | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:20 | 5:30 | 2:54 | 17:44 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:13 | 9:01 | 1:06 | 21:20 |
| 13 R. Whitney | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9:18 | 8:36 | 0:59 | 18:53 |
| 14 S. Samsonov | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 13:17 | 4:10 | 0:00 | 17:27 |
| 15 T. Ruutu | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 10:04 | 6:30 | 0:00 | 16:34 |
| 16 B. Sutter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 9:55 | 0:00 | 2:41 | 12:36 |
| 17 R. Brind'Amour | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 10:59 | 6:01 | 1:21 | 18:21 |
| 18 R. Bayda | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:39 | 0:00 | 2:37 | 15:16 |
| 2 J. Melichar | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:21 | 0:00 | 1:49 | 14:10 |
| 24 S. Walker | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 10:01 | 4:36 | 1:32 | 16:09 |
| 25 J. Pitkanen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 5 | 15:37 | 5:36 | 3:49 | 25:02 |
| 33 W. Brookbank | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 4:34 | 0:03 | 0:00 | 4:37 |
| 17 P. Eaves | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:09 | 0:00 | 0:42 | 2:51 |
| 59 C. LaRose | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:35 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:35 |
| 77 J. Corvo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:10 | 8:18 | 0:21 | 22:49 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 13042 |
| Referees | Tim Peel, Ian Walsh |
| Linesmen | Andy McElman, Brad Lazarowich |
| 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 |