
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 17:39 | OTT | Mike Fisher (1) Wrist Shot - Assists: none |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 10:23 | OTT | Milan Michalek (1) Backhand - Assists: D. Alfredsson (2) & J. Spezza (1) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 07:20 | CAR | PPG - Sergei Samsonov (1) Snap Shot - Assists: E. Staal (1) & J. Pitkanen (2) |
| 08:59 | CAR | Eric Staal (1) Tip-In - Assists: E. Cole (2) & J. Skinner (2) |
| 14:03 | OTT | PPG - Mike Fisher (2) Slap Shot - Assists: N. Foligno (1) & R. Shannon (1) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 07:51 | CAR | Anton Babchuk : Holding - 2 min |
| 08:23 | OTT | Jason Spezza : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 07:59 | OTT | Milan Michalek : Holding - 2 min |
| 11:58 | OTT | Mike Fisher : Roughing - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 01:28 | CAR | Jeff Skinner : Interference - 2 min |
| 06:59 | OTT | Milan Michalek : Interference - 2 min |
| 11:56 | CAR | Jussi Jokinen : Hi stick - double minor - 4 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
CAR |
9 | 4 | 11 | 24 |
OTT |
16 | 13 | 10 | 39 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
CAR |
30 C. Ward (L) | 32 - 34 | 4 - 5 | 0 - 0 | 36 - 39 | 0.923 | 58:44 |
OTT |
33 P. Leclaire | 3 - 3 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 3 - 3 | 1.000 | 2:06 |
OTT |
1 B. Elliott (W) | 15 - 16 | 2 - 3 | 2 - 2 | 19 - 21 | 0.905 | 57:54 |
| Skater Stats |
CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 J. McBain | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:30 | 1:58 | 1:26 | 21:54 |
| 6 T. Gleason | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:34 | 0:00 | 2:25 | 19:59 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:33 | 2:51 | 1:26 | 19:50 |
| 14 S. Samsonov | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7:35 | 3:05 | 0:00 | 10:40 |
| 15 T. Ruutu | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 13:31 | 1:18 | 0:00 | 14:49 |
| 16 B. Sutter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:07 | 1:28 | 2:01 | 19:36 |
| 21 D. Bowman | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:42 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:42 |
| 22 Z. Dalpe | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 6:47 | 0:34 | 0:00 | 7:21 |
| 25 J. Pitkanen | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 22:32 | 3:08 | 2:22 | 28:02 |
| 72 E. Cole | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 15:29 | 0:20 | 0:49 | 16:38 |
| 25 T. Kostopoulos | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:22 | 0:00 | 1:46 | 8:08 |
| 33 A. Babchuk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13:13 | 1:50 | 0:00 | 15:03 |
| 36 J. Jokinen | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 13:30 | 3:10 | 0:46 | 17:26 |
| 39 P. Dwyer | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 14:43 | 0:00 | 0:35 | 15:18 |
| 44 J. Harrison | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:04 | 0:00 | 0:46 | 11:50 |
| 53 J. Skinner | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 14:32 | 1:28 | 0:00 | 16:00 |
| 59 C. LaRose | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 13:21 | 0:20 | 1:55 | 15:36 |
| 77 J. Corvo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 18:03 | 2:55 | 2:19 | 23:17 |
OTT |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 C. Phillips | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18:46 | 0:00 | 3:32 | 22:18 |
| 15 B. Lee | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:32 | 0:00 | 0:33 | 13:05 |
| 9 M. Michalek | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 14:54 | 2:56 | 1:18 | 19:08 |
| 11 D. Alfredsson | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:28 | 2:56 | 0:18 | 19:42 |
| 12 M. Fisher | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 13:59 | 1:43 | 1:26 | 17:08 |
| 13 P. Regin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:53 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:53 |
| 17 C. Campoli | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:25 | 0:29 | 1:27 | 19:21 |
| 18 J. Winchester | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 9:33 | 0:00 | 1:21 | 10:54 |
| 19 J. Spezza | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16:05 | 3:03 | 0:18 | 19:26 |
| 23 C. Kelly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 12:40 | 0:00 | 3:15 | 15:55 |
| 25 C. Neil | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11:43 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:43 |
| 22 R. Shannon | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:03 | 0:50 | 0:00 | 9:53 |
| 27 A. Kovalev | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:04 | 1:36 | 0:00 | 12:40 |
| 7 M. Carkner | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:35 | 0:00 | 1:38 | 18:13 |
| 55 S. Gonchar | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19:16 | 3:49 | 2:36 | 25:41 |
| 65 E. Karlsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:22 | 4:10 | 0:00 | 20:32 |
| 71 N. Foligno | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:32 | 1:43 | 0:00 | 14:15 |
| 37 J. Ruutu | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 12:02 | 0:00 | 1:50 | 13:52 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 16270 |
| Referees | Don VanMassenhoven, Francis Charron |
| Linesmen | Michel Cormier, Greg Devorski |
| 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 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| K. Turris | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| J. Pageau | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| E. Condra | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| E. Karlsson | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| M. Methot | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| S. Gonchar | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| M. Zibanejad | 7 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| C. Conacher | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| J. Silfverberg | 7 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| GOALIES: | W | L | OT | Sv% | GAA |
| R. Lehner | 0 | 1 | 0 | .952 | 1.58 |
| C. Anderson | 4 | 2 | 0 | .931 | 2.52 |