
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 01:21 | TBL | Vinny Prospal Wrist Shot - Assists: R. Fedotenko |
| 07:40 | CAR | Radim Vrbata Wrist Shot - Assists: none |
| 10:08 | TBL | PPG - Brad Richards Slap Shot - Assists: D. Andreychuk & P. Kubina |
| 17:53 | TBL | Dan Boyle Wrist Shot - Assists: V. Prospal & R. Fedotenko |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 00:54 | CAR | Eric Staal Slap Shot - Assists: none |
| 13:53 | TBL | Vincent Lecavalier Wrist Shot - Assists: V. Prospal & C. Sarich |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 16:40 | TBL | Tim Taylor Tip-In - Assists: D. Andreychuk & D. Afanasenkov |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 01:42 | CAR | Matt Cullen : Hooking - 2 min |
| 05:02 | TBL | Timo Helbling : Hooking - 2 min |
| 08:25 | CAR | Jeff Daniels : Hooking - 2 min |
| 09:48 | CAR | Mike Commodore : Interference - 2 min |
| 12:32 | TBL | Chris Dingman : Interference - 2 min |
| 14:17 | TBL | Nolan Pratt : Hooking - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 02:06 | CAR | Andrew Hutchinson : Interference - 2 min |
| 09:24 | TBL | Tim Taylor : Roughing - 2 min |
| 09:24 | CAR | Bret Hedican : Roughing - 2 min |
| 17:04 | CAR | Rod Brind'Amour : Hooking - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 10:51 | CAR | Erik Cole : Tripping - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
CAR |
9 | 8 | 9 | 26 |
TBL |
9 | 10 | 11 | 30 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
CAR |
29 M. Gerber (L) | 11 - 14 | 4 - 5 | 0 - 0 | 15 - 19 | 0.789 | 40:00 |
CAR |
30 C. Ward | 8 - 9 | 2 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 10 - 11 | 0.909 | 20:00 |
TBL |
37 J. Grahame (W) | 19 - 21 | 3 - 3 | 2 - 2 | 24 - 26 | 0.923 | 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 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 12:09 | 0:00 | 6:07 | 18:16 |
| 4 A. Ward | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3:24 | 0:09 | 2:07 | 5:40 |
| 6 B. Hedican | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14:55 | 0:44 | 4:31 | 20:10 |
| 7 N. Wallin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:12 | 0:29 | 3:35 | 20:16 |
| 7 M. Cullen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 12:58 | 2:44 | 1:00 | 16:42 |
| 14 J. Williams | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10:47 | 2:33 | 4:23 | 17:43 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 11:59 | 3:04 | 0:00 | 15:03 |
| 17 K. Adams | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:44 | 1:15 | 5:39 | 12:38 |
| 17 R. Brind'Amour | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14:38 | 3:04 | 4:46 | 22:28 |
| 26 M. Zigomanis | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:18 | 1:26 | 0:00 | 11:44 |
| 17 R. Vrbata | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6:09 | 1:15 | 0:00 | 7:24 |
| 23 M. Commodore | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15:16 | 1:35 | 4:40 | 21:31 |
| 8 A. Hutchinson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:58 | 1:29 | 0:10 | 16:37 |
| 72 E. Cole | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10:23 | 0:25 | 3:22 | 14:10 |
| 15 N. Nordgren | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:44 | 0:00 | 2:56 | 14:40 |
| 61 C. Stillman | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 11:52 | 3:01 | 0:00 | 14:53 |
| 63 J. Vasicek | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 13:03 | 1:57 | 0:00 | 15:00 |
| 28 O. Tverdovsky | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 12:24 | 2:29 | 1:46 | 16:39 |
TBL |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 51 T. Helbling | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 11:10 | 0:00 | 0:49 | 11:59 |
| 4 V. Lecavalier | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13:12 | 4:45 | 0:00 | 17:57 |
| 44 D. Sydor | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:49 | 2:46 | 2:54 | 20:29 |
| 8 M. Cibak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7:04 | 0:00 | 0:23 | 7:27 |
| 11 C. Dingman | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7:55 | 0:15 | 0:06 | 8:16 |
| 13 P. Kubina | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12:10 | 4:41 | 2:25 | 19:16 |
| 26 R. Fedotenko | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:51 | 5:35 | 0:00 | 16:26 |
| 16 R. Dimaio | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:50 | 0:29 | 1:44 | 12:03 |
| 19 B. Richards | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:34 | 7:17 | 1:09 | 20:00 |
| 22 V. Prospal | L | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:29 | 6:08 | 0:00 | 18:37 |
| 6 C. Sarich | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15:41 | 0:27 | 3:20 | 19:28 |
| 22 D. Boyle | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15:19 | 8:25 | 0:00 | 23:44 |
| 25 D. Andreychuk | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9:46 | 4:27 | 1:27 | 15:40 |
| 26 M. St Louis | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:52 | 5:07 | 2:23 | 19:22 |
| 27 T. Taylor | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9:51 | 0:15 | 1:50 | 11:56 |
| 27 D. Afanasenkov | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9:08 | 0:12 | 0:00 | 9:20 |
| 19 F. Modin | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:55 | 5:49 | 2:11 | 19:55 |
| 4 N. Pratt | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16:55 | 0:17 | 2:02 | 19:14 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 22120 |
| Referees | Don Koharski, Wes McCauley |
| Linesmen | Jonny Murray, Jay Sharrers |