
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 05:32 | CAR | PPG - Radim Vrbata Wrist Shot - Assists: C. Stillman & M. Cullen |
| 16:39 | CAR | Erik Cole Backhand - Assists: none |
| 16:56 | CAR | Matt Cullen Wrist Shot - Assists: O. Tverdovsky & J. Vasicek |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 06:18 | NJD | Jay Pandolfo Slap Shot - Assists: R. Matvichuk & J. Madden |
| 14:34 | CAR | PPG - Rod Brind'Amour Slap Shot - Assists: O. Tverdovsky & M. Cullen |
| 18:47 | CAR | Josef Vasicek Slap Shot - Assists: R. Vrbata & M. Commodore |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 10:49 | CAR | Rod Brind'Amour Slap Shot - Assists: M. Commodore & J. Williams |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 03:38 | NJD | Colin White : Interference - 2 min |
| 04:21 | NJD | Zach Parise : Delaying Game-Puck over glass - 2 min |
| 06:35 | CAR | Rod Brind'Amour : Boarding - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 04:06 | CAR | Cory Stillman : Slashing - 2 min |
| 08:13 | NJD | Sergei Brylin : Tripping - 2 min |
| 12:57 | NJD | Grant Marshall : Boarding - 2 min |
| 14:54 | CAR | Mike Commodore : Holding - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 00:40 | CAR | Niklas Nordgren : Tripping - 2 min |
| 04:07 | CAR | Erik Cole : Hooking - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
CAR |
10 | 9 | 6 | 25 |
NJD |
8 | 14 | 6 | 28 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
CAR |
30 C. Ward (W) | 19 - 20 | 5 - 5 | 3 - 3 | 27 - 28 | 0.964 | 60:00 |
NJD |
30 M. Brodeur (L) | 11 - 14 | 3 - 5 | 0 - 0 | 14 - 19 | 0.737 | 40:00 |
NJD |
30 S. Clemmensen | 5 - 6 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 5 - 6 | 0.833 | 20:00 |
| Skater Stats |
CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 G. Wesley | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:29 | 0:21 | 3:10 | 17:00 |
| 4 A. Ward | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:02 | 0:00 | 3:01 | 13:03 |
| 5 F. Kaberle | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:21 | 1:38 | 2:01 | 15:00 |
| 6 B. Hedican | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:56 | 0:28 | 3:23 | 17:47 |
| 7 N. Wallin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:38 | 0:00 | 4:43 | 14:21 |
| 7 M. Cullen | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12:01 | 3:53 | 0:00 | 15:54 |
| 14 J. Williams | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9:12 | 3:31 | 3:10 | 15:53 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15:17 | 2:49 | 0:05 | 18:11 |
| 17 K. Adams | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8:57 | 0:00 | 5:19 | 14:16 |
| 17 R. Brind'Amour | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14:55 | 3:31 | 4:06 | 22:32 |
| 17 R. Vrbata | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 13:21 | 2:49 | 0:00 | 16:10 |
| 23 M. Commodore | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13:48 | 0:28 | 3:42 | 17:58 |
| 72 E. Cole | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11:24 | 1:38 | 3:38 | 16:40 |
| 36 J. Boulerice | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:25 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:25 |
| 15 N. Nordgren | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12:14 | 2:42 | 3:15 | 18:11 |
| 61 C. Stillman | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13:50 | 2:00 | 0:00 | 15:50 |
| 63 J. Vasicek | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:09 | 2:49 | 0:00 | 16:58 |
| 28 O. Tverdovsky | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:10 | 3:03 | 0:00 | 18:13 |
NJD |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 23 V. Malakhov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 15:59 | 5:46 | 2:38 | 24:23 |
| 5 C. White | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10:13 | 1:13 | 1:38 | 13:04 |
| 2 D. McGillis | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 12:24 | 2:37 | 0:00 | 15:01 |
| 23 S. Brown | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 13:21 | 2:27 | 0:00 | 15:48 |
| 11 Z. Parise | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 12:15 | 2:32 | 0:13 | 15:00 |
| 10 J. Madden | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:37 | 0:48 | 1:11 | 13:36 |
| 21 B. Gionta | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 11:34 | 5:44 | 0:49 | 18:07 |
| 15 J. Langenbrunner | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 8:02 | 2:10 | 3:19 | 13:31 |
| 18 S. Brylin | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11:28 | 3:07 | 0:49 | 15:24 |
| 19 K. Oliwa | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:39 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:39 |
| 29 J. Pandolfo | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 8:36 | 0:00 | 2:14 | 10:50 |
| 22 P. Rheaume | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:34 | 0:00 | 2:45 | 10:19 |
| 25 V. Kozlov | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:10 | 5:03 | 0:00 | 16:13 |
| 23 S. Gomez | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 14:10 | 4:50 | 0:09 | 19:09 |
| 24 R. Matvichuk | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:26 | 0:25 | 3:59 | 19:50 |
| 28 B. Rafalski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:13 | 6:51 | 4:25 | 30:29 |
| 49 G. Marshall | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12:01 | 3:13 | 0:00 | 15:14 |
| 89 A. Mogilny | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:15 | 2:59 | 0:00 | 16:14 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 14723 |
| Referees | Kerry Fraser, Eric Furlatt |
| Linesmen | Steve Miller, Derek Nansen |