
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 07:15 | TBL | Brad Richards Backhand - Assists: F. Modin & D. Boyle |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 01:27 | CAR | Justin Williams Backhand - Assists: R. Whitney & F. Kaberle |
| 06:20 | TBL | PPG - Vincent Lecavalier Wrist Shot - Assists: V. Prospal & D. Andreychuk |
| 08:23 | TBL | Ruslan Fedotenko Snap Shot - Assists: P. Ranger & D. Boyle |
| 15:41 | CAR | SHG - PS - Justin Williams Wrist Shot - Assists: none |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 05:44 | TBL | Martin St Louis Snap Shot - Assists: B. Richards & F. Modin |
| 07:30 | TBL | PPG - Freddy Modin Slap Shot - Assists: V. Lecavalier & P. Ranger |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 02:19 | CAR | Frantisek Kaberle : Hooking - 2 min |
| 12:01 | TBL | Martin St Louis : Interference - 2 min |
| 17:05 | TBL | Brad Richards : Holding - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 05:52 | CAR | Mike Commodore : Holding - 2 min |
| 14:29 | CAR | Aaron Ward : Hooking - 2 min |
| 18:34 | TBL | Paul Ranger : Tripping - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 06:23 | CAR | Cory Stillman : Hooking - 2 min |
| 14:49 | TBL | John Grahame served by Freddy Modin : Slashing - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
TBL |
13 | 9 | 7 | 29 |
CAR |
9 | 10 | 3 | 22 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
TBL |
37 J. Grahame (W) | 17 - 18 | 2 - 2 | 1 - 2 | 20 - 22 | 0.909 | 59:58 |
CAR |
30 C. Ward (L) | 21 - 24 | 3 - 5 | 0 - 0 | 24 - 29 | 0.828 | 60:00 |
| Skater Stats |
TBL |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 V. Lecavalier | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15:04 | 3:33 | 0:00 | 18:37 |
| 44 D. Sydor | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:03 | 0:27 | 3:55 | 21:25 |
| 8 M. Cibak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:26 | 0:00 | 1:28 | 7:54 |
| 13 P. Kubina | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:14 | 4:32 | 4:40 | 22:26 |
| 26 R. Fedotenko | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:02 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 17:02 |
| 16 R. Dimaio | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6:02 | 0:00 | 2:02 | 8:04 |
| 19 B. Richards | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15:09 | 2:02 | 1:13 | 18:24 |
| 22 V. Prospal | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16:50 | 3:14 | 0:00 | 20:04 |
| 6 C. Sarich | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:07 | 0:00 | 3:20 | 20:27 |
| 22 D. Boyle | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:42 | 5:09 | 0:00 | 20:51 |
| 25 D. Andreychuk | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:12 | 3:45 | 2:45 | 13:42 |
| 26 M. St Louis | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13:21 | 2:21 | 2:32 | 18:14 |
| 27 T. Taylor | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:15 | 0:00 | 2:27 | 11:42 |
| 27 D. Afanasenkov | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:40 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:40 |
| 19 F. Modin | L | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13:18 | 1:50 | 2:53 | 18:01 |
| 4 N. Pratt | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:48 | 0:00 | 4:05 | 19:53 |
| 54 P. Ranger | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13:47 | 1:02 | 0:00 | 14:49 |
| 76 E. Artyukhin | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:18 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:18 |
CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 A. Ward | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17:02 | 0:00 | 2:50 | 19:52 |
| 5 F. Kaberle | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14:56 | 5:53 | 0:28 | 21:17 |
| 6 B. Hedican | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 16:36 | 0:47 | 3:57 | 21:20 |
| 7 M. Cullen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:00 | 2:07 | 0:00 | 14:07 |
| 14 J. Williams | R | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:03 | 3:13 | 2:44 | 18:00 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 14:43 | 6:09 | 0:00 | 20:52 |
| 13 R. Whitney | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8:35 | 4:13 | 0:00 | 12:48 |
| 17 K. Adams | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:13 | 0:00 | 3:24 | 16:37 |
| 16 A. Ladd | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:42 | 1:24 | 0:00 | 14:06 |
| 26 M. Zigomanis | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 7:29 | 0:16 | 0:00 | 7:45 |
| 17 R. Vrbata | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:39 | 2:19 | 0:00 | 14:58 |
| 23 M. Commodore | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 16:19 | 0:00 | 2:45 | 19:04 |
| 72 E. Cole | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 13:58 | 5:35 | 2:25 | 21:58 |
| 27 C. Adams | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 10:33 | 0:16 | 2:07 | 12:56 |
| 15 N. Nordgren | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 6:52 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:52 |
| 36 D. Richmond | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 13:27 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:27 |
| 61 C. Stillman | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 15:00 | 5:53 | 0:30 | 21:23 |
| 28 O. Tverdovsky | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:45 | 2:05 | 1:09 | 16:59 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 12423 |
| Referees | Tom Kowal, Bill McCreary |
| Linesmen | Andy McElman, Tim Nowak |