| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 00:31 | CAR | Alexei Ponikarovsky Wrap-Around - Assists: J. Jokinen & E. Staal |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 17:58 | NSH | David Legwand Snap Shot - Assists: P. Hornqvist & J. Puustinen |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 00:17 | CAR | Alexei Ponikarovsky Backhand - Assists: E. Staal & J. Pitkanen |
| 05:23 | NSH | Jack Hillen Wrist Shot - Assists: G. Bourque & C. Smith |
| 07:00 | NSH | Chris Mueller Backhand - Assists: N. Bergfors & K. Wilson |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 12:20 | CAR | Tim Gleason : Kneeing - 2 min |
| 14:34 | NSH | Jack Hillen : Interference - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| none | ||
| 3rd Period | ||
| 17:01 | NSH | Craig Smith : Too many men/ice - bench - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
NSH |
9 | 12 | 10 | 31 |
CAR |
9 | 8 | 13 | 30 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
NSH ›
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39 - A. Lindback | 20 - 21 | .952 | 40:00 |
NSH ›
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30 - J. Smith | 8 - 9 | .889 | 20:00 |
CAR ›
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60 - J. Peters | 8 - 10 | .800 | 18:52 |
CAR ›
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30 - C. Ward | 20 - 21 | .952 | 40:00 |
| Skater Stats |
NSH |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 T. Laakso | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:56 | 00:00 | 01:41 | 18:37 |
| 7 J. Blum | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 18:48 | 01:41 | 02:37 | 23:06 |
| 8 K. Klein | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 19:36 | 00:00 | 02:16 | 21:52 |
| 11 D. Legwand | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 14:42 | 00:00 | 01:07 | 15:49 |
| 15 C. Smith | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 15:45 | 00:11 | 00:03 | 15:59 |
| 17 C. Mueller | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14:37 | 01:30 | 01:53 | 18:00 |
| 18 N. Bergfors | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13:28 | 01:30 | 00:00 | 14:58 |
| 24 M. Halischuk | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 15:09 | 00:00 | 01:07 | 16:16 |
| 27 P. Hornqvist | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 13:54 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 13:54 |
| 28 K. Wilson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:19 | 01:30 | 01:53 | 17:42 |
| 38 J. Hillen | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18:03 | 00:00 | 00:34 | 18:37 |
| 45 R. Flynn | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:41 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 10:41 |
| 49 R. Ellis | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:06 | 01:41 | 00:03 | 19:50 |
| 56 T. Beck | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:41 | 00:00 | 00:38 | 10:19 |
| 57 G. Bourque | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16:06 | 00:11 | 00:22 | 16:39 |
| 58 J. Puustinen | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13:52 | 00:11 | 00:00 | 14:03 |
| 63 J. Lajunen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:14 | 00:00 | 00:57 | 11:11 |
| 89 T. Sloan | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:46 | 00:00 | 00:49 | 18:35 |
CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 J. McBain | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:09 | 00:00 | 00:38 | 18:47 |
| 6 T. Gleason | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15:29 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 15:29 |
| 11 Z. Boychuk | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 12:32 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 12:32 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16:51 | 02:39 | 00:12 | 19:42 |
| 13 A. Stewart | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 16:19 | 01:30 | 00:00 | 17:49 |
| 15 T. Ruutu | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 08:57 | 00:39 | 00:00 | 09:36 |
| 20 R. Nash | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:26 | 00:51 | 00:00 | 15:17 |
| 21 D. Bowman | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:27 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 13:27 |
| 23 A. Ponikarovsky | L | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:42 | 01:30 | 00:31 | 17:43 |
| 25 J. Pitkanen | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:49 | 02:40 | 01:03 | 22:32 |
| 28 J. Faulk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 18:33 | 01:20 | 01:03 | 20:56 |
| 36 J. Jokinen | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16:06 | 02:30 | 00:21 | 18:57 |
| 37 T. Brent | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07:11 | 00:00 | 01:08 | 08:19 |
| 38 R. Murphy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 19:30 | 01:06 | 00:00 | 20:36 |
| 42 B. Sutter | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 14:43 | 00:00 | 01:10 | 15:53 |
| 51 T. Kaberle | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 18:41 | 02:54 | 00:38 | 22:13 |
| 53 J. Skinner | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 16:29 | 02:30 | 00:00 | 18:59 |
| 58 C. Terry | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 10:40 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 10:40 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 6375 |
| Referees | Stephane Auger, Paul Devorski |
| Linesmen | Thor Nelson, Scott Driscoll |
| TEAM | GP | W | L | OT | GF | GA | PTS | ||
| 1 | p - CHI | 48 | 36 | 7 | 5 | 155 | 102 | 77 | |
| 2 | y - ANA | 48 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 140 | 118 | 66 | |
| 3 | y - VAN | 48 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 127 | 121 | 59 | |
| 4 | x - STL | 48 | 29 | 17 | 2 | 129 | 115 | 60 | |
| 5 | x - LAK | 48 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 133 | 118 | 59 | |
| 6 | x - SJS | 48 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 124 | 116 | 57 | |
| 7 | x - DET | 48 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 124 | 115 | 56 | |
| 8 | x - MIN | 48 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 122 | 127 | 55 | |
| 9 | CBJ | 48 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 120 | 119 | 55 | |
| 10 | PHX | 48 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 125 | 131 | 51 | |
| 11 | DAL | 48 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 130 | 142 | 48 | |
| 12 | EDM | 48 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 125 | 134 | 45 | |
| 13 | CGY | 48 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 128 | 160 | 42 | |
| 14 | NSH | 48 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 111 | 139 | 41 | |
| 15 | COL | 48 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 116 | 152 | 39 | |
| SKATERS: | GP | G | A | +/- | Pts |
| S. Weber | 48 | 9 | 19 | -2 | 28 |
| D. Legwand | 48 | 12 | 13 | -6 | 25 |
| M. Fisher | 38 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 21 |
| C. Wilson | 25 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 19 |
| R. Josi | 48 | 5 | 13 | -7 | 18 |
| G. Bourque | 34 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| S. Kostitsyn | 46 | 3 | 12 | -5 | 15 |
| P. Hornqvist | 24 | 4 | 10 | -1 | 14 |
| K. Klein | 47 | 3 | 11 | -1 | 14 |
| N. Spaling | 47 | 9 | 4 | -10 | 13 |
| GOALIES: | W | L | OT | Sv% | GAA |
| P. Rinne | 15 | 16 | 8 | .910 | 2.43 |
| C. Mason | 1 | 7 | 1 | .873 | 3.73 |
