| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 13:04 | BUF | PPG - Jason Pominville (8) Wrist Shot - Assists: T. Vanek (13) & B. Boyes (6) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| none | ||
| 3rd Period | ||
| none | ||
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 08:23 | BUF | Corey Tropp : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 11:23 | CAR | Jussi Jokinen : Slashing - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 04:39 | BUF | Derek Roy : Hooking - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 15:39 | BUF | Christian Ehrhoff : Holding - 2 min |
| 18:22 | CAR | Chad LaRose : Hooking - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
BUF |
10 | 4 | 6 | 20 |
CAR |
8 | 12 | 14 | 34 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
BUF |
1 J. Enroth (W) | 25 - 25 | 7 - 7 | 2 - 2 | 34 - 34 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
CAR |
33 B. Boucher (L) | 16 - 16 | 3 - 4 | 0 - 0 | 19 - 20 | 0.950 | 59:20 |
| Skater Stats |
BUF |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 33 J. Leopold | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:41 | 1:25 | 1:44 | 19:50 |
| 15 D. Roy | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:41 | 0:53 | 0:51 | 16:25 |
| 10 C. Ehrhoff | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18:01 | 1:25 | 1:35 | 21:01 |
| 5 M. Gragnani | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:53 | 1:54 | 0:22 | 17:09 |
| 21 D. Stafford | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:55 | 0:53 | 0:00 | 16:48 |
| 24 B. Boyes | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:04 | 1:54 | 0:11 | 16:09 |
| 23 V. Leino | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:55 | 0:53 | 0:00 | 16:48 |
| 44 R. Regehr | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:40 | 0:00 | 3:24 | 20:04 |
| 26 T. Vanek | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12:43 | 1:54 | 1:11 | 15:48 |
| 28 P. Gaustad | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:05 | 0:32 | 3:09 | 16:46 |
| 29 J. Pominville | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:38 | 1:54 | 1:29 | 17:01 |
| 36 P. Kaleta | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:16 | 0:32 | 3:20 | 15:08 |
| 37 M. Ellis | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:41 | 0:32 | 0:00 | 13:13 |
| 42 N. Gerbe | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:52 | 0:00 | 1:49 | 10:41 |
| 44 A. Sekera | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:20 | 0:00 | 1:31 | 18:51 |
| 57 T. Myers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:59 | 1:54 | 3:24 | 23:17 |
| 72 L. Adam | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:51 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:51 |
| 78 C. Tropp | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10:10 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:10 |
CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 J. McBain | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:06 | 3:00 | 0:00 | 20:06 |
| 55 B. Allen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:12 | 0:00 | 1:12 | 16:24 |
| 6 T. Gleason | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:47 | 0:00 | 1:12 | 16:59 |
| 32 Z. Boychuk | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:09 | 0:22 | 0:00 | 9:31 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:53 | 3:25 | 2:02 | 23:20 |
| 21 A. Stewart | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:04 | 0:22 | 0:00 | 13:26 |
| 15 T. Ruutu | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:02 | 2:39 | 0:00 | 16:41 |
| 16 B. Sutter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:15 | 0:00 | 1:46 | 14:01 |
| 19 J. Tlusty | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:55 | 0:00 | 0:29 | 10:24 |
| 12 A. Ponikarovsky | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:47 | 2:26 | 0:00 | 15:13 |
| 27 J. Faulk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:35 | 3:00 | 1:32 | 22:07 |
| 36 J. Jokinen | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13:24 | 3:34 | 0:56 | 17:54 |
| 37 T. Brent | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6:50 | 0:00 | 0:37 | 7:27 |
| 39 P. Dwyer | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:33 | 0:00 | 0:48 | 13:21 |
| 44 J. Harrison | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 19:17 | 2:48 | 1:04 | 23:09 |
| 22 T. Kaberle | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:25 | 3:12 | 1:38 | 21:15 |
| 53 J. Skinner | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:19 | 3:12 | 0:40 | 18:11 |
| 59 C. LaRose | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 15:52 | 2:00 | 0:00 | 17:52 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 15072 |
| Referees | Dan O'Halloran, Frederick L'Ecuyer |
| Linesmen | Ryan Galloway, Tony Sericolo |
| 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 |
