| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 02:56 | FLA | Jozef Stumpel Backhand - Assists: O. Jokinen & N. Horton |
| 18:21 | CAR | Justin Williams Wrist Shot - Assists: F. Kaberle & R. Whitney |
| 2nd Period | ||
| none | ||
| 3rd Period | ||
| 00:52 | CAR | PPG - Cory Stillman Slap Shot - Assists: M. Cullen & R. Brind'Amour |
| 01:10 | FLA | Stephen Weiss Snap Shot - Assists: D. Booth & C. Murphy |
| 03:31 | CAR | Justin Williams Snap Shot - Assists: M. Cullen & R. Whitney |
| 12:02 | FLA | David Booth Tip-In - Assists: V. Peltonen & S. Montador |
| 18:54 | CAR | Cory Stillman Tip-In - Assists: T. Letowski & B. Hedican |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 04:56 | FLA | Mike Van Ryn : Holding - 2 min |
| 08:45 | FLA | Stephen Weiss : Hooking - 2 min |
| 10:38 | FLA | David Booth : Slashing - 2 min |
| 18:57 | FLA | Ruslan Salei : Holding - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 04:40 | FLA | Olli Jokinen : Cross checking - 2 min |
| 05:44 | CAR | Erik Cole : Hooking - 2 min |
| 06:21 | FLA | Mike Van Ryn : Holding - 2 min |
| 14:31 | CAR | Dennis Seidenberg : Interference - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 00:21 | FLA | Radek Dvorak : Tripping - 2 min |
| 06:56 | FLA | Stephen Weiss : Interference - 2 min |
| 09:55 | CAR | Bret Hedican : Hooking - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
 CAR |
17 | 10 | 9 | 36 |
 FLA |
11 | 7 | 13 | 31 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
| CAR |
30 C. Ward (W) | 22 - 25 | 2 - 2 | 4 - 4 | 28 - 31 | 0.903 | 59:56 |
| FLA |
92 T. Vokoun (L) | 23 - 26 | 8 - 9 | 1 - 1 | 32 - 36 | 0.889 | 59:20 |
| 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 | 10:17 | 0:05 | 2:26 | 12:48 |
| 44 D. Seidenberg | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13:23 | 1:58 | 0:53 | 16:14 |
| 5 F. Kaberle | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:33 | 2:35 | 0:00 | 17:08 |
| 6 B. Hedican | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 18:16 | 0:36 | 0:38 | 19:30 |
| 7 M. Cullen | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:21 | 8:54 | 0:00 | 17:15 |
| 14 J. Williams | R | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16:01 | 6:35 | 1:48 | 24:24 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:22 | 6:51 | 0:00 | 21:13 |
| 13 R. Whitney | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14:49 | 5:50 | 0:00 | 20:39 |
| 17 R. Brind'Amour | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:44 | 5:30 | 1:48 | 24:02 |
| 18 R. Bayda | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2:24 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2:24 |
| 19 T. Letowski | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5:54 | 0:01 | 0:56 | 6:51 |
| 23 M. Commodore | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18:05 | 0:34 | 1:35 | 20:14 |
| 72 E. Cole | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 10 | 11:09 | 7:08 | 0:00 | 18:17 |
| 27 C. Adams | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 7:46 | 0:01 | 1:28 | 9:15 |
| 6 T. Gleason | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 12:46 | 0:07 | 2:22 | 15:15 |
| 51 J. Hamilton | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5:23 | 9:45 | 0:00 | 15:08 |
| 59 C. LaRose | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 10:36 | 0:03 | 0:41 | 11:20 |
| 61 C. Stillman | L | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15:49 | 5:08 | 1:13 | 22:10 |
| FLA |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 B. Mezei | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:46 | 0:00 | 4:39 | 17:25 |
| 19 J. Bouwmeester | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:21 | 2:34 | 6:55 | 29:50 |
| 5 S. Montador | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:50 | 0:31 | 0:00 | 8:21 |
| 9 S. Weiss | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 13:15 | 2:33 | 1:17 | 17:05 |
| 7 D. Booth | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12:03 | 2:24 | 0:08 | 14:35 |
| 11 G. Campbell | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:25 | 0:00 | 4:34 | 15:59 |
| 12 O. Jokinen | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 19:02 | 1:33 | 0:01 | 20:36 |
| 18 R. Dvorak | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11:55 | 0:00 | 5:24 | 17:19 |
| 15 J. Stumpel | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:41 | 1:24 | 0:56 | 19:01 |
| 18 N. Horton | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17:13 | 1:41 | 0:57 | 19:51 |
| 18 V. Peltonen | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11:50 | 2:16 | 4:51 | 18:57 |
| 18 C. Murphy | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:20 | 2:50 | 0:01 | 13:11 |
| 5 J. Cullimore | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 11:41 | 0:00 | 4:12 | 15:53 |
| 24 R. Salei | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18:36 | 1:23 | 6:21 | 26:20 |
| 26 M. Van Ryn | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 7:27 | 0:36 | 2:40 | 10:43 |
| 15 T. Glass | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1:09 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 1:09 |
| 28 K. Kreps | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12:04 | 0:00 | 6:14 | 18:18 |
| 44 S. Meyer | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1:36 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 1:36 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 12715 |
| Referees | Michael McGeough, Dean Warren |
| Linesmen | Jay Sharrers, Jean Morin |
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