| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 05:01 | FLA | Radek Dvorak Tip-In - Assists: R. Olesz & J. Cullimore |
| 06:48 | CAR | Andrew Ladd Snap Shot - Assists: S. Walker & M. Cullen |
| 09:25 | CAR | Erik Cole Wrist Shot - Assists: R. Whitney & D. Seidenberg |
| 16:19 | CAR | Cory Stillman Snap Shot - Assists: R. Brind'Amour & N. Wallin |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 05:14 | FLA | Olli Jokinen Backhand - Assists: R. Olesz & T. Vokoun |
| 18:38 | FLA | Jozef Stumpel Wrist Shot - Assists: O. Jokinen & R. Salei |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 04:10 | FLA | Stephen Weiss Wrist Shot - Assists: N. Horton & J. Bouwmeester |
| 04:39 | CAR | Ray Whitney Slap Shot - Assists: E. Cole & E. Staal |
| 13:06 | FLA | Brett McLean Wrap-Around - Assists: R. Zednik |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 02:16 | CAR | Frantisek Kaberle : Hooking - 2 min |
| 07:19 | FLA | Richard Zednik : Tripping - 2 min |
| 14:23 | FLA | Jozef Stumpel : Tripping - 2 min |
| 15:46 | CAR | Jeff Hamilton : Hooking - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 02:48 | FLA | Jozef Stumpel : Hooking - 2 min |
| 11:20 | CAR | Niclas Wallin : Roughing - 2 min |
| 14:37 | CAR | Cory Stillman : Delaying Game-Puck over glass - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| none | ||
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
 CAR |
15 | 13 | 5 | 33 |
 FLA |
15 | 16 | 10 | 41 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
| CAR |
37 J. Grahame (L) | 25 - 30 | 8 - 8 | 3 - 3 | 36 - 41 | 0.878 | 58:51 |
| FLA |
92 T. Vokoun (W) | 25 - 29 | 4 - 4 | 0 - 0 | 29 - 33 | 0.879 | 59:57 |
| Skater Stats |
| CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 G. Wesley | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 11:13 | 0:00 | 2:53 | 14:06 |
| 44 D. Seidenberg | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16:07 | 1:29 | 0:05 | 17:41 |
| 5 F. Kaberle | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5:20 | 1:39 | 0:00 | 6:59 |
| 6 B. Hedican | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 17:17 | 0:23 | 2:54 | 20:34 |
| 7 N. Wallin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15:18 | 0:00 | 2:06 | 17:24 |
| 7 M. Cullen | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 11:54 | 3:21 | 1:37 | 16:52 |
| 14 J. Williams | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3:14 | 1:26 | 0:44 | 5:24 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16:40 | 3:23 | 2:04 | 22:07 |
| 13 R. Whitney | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12:51 | 3:23 | 2:23 | 18:37 |
| 16 A. Ladd | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 12:08 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:08 |
| 17 R. Brind'Amour | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 19:23 | 2:00 | 2:22 | 23:45 |
| 19 T. Letowski | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 8:03 | 0:00 | 2:30 | 10:33 |
| 23 M. Commodore | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:02 | 0:23 | 3:48 | 18:13 |
| 24 S. Walker | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 17:29 | 0:34 | 1:33 | 19:36 |
| 72 E. Cole | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 18:24 | 3:23 | 0:08 | 21:55 |
| 6 T. Gleason | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 13:42 | 0:00 | 3:06 | 16:48 |
| 51 J. Hamilton | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 4:32 | 3:31 | 0:00 | 8:03 |
| 61 C. Stillman | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 18:54 | 2:00 | 1:31 | 22:25 |
| FLA |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 B. Mezei | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 15:48 | 0:00 | 1:41 | 17:29 |
| 19 J. Bouwmeester | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 17:01 | 3:46 | 3:42 | 24:29 |
| 55 B. Allen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:29 | 3:39 | 3:42 | 24:50 |
| 5 S. Montador | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11:44 | 4:27 | 0:00 | 16:11 |
| 9 S. Weiss | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 14:32 | 2:39 | 1:11 | 18:22 |
| 11 G. Campbell | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 13:25 | 0:08 | 1:57 | 15:30 |
| 12 O. Jokinen | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18:42 | 4:29 | 0:00 | 23:11 |
| 18 R. Dvorak | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10:57 | 0:10 | 3:09 | 14:16 |
| 15 J. Stumpel | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 19:15 | 4:29 | 1:08 | 24:52 |
| 18 N. Horton | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 13:06 | 2:39 | 0:49 | 16:34 |
| 20 R. Zednik | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 13:04 | 2:49 | 0:00 | 15:53 |
| 5 J. Cullimore | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:06 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:06 |
| 24 R. Salei | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 20:14 | 3:00 | 1:41 | 24:55 |
| 15 T. Glass | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4:44 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4:44 |
| 23 B. McLean | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:52 | 1:01 | 0:57 | 13:50 |
| 28 K. Kreps | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:04 | 0:08 | 0:17 | 5:29 |
| 21 A. Stewart | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:37 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:37 |
| 85 R. Olesz | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15:45 | 3:46 | 1:18 | 20:49 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 15061 |
| Referees | Tom Kowal, Don VanMassenhoven |
| Linesmen | Darren Gibbs, Derek Amell |
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