| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 07:00 | CAR | SHG - Tom Kostopoulos (1) Tip-In - Assists: none |
| 10:20 | CAR | Tuomo Ruutu (1) Snap Shot - Assists: S. Samsonov (2) & T. Gleason (1) |
| 17:05 | CAR | Jussi Jokinen (2) Backhand - Assists: none |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 13:30 | CAR | Ray Whitney (1) Wrist Shot - Assists: N. Wallin (1) & M. Cullen (1) |
| 16:41 | FLA | Shawn Matthias (1) Slap Shot - Assists: J. Leopold (1) & V. Koistinen (1) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 01:32 | CAR | Matt Cullen (1) Slap Shot - Assists: T. Ruutu (1) & J. Corvo (1) |
| 15:14 | CAR | Rod Brind'Amour (1) Slap Shot - Assists: J. Jokinen (1) & S. Walker (1) |
| 15:33 | CAR | Jay Harrison (1) Snap Shot - Assists: J. Jokinen (2) & R. Brind'Amour (1) |
| 17:48 | FLA | Michael Frolik (2) Snap Shot - Assists: B. McCabe (1) & S. Reinprecht (2) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 03:18 | FLA | Shawn Matthias : Too many men/ice - bench - 2 min |
| 06:41 | CAR | Tim Gleason : Interference - 2 min |
| 12:41 | FLA | Ville Koistinen : Interference - 2 min |
| 13:35 | FLA | Keith Ballard : Roughing - 2 min |
| 17:20 | CAR | Andrew Alberts : Roughing - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 02:20 | CAR | Andrew Alberts : Tripping - 2 min |
| 03:40 | CAR | Matt Cullen : Slashing - 2 min |
| 06:55 | CAR | Scott Walker : Diving - 2 min |
| 06:55 | FLA | Jordan Leopold : Tripping - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 03:13 | CAR | Jay Harrison : Interference - 2 min |
| 15:48 | CAR | Sergei Samsonov : Tripping - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
 FLA |
5 | 17 | 5 | 27 |
 CAR |
16 | 9 | 8 | 33 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
| FLA |
92 T. Vokoun (L) | 15 - 19 | 4 - 4 | 2 - 3 | 21 - 26 | 0.808 | 41:32 |
| FLA |
53 A. Salak | 5 - 7 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 5 - 7 | 0.714 | 18:28 |
| CAR |
30 C. Ward (W) | 19 - 21 | 6 - 6 | 0 - 0 | 25 - 27 | 0.926 | 60:00 |
| Skater Stats |
| FLA |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 K. Ballard | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:27 | 1:18 | 0:56 | 17:41 |
| 44 D. Seidenberg | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 16:49 | 5:41 | 2:08 | 24:38 |
| 55 B. Allen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 13:10 | 0:00 | 2:45 | 15:55 |
| 6 V. Koistinen | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8:01 | 4:22 | 0:06 | 12:29 |
| 9 S. Weiss | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 14:28 | 5:21 | 0:00 | 19:49 |
| 7 D. Booth | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 14:09 | 5:31 | 0:49 | 20:29 |
| 11 G. Campbell | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 11:45 | 1:23 | 1:21 | 14:29 |
| 18 R. Dvorak | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 10:55 | 1:23 | 1:20 | 13:38 |
| 18 N. Horton | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 15:03 | 5:25 | 0:00 | 20:28 |
| 28 B. McCabe | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:22 | 6:01 | 0:53 | 21:16 |
| 0 S. Reinprecht | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9:36 | 4:36 | 0:40 | 14:52 |
| 28 K. Kreps | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:40 | 0:00 | 1:31 | 8:11 |
| 18 S. Matthias | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7:19 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:19 |
| 7 D. Kulikov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 2 | 12:42 | 4:35 | 0:01 | 17:18 |
| 33 J. Leopold | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14:52 | 0:00 | 3:05 | 17:57 |
| 61 C. Stillman | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 10:10 | 4:19 | 0:40 | 15:09 |
| 67 M. Frolik | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10:07 | 4:32 | 0:55 | 15:34 |
| 85 R. Olesz | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 11:20 | 2:13 | 1:20 | 14:53 |
| CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 A. Ward | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:09 | 1:21 | 4:59 | 20:29 |
| 6 T. Gleason | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14:39 | 1:05 | 4:18 | 20:02 |
| 7 N. Wallin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13:26 | 0:00 | 5:13 | 18:39 |
| 7 M. Cullen | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11:04 | 2:34 | 2:34 | 16:12 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:57 | 3:47 | 2:13 | 18:57 |
| 13 R. Whitney | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10:09 | 3:47 | 0:00 | 13:56 |
| 14 S. Samsonov | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 13:45 | 1:16 | 0:00 | 15:01 |
| 15 T. Ruutu | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12:09 | 2:05 | 0:06 | 14:20 |
| 17 R. Brind'Amour | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11:35 | 2:22 | 3:10 | 17:07 |
| 18 S. Yelle | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7:56 | 0:00 | 4:56 | 12:52 |
| 24 S. Walker | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11:13 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:13 |
| 25 T. Kostopoulos | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8:10 | 0:00 | 4:48 | 12:58 |
| 36 J. Jokinen | L | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10:12 | 2:22 | 0:44 | 13:18 |
| 0 T. Conboy | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 7:17 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:17 |
| 41 A. Alberts | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 17:14 | 0:00 | 2:24 | 19:38 |
| 44 J. Harrison | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14:50 | 0:00 | 1:10 | 16:00 |
| 59 C. LaRose | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:07 | 0:18 | 3:27 | 15:52 |
| 77 J. Corvo | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:58 | 3:33 | 4:38 | 22:09 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 13597 |
| Referees | Stephane Auger, Chris Rooney |
| Linesmen | Pierre Champoux, Steve Barton |
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