| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 02:05 | FLA | David Booth (5) Backhand - Assists: S. Reinprecht (2) & B. Allen (1) |
| 08:02 | CAR | Erik Cole (3) Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Jokinen (5) |
| 10:49 | CAR | Tim Gleason (1) Slap Shot - Assists: B. Sutter (3) & P. Dwyer (2) |
| 12:21 | FLA | Stephen Weiss (2) Snap Shot - Assists: M. Frolik (4) & R. Olesz (5) |
| 18:17 | FLA | Mike Santorelli (2) Tip-In - Assists: D. Booth (5) |
| 18:24 | CAR | Tuomo Ruutu (3) Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Harrison (2) & J. Jokinen (6) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 16:43 | FLA | Chris Higgins (2) Snap Shot - Assists: R. Dvorak (2) & D. Wideman (5) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 02:24 | FLA | Marty Reasoner (3) Wrist Shot - Assists: R. Dvorak (3) & B. Allen (2) |
| 04:47 | CAR | Sergei Samsonov (3) Tip-In - Assists: J. Harrison (3) |
| 17:13 | FLA | Michael Frolik (2) Wrist Shot - Assists: S. Weiss (3) & R. Olesz (6) |
| 19:11 | FLA | EN - Stephen Weiss (3) Tip-In - Assists: B. Allen (3) & M. Reasoner (6) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 03:49 | FLA | Steve Reinprecht : Cross checking - 2 min |
| 08:44 | FLA | Rostislav Olesz : Cross checking - 2 min |
| 14:42 | FLA | Steve Bernier : Boarding - 2 min |
| 15:15 | CAR | Joe Corvo : Holding - 2 min |
| 19:20 | FLA | Bryan Allen : Tripping - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| none | ||
| 3rd Period | ||
| 08:28 | FLA | Bryan McCabe : Slashing - 2 min |
| 08:28 | FLA | Keaton Ellerby : Holding - 2 min |
| 10:08 | CAR | Anton Babchuk : Holding the stick - 2 min |
| 11:47 | FLA | Bryan McCabe : Interference - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
 CAR |
12 | 11 | 8 | 31 |
 FLA |
19 | 15 | 16 | 50 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
| CAR |
30 C. Ward (L) | 39 - 45 | 3 - 3 | 1 - 1 | 43 - 49 | 0.878 | 59:13 |
| FLA |
92 T. Vokoun | 3 - 5 | 2 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 5 - 7 | 0.714 | 10:49 |
| FLA |
30 S. Clemmensen (W) | 17 - 19 | 5 - 5 | 0 - 0 | 22 - 24 | 0.917 | 49:11 |
| Skater Stats |
| CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 J. McBain | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:55 | 3:47 | 0:47 | 16:29 |
| 6 T. Gleason | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 20:01 | 1:47 | 1:01 | 22:49 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 17:05 | 6:53 | 0:22 | 24:20 |
| 14 S. Samsonov | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 9:32 | 2:37 | 0:00 | 12:09 |
| 15 T. Ruutu | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:10 | 4:21 | 0:00 | 18:31 |
| 16 B. Sutter | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:27 | 1:45 | 0:46 | 13:58 |
| 41 J. Matsumoto | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 6:31 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:31 |
| 19 J. Tlusty | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:06 | 0:26 | 0:00 | 11:32 |
| 72 E. Cole | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13:42 | 3:13 | 0:44 | 17:39 |
| 3 B. Carson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10:45 | 1:06 | 0:04 | 11:55 |
| 25 T. Kostopoulos | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 7:40 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:40 |
| 33 A. Babchuk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 3 | 14:44 | 5:05 | 0:29 | 20:18 |
| 36 J. Jokinen | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9:45 | 3:22 | 0:00 | 13:07 |
| 39 P. Dwyer | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:16 | 0:26 | 0:43 | 12:25 |
| 44 J. Harrison | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 17:47 | 0:00 | 1:02 | 18:49 |
| 53 J. Skinner | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 15:57 | 6:20 | 0:16 | 22:33 |
| 59 C. LaRose | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 14:18 | 2:24 | 0:53 | 17:35 |
| 77 J. Corvo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 4 | 21:03 | 7:03 | 0:21 | 28:27 |
| FLA |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 5 K. Ellerby | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13:04 | 0:06 | 0:00 | 13:10 |
| 55 B. Allen | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 17:27 | 0:16 | 2:59 | 20:42 |
| 26 D. Wideman | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19:22 | 1:46 | 2:35 | 23:43 |
| 7 D. Kulikov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:43 | 0:00 | 2:47 | 18:30 |
| 9 S. Weiss | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 15:04 | 1:04 | 3:43 | 19:51 |
| 7 D. Booth | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 17:29 | 0:44 | 0:00 | 18:13 |
| 15 M. Santorelli | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8:13 | 0:44 | 1:45 | 10:42 |
| 18 R. Dvorak | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13:26 | 0:04 | 1:58 | 15:28 |
| 18 S. Matthias | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:12 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:12 |
| 16 M. Reasoner | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13:12 | 0:04 | 4:30 | 17:46 |
| 20 C. Higgins | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12:50 | 0:48 | 4:26 | 18:04 |
| 28 B. McCabe | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 15:27 | 1:52 | 4:36 | 21:55 |
| 18 S. Bernier | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 11:52 | 0:29 | 0:27 | 12:48 |
| 0 S. Reinprecht | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 9:03 | 0:00 | 0:27 | 9:30 |
| 43 M. Weaver | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:12 | 0:06 | 7:25 | 22:43 |
| 61 C. Stillman | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:39 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:39 |
| 67 M. Frolik | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 14:24 | 0:19 | 0:06 | 14:49 |
| 85 R. Olesz | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 15:18 | 0:58 | 1:00 | 17:16 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 14761 |
| Referees | Paul Devorski, Ghislain Hebert |
| Linesmen | Darren Gibbs, Pierre Racicot |
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