| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 19:17 | CAR | Brandon Sutter (13) Backhand - Assists: D. Joslin (6) & C. LaRose (13) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| none | ||
| 3rd Period | ||
| none | ||
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 00:17 | CAR | Tuomo Ruutu : Unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 min |
| 00:17 | BUF | Mark Mancari : Unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 min |
| 05:22 | BUF | Paul Gaustad : Hooking - 2 min |
| 10:56 | BUF | Rob Niedermayer : Interference on goalkeeper - 2 min |
| 20:00 | CAR | Eric Staal : Cross checking - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 09:16 | BUF | Andrej Sekera : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 13:11 | CAR | Joni Pitkanen : Interference - 2 min |
| 13:11 | BUF | Nathan Gerbe : Diving - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 02:44 | CAR | Drayson Bowman : Too many men/ice - bench - 2 min |
| 05:50 | CAR | Erik Cole : Interference - 2 min |
| 08:10 | BUF | Thomas Vanek : Too many men/ice - bench - 2 min |
| 16:19 | BUF | Steve Montador : Boarding - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
CAR |
13 | 9 | 11 | 33 |
BUF |
22 | 10 | 8 | 40 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
CAR |
30 C. Ward (W) | 34 - 34 | 5 - 5 | 1 - 1 | 40 - 40 | 1.000 | 59:55 |
BUF |
30 R. Miller (L) | 26 - 27 | 5 - 5 | 1 - 1 | 32 - 33 | 0.970 | 58:48 |
| Skater Stats |
CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 55 B. Allen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:42 | 0:01 | 3:12 | 15:55 |
| 6 T. Gleason | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:37 | 5:16 | 2:48 | 21:41 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 15:30 | 5:10 | 1:28 | 22:08 |
| 15 T. Ruutu | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13:08 | 4:36 | 0:09 | 17:53 |
| 16 B. Sutter | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:30 | 0:16 | 2:48 | 16:34 |
| 19 J. Tlusty | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10:05 | 0:11 | 0:00 | 10:16 |
| 21 D. Bowman | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:46 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4:46 |
| 25 J. Pitkanen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 16:47 | 5:52 | 0:00 | 22:39 |
| 72 E. Cole | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10:53 | 4:38 | 1:22 | 16:53 |
| 38 D. Joslin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12:36 | 2:21 | 1:28 | 16:25 |
| 36 J. Jokinen | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:01 | 5:08 | 1:11 | 16:20 |
| 39 P. Dwyer | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5:39 | 0:00 | 3:12 | 8:51 |
| 44 J. Harrison | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:05 | 1:20 | 3:13 | 19:38 |
| 53 J. Skinner | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12:50 | 4:47 | 0:00 | 17:37 |
| 59 C. LaRose | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:39 | 0:12 | 1:50 | 14:41 |
| 61 C. Stillman | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:14 | 5:02 | 0:00 | 18:16 |
| 71 J. Samson | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5:48 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:48 |
| 77 J. Corvo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17:15 | 5:10 | 1:19 | 23:44 |
BUF |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 33 J. Leopold | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 17:28 | 4:41 | 5:15 | 27:24 |
| 5 S. Montador | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 14:38 | 0:00 | 1:50 | 16:28 |
| 6 M. Weber | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:09 | 0:28 | 4:36 | 17:13 |
| 8 C. McCormick | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 5:45 | 0:00 | 1:14 | 6:59 |
| M. Mancari | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8:36 | 0:51 | 0:00 | 9:27 |
| 12 T. Connolly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13:06 | 1:15 | 3:12 | 17:33 |
| 20 R. Niedermayer | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 3:51 | 0:00 | 0:41 | 4:32 |
| 21 D. Stafford | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14:06 | 4:06 | 1:36 | 19:48 |
| 24 B. Boyes | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:10 | 1:54 | 0:00 | 17:04 |
| 25 M. Grier | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3:17 | 0:00 | 5:03 | 8:20 |
| 26 T. Vanek | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:57 | 4:06 | 0:12 | 18:15 |
| 27 S. Morrisonn | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:01 | 0:29 | 3:44 | 16:14 |
| 28 P. Gaustad | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11:22 | 1:03 | 4:11 | 16:36 |
| 29 J. Pominville | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15:27 | 2:22 | 3:51 | 21:40 |
| 42 N. Gerbe | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10:31 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:31 |
| 44 A. Sekera | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:05 | 1:53 | 0:53 | 17:51 |
| 57 T. Myers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:04 | 3:14 | 3:42 | 24:00 |
| 63 T. Ennis | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13:39 | 3:38 | 0:00 | 17:17 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 18690 |
| Referees | Kelly Sutherland, Ian Walsh |
| Linesmen | Scott Driscoll, Steve Miller |
| TEAM | GP | W | L | OT | GF | GA | PTS | ||
| 1 | z - PIT | 48 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 165 | 119 | 72 | |
| 2 | y - MTL | 48 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 149 | 126 | 63 | |
| 3 | y - WSH | 48 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 149 | 130 | 57 | |
| 4 | x - BOS | 48 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 131 | 109 | 62 | |
| 5 | x - TOR | 48 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 145 | 133 | 57 | |
| 6 | x - NYR | 48 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 130 | 112 | 56 | |
| 7 | x - OTT | 48 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 116 | 104 | 56 | |
| 8 | x - NYI | 48 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 139 | 139 | 55 | |
| 9 | WPG | 48 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 128 | 144 | 51 | |
| 10 | PHI | 48 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 133 | 141 | 49 | |
| 11 | NJD | 48 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 112 | 129 | 48 | |
| 12 | BUF | 48 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 125 | 143 | 48 | |
| 13 | CAR | 48 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 128 | 160 | 42 | |
| 14 | TBL | 48 | 18 | 26 | 4 | 148 | 150 | 40 | |
| 15 | FLA | 48 | 15 | 27 | 6 | 112 | 171 | 36 | |
| SKATERS: | GP | G | A | +/- | Pts |
| E. Staal | 48 | 18 | 35 | 5 | 53 |
| A. Semin | 44 | 13 | 31 | 14 | 44 |
| J. Tlusty | 48 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 38 |
| J. Staal | 48 | 10 | 21 | -18 | 31 |
| J. Skinner | 42 | 13 | 11 | -21 | 24 |
| J. Corvo | 40 | 6 | 11 | -3 | 17 |
| P. Dwyer | 46 | 8 | 8 | -7 | 16 |
| J. Faulk | 38 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 15 |
| J. Harrison | 47 | 3 | 7 | -10 | 10 |
| R. Nash | 32 | 4 | 5 | -4 | 9 |
| GOALIES: | W | L | OT | Sv% | GAA |
| C. Ward | 9 | 6 | 1 | .908 | 2.84 |
| D. Ellis | 6 | 8 | 2 | .906 | 3.13 |
