Hurricanes
Lightning
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Hurricanes | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Lightning | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 03:27 | CAR | Tuomo Ruutu (15) Wrist Shot - Assists: E. Staal (21) & J. Tlusty (8) |
| 04:41 | CAR | Jiri Tlusty (8) Wrist Shot - Assists: E. Staal (22) |
| 14:36 | TBL | Nate Thompson (4) Backhand - Assists: none |
| 15:10 | CAR | Jay Harrison (6) Wrist Shot - Assists: T. Ruutu (10) & J. Faulk (7) |
| 16:18 | CAR | Jiri Tlusty (9) Tip-In - Assists: E. Staal (23) & T. Ruutu (11) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 02:49 | TBL | Teddy Purcell (8) Wrist Shot - Assists: B. Gervais (2) & S. Stamkos (19) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 13:41 | CAR | Tim Brent (5) Snap Shot - Assists: A. Stewart (4) & J. Harrison (11) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 12:08 | CAR | Jay Harrison : Cross checking - 2 min |
| 17:13 | TBL | Ryan Malone : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 17:13 | CAR | Jay Harrison : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| none | ||
| 3rd Period | ||
| 05:16 | CAR | Eric Staal : Tripping - 2 min |
| 10:39 | TBL | Martin St Louis : Tripping - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
 CAR |
12 | 11 | 9 | 32 |
 TBL |
11 | 18 | 7 | 36 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
| CAR |
30 C. Ward (W) | 30 - 32 | 4 - 4 | 0 - 0 | 34 - 36 | 0.944 | 60:00 |
| TBL |
30 D. Roloson | 20 - 22 | 2 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 22 - 24 | 0.917 | 44:50 |
| TBL |
32 M. Garon (L) | 5 - 8 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 5 - 8 | 0.625 | 15:10 |
| 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 | 1 | 15:22 | 1:07 | 0:43 | 17:12 |
| 55 B. Allen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:56 | 0:06 | 2:46 | 23:48 |
| 6 T. Gleason | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:31 | 0:06 | 2:46 | 23:23 |
| 8 J. Spacek | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:00 | 0:47 | 0:03 | 14:50 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17:05 | 0:47 | 1:08 | 19:00 |
| 21 A. Stewart | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:06 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:06 |
| 14 A. Nodl | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:51 | 0:06 | 0:00 | 14:57 |
| 15 T. Ruutu | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17:46 | 1:07 | 0:00 | 18:53 |
| 16 B. Sutter | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:46 | 0:06 | 1:49 | 16:41 |
| 19 J. Tlusty | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 15:24 | 0:00 | 1:30 | 16:54 |
| 12 A. Ponikarovsky | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 13:49 | 1:07 | 0:03 | 14:59 |
| 27 J. Faulk | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:18 | 0:47 | 1:11 | 21:16 |
| 36 J. Jokinen | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 13:50 | 0:47 | 1:02 | 15:39 |
| 37 T. Brent | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9:07 | 1:07 | 0:00 | 10:14 |
| 39 P. Dwyer | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:59 | 0:06 | 2:09 | 16:14 |
| 42 B. Sutter | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8:59 | 0:00 | 0:19 | 9:18 |
| 44 J. Harrison | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 18:02 | 1:07 | 0:31 | 19:40 |
| 71 J. Samson | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 13:09 | 0:47 | 0:00 | 13:56 |
| TBL |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 E. Brewer | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 19:12 | 0:01 | 0:52 | 20:05 |
| 4 V. Lecavalier | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 16:08 | 2:08 | 0:06 | 18:22 |
| 5 B. Clark | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 17:02 | 1:26 | 1:08 | 19:36 |
| 27 S. Downie | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 15:53 | 1:53 | 0:00 | 17:46 |
| 11 T. Pyatt | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:28 | 0:01 | 0:46 | 14:15 |
| 12 R. Malone | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 4 | 13:45 | 1:51 | 0:00 | 15:36 |
| 13 P. Kubina | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 18:22 | 1:51 | 0:46 | 20:59 |
| 14 B. Connolly | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:43 | 0:01 | 0:00 | 9:44 |
| 16 T. Purcell | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13:37 | 1:51 | 0:00 | 15:28 |
| 18 D. Moore | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 14:46 | 2:06 | 1:08 | 18:00 |
| 26 M. St Louis | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 19:51 | 2:08 | 0:00 | 21:59 |
| 27 B. Gervais | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:34 | 0:00 | 0:06 | 14:40 |
| 29 B. Mikkelson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:15 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:15 |
| 42 D. Tyrell | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 9:42 | 0:00 | 1:08 | 10:50 |
| 44 N. Thompson | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:26 | 0:01 | 0:46 | 16:13 |
| 47 M. Bergeron | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:56 | 2:33 | 0:00 | 15:29 |
| 91 S. Stamkos | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 19:41 | 2:08 | 0:06 | 21:55 |
| 97 M. Gilroy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 12:39 | 0:01 | 1:08 | 13:48 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 16553 |
| Referees | Ian Walsh, Tim Peel |
| Linesmen | Don Henderson, Shane Heyer |
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