| Carolina 1 3 0_4 | |||
| Detroit 0 3 2_5 | |||
| First Period_1, Carolina, Tlusty 16 (LaRose, E.Staal), :17. Penalties_Allen, Car (interference), 7:24 | Gleason, Car (roughing), 8:32 | Holmstrom, Det (goaltender interference), 8:32 | Jokinen, Car (tripping), 9:19. |
| Second Period_2, Carolina, LaRose 18 (E.Staal, Allen), :26. 3, Detroit, Zetterberg 20 (V.Filppula, Hudler), 5:10. 4, Carolina, McBain 8 (Faulk, Jokinen), 15:38 (pp). 5, Carolina, Tlusty 17 (Skinner, Jokinen), 15:55 (pp). 6, Detroit, Zetterberg 21 (V.Filppula, Hudler), 16:58. 7, Detroit, Bertuzzi 14 (Nyquist, Lidstrom), 17:16. Penalties_Lidstrom, Det (interference), 13:39 | Cleary, Det (hooking), 15:07. | ||
| Third Period_8, Detroit, Hudler 22 (Stuart, V.Filppula), 8:10. 9, Detroit, Miller 14 (Cleary), 11:35. Penalties_None. | |||
| Shots on Goal_Carolina 10-11-3_24. Detroit 16-15-19_50. | |||
| Power-play opportunities_Carolina 2 of 2 | Detroit 0 of 2. | ||
| Goalies_Carolina, Ward 27-23-12 (50 shots-45 saves). Detroit, Conklin 4-5-1 (24-20). | |||
| A_20,066 (20,066). T_2:29. | |||
| Referees_Gord Dwyer, Chris Lee. Linesmen_Greg Devorski, David Brisebois. |