Carolina 3, Ottawa 2 (SO)
First Period
No Scoring.
Penalties — Bishop Ott (hooking) 6:30; Formenton Ott (hooking) 13:38.
Second Period
1. Carolina, Stepan 6 (Skjei, Kotkaniemi) 2:31.
2. Ottawa, Paul 7 (unassisted) 4:31.
Penalties — Jarvis Car (holding) 17:40.
Third Period
3. Ottawa, Formenton 9 (Mete, Gaudette) 5:50.
4. Carolina, Niederreiter 13 (Slavin, Trocheck) 16:38.
Penalties — None.
Overtime
No Scoring.
Penalties — Slavin Car (hooking) 4:10.
Shootout — Carolina wins 1-0
Carolina: Trocheck miss, Svechnikov goal.
Ottawa: Ennis miss, Stuetzle miss, Tkachuk miss.
Shots on goal by
| Carolina | 15 | 6 | 7 | 1 | _ | 29 |
| Ottawa | 7 | 20 | 9 | 3 | _ | 39 |
Goal — Carolina: Andersen (W, 23-6-0). Ottawa: Murray (SOL, 3-6-2).
Power plays (goals-chances) — Carolina: 0-2; Ottawa: 0-2.
Referees — Kevin Pollock, Eric Furlatt. Linesmen — Tyson Baker, David Brisebois.
Attendance — 00 at Ottawa.
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