Carolina 2, San Jose 1
First Period
1. Carolina, Trocheck 11 (Cole, Bear) 4:36.
Penalties — Viel SJ, Svechnikov Car (roughing) 9:30; Svechnikov Car (interference) 13:19.
Second Period
No Scoring.
Penalties — Simek SJ (tripping) 13:09; Trocheck Car (tripping) 13:55.
Third Period
2. San Jose, Balcers 5 (Dahlen, Meloche) 3:36.
3. Carolina, Svechnikov 16 (Pesce, Aho) 16:16.
Penalties — None.
Shots on goal by
| San Jose | 11 | 4 | 13 | _ | 28 |
| Carolina | 9 | 11 | 9 | _ | 29 |
Goal — San Jose: Reimer (L, 13-9-2). Carolina: Andersen (W, 24-6-0).
Power plays (goals-chances) — San Jose: 0-2; Carolina: 0-2.
Referees — Wes McCauley, Dan O'Rourke. Linesmen — Libor Suchanek, James Tobias.
Attendance — 15,975 at Carolina.
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