| 1st Period Summary |
| Time left | Team | Scoring Detail |
| 14:55 | Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay Goal - Ryan Craig (1), from Adam Hall and Matt Pettinger at 5:05. |
| 13:19 | Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay Goal - Vaclav Prospal (8), from Vincent Lecavalier at 6:41. |
| 5:14 | Carolina | Carolina Power-Play Goal - Justin Williams (2), from Rod Brind`Amour and Dennis Seidenberg at 14:46. |
| 4:03 | Carolina | Carolina Goal - Chad LaRose (9), from Dennis Seidenberg and Joni Pitkanen at 15:57. |
| Time | Team | Penalty Detail |
| 2:41 | Carolina | Matt Cullen - 2 minutes for interference |
| 9:25 | Carolina | Joni Pitkanen - 2 minutes for holding |
| 13:02 | Tampa Bay | Steve Eminger - 2 minutes for interference |
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| 2nd Period Summary |
| Time left | Team | Scoring Detail |
| 13:39 | Carolina | Carolina Goal - Joni Pitkanen (4), from Justin Williams and Ray Whitney at 6:21. |
| Time | Team | Penalty Detail |
| 1:46 | Tampa Bay | Vladmir Mihalik - 2 minutes for elbowing |
| 17:25 | Tampa Bay | Andrej Meszaros - 2 minutes for roughing |
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| 3rd Period Summary |
| Time left | Team | Scoring Detail |
| No Scoring |
| Time | Team | Penalty Detail |
| 7:00 | Tampa Bay | Vinny Prospal - 2 minutes for high sticking |
| 7:35 | Carolina | Justin Williams - 2 minutes for goalie interference |
| 13:42 | Tampa Bay | Matt Smaby - 2 minutes for elbowing |
