1st	2nd	3rd	TOTAL
Tampa Bay	2	1	1	4
Carolina	2	1	2	5

First Period: Scoring: 1, Tampa Bay, Kharitonomov 1 (Holzinger), 1:35. 2, Carolina, Battaglia 1 (Willis, Ozolinsh), 3:09. 3, Tampa Bay, R Johnson 5 (Alexeev, Hay), 8:57. 4, Carolina, Hatcher 1 (power play) (Ozolinsh, Kapanen), 18:57. Penalties: B Richards, T.B. (Slashing), 4:36; St Louis, T.B. (Slashing), 5:14; Battaglia, Car (hooking), 10:19; Tanabe, Car (slashing), 12:06; Posmyk, T.B. (Interference), 14:57; Ja Cullimore, T.B. (Tripping), 15:18.
Second Period: Scoring: 5, Carolina, Ozolinsh 1 (power play) (Francis, Tanabe), 7:10. 6, Tampa Bay, Primeau 1 (power play) (Posmyk, Holzinger), 12:18. Penalties: Dimaio, Car (slashing), 1:24; Clymer, T.B. (High sticking, fighting major), 4:45; Langdon, Car (fighting major), 4:45; Kapanen, Car (high sticking), 4:45; Holzinger, T.B. (Hooking), 7:31; Willis, Car (hooking), 7:44; Koehler, Car (slashing), 10:48; Wallin, Car (interference), 13:12; St Louis, T.B. (High sticking), 15:45; Vasicek, Car (high sticking), 18:58; Rucinski, Car (high sticking), 19:25.
Third Period: Scoring: 7, Tampa Bay, Primeau 2 (power play) (Sarich), 4:02. 8, Carolina, Hatcher 3 (Francis, Kapanen), 7:49. 9, Carolina, Hatcher 2 (power play) (Francis, Ozolinsh), 12:10. Penalties: Langdon, Car (slashing), 3:49; Willis, Car (high sticking), 4:25; Astashenko, T.B. (Elbowing), 5:39; Dimaio, Car (roughing), 7:49; Halko, Car (slashing), 9:54; Clymer, T.B. (Interference), 11:58; Willis, Car (boarding), 13:13; Posmyk, T.B. (Fighting major), 16:35; Langdon, Car (fighting major), 16:35.

SHOTS ON GOAL

Tampa Bay		10	10	11	--31
Carolina		11	5	11	--27

Goalies: Tampa Bay, Konstantinov (27 shots, 22 saves; record: 0-1-0). Carolina, Irbe (31, 27; record: 1-0-0). A: 3,303. Referees: Angus, Faucette. Linesmen: Orourke, S Provost.