1st	2nd	3rd	TOTAL
Atlanta	0	0	0	0
Carolina	1	0	0	1

First Period: Scoring: 1, Carolina, Battaglia 1 (power play) (Kapanen, Tanabe), 7:29. Penalties: Prochazka, Atl (hooking), 6:20; Kapanen, Car (tripping), 10:47; Svartvadet, Atl (high sticking), 13:58; Prochazka, Atl (interference), 18:36.
Second Period: Scoring: None. Penalties: Garpenlov, Atl (high sticking), 5:21; Stapleton, Atl (high sticking), 6:21; S Staios, Atl (elbowing), 8:10; Karpa, Car (roughing), 11:17; Buchberger, Atl (roughing), 11:17; T Westlund, Car (slashing), 14:33.
Third Period: Scoring: None. Penalties: Ferraro, Atl (elbowing), 1:15; Malik, Car (hooking), 4:21; Karpa, Car (slashing), 6:09; Schwab, Atl (slashing), 8:51; Kapanen, Car (slashing), 8:51; T Westlund, Car (hooking), 9:33; Malik, Car (holding), 12:09; Ritchie, Car (fighting major), 15:20; S Staios, Atl (fighting major), 15:20.

SHOTS ON GOAL

Atlanta		3	7	10	--20
Carolina		7	2	1	--10

Power-play Conversions: Atl - 0 of 6, Car - 1 of 7. Goalies: Atlanta, Schwab (10 shots, 9 saves; record: 1-1-0). Carolina, Irbe (20, 20; record: 2-0-0). A: 6,020. Referee: Zelkin. Linesmen: Morin, Lorourke.