| 1st Period Summary |
| Time left | Team | Scoring Detail |
| No Scoring |
| Time | Team | Penalty Detail |
| 4:14 | Tampa Bay | Paul Ranger - 2 minutes for holding |
| 11:30 | Carolina | Andrew Alberts - 2 minutes for holding |
| 15:45 | Carolina | Rod Brind'amour - 2 minutes for holding the stick |
| 18:08 | Tampa Bay | Bench - 2 minutes for too many men/ice - bench served by Steve Downie |
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| 2nd Period Summary |
| Time left | Team | Scoring Detail |
| 7:18 | Carolina | Carolina Power-Play Goal - Eric Staal (2), from Ray Whitney and Matt Cullen at 12:42. |
| 6:36 | Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay Goal - Paul Ranger, from Vincent Lecavalier and Stephane Veilleux at 13:24. |
| 6:21 | Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay Goal - Ryan Malone (2), from Mattias Ohlund and Martin St. Louis at 13:39. |
| 2:32 | Carolina | Carolina Power-Play Goal - Rod Brind'amour (2), from Sergei Samsonov and Jussi Jokinen at 17:28. |
| Time | Team | Penalty Detail |
| 3:02 | Carolina | Jay Harrison - 2 minutes for interference served by Tim Conboy |
| 3:02 | Carolina | Jay Harrison - 2 minutes for unsportsmanlike conduct |
| 3:02 | Tampa Bay | Zenon Konopka - 2 minutes for unsportsmanlike conduct |
| 9:04 | Carolina | Stephane Yelle - 2 minutes for tripping |
| 12:23 | Tampa Bay | Lukas Krajicek - 2 minutes for interference |
| 15:55 | Tampa Bay | Steven Stamkos - 2 minutes for slashing |
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| 3rd Period Summary |
| Time left | Team | Scoring Detail |
| 9:14 | Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay Goal - Ryan Malone (3), from Martin St. Louis and Paul Ranger at 10:46. |
| 7:00 | Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay Power-Play Goal - Steve Downie, from Andrej Meszaros and Mattias Ohlund at 13:00. |
| 1:16 | Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay Empty Net Goal - Ryan Malone (4), unassisted at 18:44. |
| Time | Team | Penalty Detail |
| 1:09 | Carolina | Niclas Wallin - 2 minutes for slashing |
| 11:03 | Carolina | Jussi Jokinen - 2 minutes for tripping |
| 14:31 | Tampa Bay | Victor Hedman - 2 minutes for holding |
