Carolina 2, 
Philadelphia 4
| Game Information | |
| Arena: Wachovia Spectrum | Referees: Ghislain Hebert , Ian Walsh Linesmen: Michel Cormier , Tony Sericolo |
| Attendance: 17,700 | |
| First Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
 | 5:09 | Braydon Coburn (Assist: Jeff Carter, Bryan Berard) |
| 9:37 | Joffrey Lupul - power play (Assist: Scott Hartnell, Bryan Berard) |
| 19:19 | Mike Richards - shorthanded (Assist: Braydon Coburn) |
 | 19:59 | Matt Murley - power play (Assist: Joni Pitkanen, Chad LaRose) |
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
| :59 | S Gagne (roughing) |
| 2:59 | B Coburn (tripping) |
| 6:08 | T Gillies (major fighting) |
| 6:08 | R Cote (major fighting) |
| 8:23 | D LaCouture (hooking) |
| 13:07 | D LaCouture (major fighting) |
| 13:07 | A Asham (major fighting) |
| 15:07 | J O'Neill (slashing) |
| 18:33 | L Sbisa (tripping) |
| Second Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
| 4:33 | Patrick Eaves (Assist: Matt Cullen) |
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
| 9:43 | D Briere (hooking) |
| 11:20 | O Vaananen (boarding) |
| Third Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
| 4:42 | Mike Richards - shorthanded (Assist: Simon Gagne) |
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
| 3:26 | J Lupul (tripping) |
| 6:06 | R Cote (interference) |
| 7:53 | P Eaves (roughing) |
| 7:53 | L Kukkonen (roughing) |
| 14:09 | D Briere (roughing) |
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| Shots On Goal | |||||
| TEAM | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
| Carolina | 7 | 9 | 11 | 27 | |
| Philadelphia | 8 | 14 | 9 | 31 | |
| POWER PLAY SUMMARY | |
| TEAM | PPG / PPO |
| Carolina | 1 of 8 |
| Philadelphia | 1 of 2 |
* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.
NHL Scores
Saturday, September 27th
| Carolina | 2 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 4 |
| New Jersey | 4 | Final |
| NY Rangers | 2 |
| Washington | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 3 |
| Florida | 2 | Final |
| NY Islanders | 4 |
| Toronto | 2 | Final |
| Buffalo | 3 | OT |
| Montreal | 1 | Final |
| Ottawa | 3 |
| St. Louis | 3 | Final |
| Dallas | 4 |
| Columbus | 1 | Final |
| Nashville | 3 |
| Colorado | 4 | Final |
| Los Angeles | 3 | SO |
| Anaheim | 3 | Final |
| Phoenix | 1 |
| Vancouver | 3 | Final |
| San Jose | 2 |
