| Montreal 0 1 0 0_1 | |||||
| Carolina 0 1 0 0_2 | |||||
| Carolina won shootout 1-0 | |||||
| First Period_None. Penalties_Subban, Mon (cross-checking), :32 | Joslin, Car (roughing), 4:14 | E.Staal, Car (tripping), 8:11 | Geoffrion, Mon (tripping), 10:28 | Pitkanen, Car (high-sticking), 15:36. | |
| Second Period_1, Montreal, Geoffrion 2 (Blunden, Gorges), 4:32. 2, Carolina, LaRose 19 (McBain, Pitkanen), 10:02 (pp). Penalties_LaRose, Car (hooking), :42 | Montreal bench, served by Palushaj (too many men), 9:00 | Palushaj, Mon (roughing), 14:32. | |||
| Third Period_None. Penalties_Subban, Mon (holding), 7:45 | Subban, Mon (tripping), 9:50 | Spacek, Car (holding), 16:58 | Markov, Mon (hooking), 17:20 | LaRose, Car (tripping), 17:47 | Gleason, Car (tripping), 19:32. |
| Overtime_None. Penalties_None. | |||||
| Shootout_Montreal 0 (Eller NG, Desharnais NG, Cole NG), Carolina 1 (Skinner NG, Jokinen NG, E.Staal G). | |||||
| Shots on Goal_Montreal 11-8-8-4_31. Carolina 6-13-10-0_29. | |||||
| Power-play opportunities_Montreal 0 of 7 | Carolina 1 of 6. | ||||
| Goalies_Montreal, Budaj 4-7-5 (29 shots-28 saves). Carolina, Ward 30-23-13 (31-30). | |||||
| A_17,836 (18,680). T_2:32. | |||||
| Referees_Gord Dwyer, Chris Rooney. Linesmen_Brian Murphy, Ryan Galloway. |