Carolina 6, San Jose 3
| Carolina | 1 | – | 6 |
| San Jose | 2 | – | 3 |
First Period_1, San Jose, Zetterlund 1 (Hertl), 3:14. 2, Carolina, Jarvis 1 (Bunting, Teravainen), 4:06 (pp). Penalties_Knyzhov, SJ (Cross Checking), 3:29; Staal, CAR (Hooking), 4:17; Zadina, SJ (Roughing), 10:01.
Second Period_3, Carolina, Slavin 2, 8:54 (sh). 4, San Jose, Zadina 2 (Zetterlund), 9:11 (pp). 5, San Jose, Eklund 1 (Hertl, Thrun), 16:06 (pp). Penalties_Duclair, SJ (Cross Checking), 0:18; Barabanov, SJ (Hooking), 5:54; Kotkaniemi, CAR (Holding), 7:26; Orlov, CAR (Hooking), 11:51; Skjei, CAR (Holding), 14:10; Carolina bench, served by Bunting (Delay of Game), 16:06; Duclair, SJ (Hooking), 16:45; Carolina bench, served by Bunting (Unsportsmanlike Conduct), 18:30; DeAngelo, CAR (Misconduct), 20:00.
Third Period_6, Carolina, Noesen 1 (Skjei, Kotkaniemi), 9:07 (pp). 7, Carolina, Jarvis 2 (Burns, Necas), 11:51 (pp). 8, Carolina, Necas 2 (Skjei, Bunting), 14:53. 9, Carolina, Pesce 1 (Kotkaniemi, Noesen), 15:08. Penalties_Hertl, SJ (Tripping), 7:08; Ferraro, SJ (Cross Checking), 10:57.
Shots on Goal_Carolina 18-12-12_42. San Jose 5-6-5_16.
Power-play opportunities_Carolina 3 of 7; San Jose 2 of 6.
Goalies_Carolina, Andersen 2-0-0 (2 shots-1 saves), Carolina, Raanta 0-0-0 (14-12). San Jose, Blackwood 0-0-1 (42-36).
A_10,378 (17,562). T_2:33.
Referees_Cody Beach, Graham Skilliter. Linesmen_Steve Barton, Brandon Gawryletz.