Carolina 4, Dallas 3

First Period_None. Penalties_Trocheck, CAR (Tripping), 10:08; Kiviranta, DAL (Tripping), 11:30; Carolina bench, served by Teravainen (Tripping), 15:51.

Second Period_1, Dallas, Dickinson 3 (Cogliano, Comeau), 5:49. 2, Carolina, Martinook 1 (Gardiner, Fast), 17:29. 3, Carolina, Teravainen 1 (Necas, Gardiner), 19:53. Penalties_Klingberg, DAL (Tripping), 17:53.

Third Period_4, Carolina, Staal 4 (Svechnikov, Trocheck), 2:06 (pp). 5, Dallas, Robertson 2 (Sekera, Hintz), 8:22. 6, Dallas, Pavelski 9 (Benn, Klingberg), 19:20 (pp). Penalties_Dellandrea, DAL (High Sticking), 1:27; Svechnikov, CAR (Roughing), 18:10.

Overtime_None. Penalties_Comeau, DAL (Elbowing), 4:19.

Shootout_Carolina 1 (Hamilton NG, Trocheck G), Dallas 0 (Robertson NG, Pavelski NG, Gurianov NG).

Shots on Goal_Carolina 8-7-5-1_21. Dallas 12-7-10-0_29.

Power-play opportunities_Carolina 1 of 4; Dallas 1 of 3.

Goalies_Carolina, Nedeljkovic 1-1-0 (29 shots-26 saves). Dallas, Oettinger 2-0-3 (21-18).

A_4,071 (18,532). T_2:43.

Referees_Gord Dwyer, Dan O'Rourke. Linesmen_Travis Gawryletz, Vaughan Rody.