
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 00:44 | NSH | David Legwand Slap Shot - Assists: S. Walker & D. Hamhuis |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 00:27 | MIN | Marian Gaborik Slap Shot - Assists: W. Walz & A. Laaksonen |
| 03:00 | NSH | Mark Eaton Slap Shot - Assists: J. McKenzie & K. Timonen |
| 14:07 | MIN | Richard Park Slap Shot - Assists: A. Daigle & S. Zholtok |
| 15:50 | NSH | PPG - Adam Hall Slap Shot - Assists: K. Timonen |
| 16:55 | MIN | Jason Wiemer Slap Shot - Assists: P. Bouchard & C. Brandner |
| 3rd Period | ||
| none | ||
| OT Period | ||
| none | ||
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 04:44 | NSH | Robert Schnabel : Interference - 2 min |
| 12:33 | MIN | Alex Henry : Interference - 2 min |
| 15:48 | NSH | Robert Schnabel : Interference - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 03:32 | NSH | Jason York : Holding - 2 min |
| 03:53 | MIN | Marian Gaborik : Hooking - 2 min |
| 14:49 | MIN | Brad Bombardir : Holding - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| none | ||
| OT Period | ||
| 04:29 | MIN | Andrei Zyuzin : Holding - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T |
NSH |
7 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 22 |
MIN |
8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 26 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
NSH |
92 T. Vokoun (L) | 20 - 23 | 3 - 3 | 0 - 0 | 23 - 26 | 0.885 | 65:00 |
MIN |
35 M. Fernandez (W) | 14 - 16 | 5 - 6 | 0 - 0 | 19 - 22 | 0.864 | 65:00 |
| Skater Stats |
NSH |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 D. Hamhuis | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 24:08 | 0:00 | 1:36 | 25:44 |
| 2 M. Zidlicky | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 15:07 | 3:14 | 0:00 | 18:21 |
| 4 M. Eaton | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:21 | 0:16 | 2:45 | 22:22 |
| 10 M. Erat | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 14:10 | 1:08 | 0:00 | 15:18 |
| 11 D. Legwand | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:02 | 2:16 | 0:43 | 18:01 |
| 17 R. Murray | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:28 | 0:00 | 1:39 | 16:07 |
| 20 T. Shishkanov | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 11:29 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:29 |
| 18 A. Hall | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 17:40 | 1:37 | 1:15 | 20:32 |
| 19 J. McKenzie | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:05 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:05 |
| 22 G. Johnson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 17:38 | 0:38 | 1:46 | 20:02 |
| 24 S. Walker | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:27 | 2:16 | 1:31 | 19:14 |
| 19 D. Arkhipov | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 15:12 | 0:59 | 0:13 | 16:24 |
| 25 J. York | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 22:49 | 0:43 | 1:36 | 25:08 |
| 25 J. Stevenson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:08 | 1:11 | 0:00 | 15:19 |
| 32 V. Orszagh | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 15:01 | 0:59 | 1:35 | 17:35 |
| 36 R. Schnabel | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 0 | 11:49 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:49 |
| 44 K. Timonen | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:45 | 3:37 | 2:45 | 27:07 |
| 22 J. Tootoo | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6:13 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:13 |
MIN |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 33 W. Mitchell | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 25:21 | 0:08 | 3:00 | 28:29 |
| 5 B. Bombardir | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 23:33 | 0:08 | 1:38 | 25:19 |
| 12 A. Daigle | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:32 | 2:19 | 0:00 | 15:51 |
| 10 M. Gaborik | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 16:26 | 2:30 | 0:57 | 19:53 |
| 12 M. Johnson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 6:50 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:50 |
| 15 A. Brunette | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 13:23 | 2:02 | 0:00 | 15:25 |
| 17 F. Kuba | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:54 | 2:18 | 2:13 | 24:25 |
| 12 R. Park | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:12 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:12 |
| 27 A. Zyuzin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 27:03 | 2:10 | 0:48 | 30:01 |
| 24 A. Laaksonen | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:49 | 0:00 | 2:26 | 18:15 |
| 26 C. Brandner | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:49 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:49 |
| 16 J. Wiemer | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:27 | 1:54 | 0:00 | 15:21 |
| 9 S. Zholtok | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:17 | 2:56 | 0:00 | 17:13 |
| 34 J. Dowd | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 13:32 | 2:27 | 1:27 | 17:26 |
| 24 A. Henry | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11:16 | 0:00 | 0:01 | 11:17 |
| 37 W. Walz | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:51 | 0:00 | 2:26 | 19:17 |
| 15 N. Schultz | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 5:40 | 1:02 | 0:07 | 6:49 |
| 96 P. Bouchard | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 11:58 | 1:51 | 0:00 | 13:49 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 18568 |
| Referees | Dave Jackson, Rob Martell |
| Linesmen | Brian Mach, Thor Nelson |
| TEAM | GP | W | L | OT | GF | GA | PTS | ||
| 1 | z - PIT | 48 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 165 | 119 | 72 | |
| 2 | y - MTL | 48 | 29 | 14 | 5 | 149 | 126 | 63 | |
| 3 | y - WSH | 48 | 27 | 18 | 3 | 149 | 130 | 57 | |
| 4 | x - BOS | 48 | 28 | 14 | 6 | 131 | 109 | 62 | |
| 5 | x - TOR | 48 | 26 | 17 | 5 | 145 | 133 | 57 | |
| 6 | x - NYR | 48 | 26 | 18 | 4 | 130 | 112 | 56 | |
| 7 | x - OTT | 48 | 25 | 17 | 6 | 116 | 104 | 56 | |
| 8 | x - NYI | 48 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 139 | 139 | 55 | |
| 9 | WPG | 48 | 24 | 21 | 3 | 128 | 144 | 51 | |
| 10 | PHI | 48 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 133 | 141 | 49 | |
| 11 | NJD | 48 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 112 | 129 | 48 | |
| 12 | BUF | 48 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 125 | 143 | 48 | |
| 13 | CAR | 48 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 128 | 160 | 42 | |
| 14 | TBL | 48 | 18 | 26 | 4 | 148 | 150 | 40 | |
| 15 | FLA | 48 | 15 | 27 | 6 | 112 | 171 | 36 | |
| SKATERS: | GP | G | A | +/- | Pts |
| D. Alfredsson | 10 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
| K. Turris | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| E. Karlsson | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 8 |
| E. Condra | 10 | 1 | 6 | -1 | 7 |
| J. Pageau | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| S. Gonchar | 10 | 0 | 6 | -3 | 6 |
| M. Michalek | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| M. Methot | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| C. Greening | 10 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 4 |
| J. Silfverberg | 10 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| GOALIES: | W | L | OT | Sv% | GAA |
| R. Lehner | 0 | 1 | 0 | .920 | 2.45 |
| C. Anderson | 5 | 4 | 0 | .918 | 3.01 |