
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| none | ||
| 2nd Period | ||
| 11:38 | MIN | PPG - Andrei Zyuzin Snap Shot - Assists: A. Brunette & A. Daigle |
| 12:14 | CAR | Justin Williams Wrist Shot - Assists: K. Adams & B. Hedican |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 08:27 | CAR | PPG - Jeff O'Neill Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Vasicek & R. Francis |
| 11:38 | MIN | Andrei Zyuzin Snap Shot - Assists: A. Brunette & A. Daigle |
| 12:09 | MIN | Marian Gaborik Snap Shot - Assists: S. Zholtok |
| 15:45 | CAR | Ron Francis Backhand - Assists: K. Adams & N. Wallin |
| OT Period | ||
| none | ||
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 02:00 | CAR | Niclas Wallin : Tripping - 2 min |
| 04:14 | CAR | Bret Hedican : Roughing - 2 min |
| 18:41 | MIN | Alex Henry : Hooking - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 10:32 | CAR | Marty Murray : Hooking - 2 min |
| 13:35 | CAR | Sean Hill : Roughing - 2 min |
| 13:35 | MIN | Alex Henry : Roughing - 2 min |
| 13:35 | MIN | Alex Henry served by Pierre-Marc Bouchard : Roughing - 2 min |
| 16:16 | CAR | Allan Rourke : Cross checking - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 07:14 | MIN | Nick Schultz : Interference - 2 min |
| 08:27 | MIN | Marian Gaborik : Throwing stick - 2 min |
| OT Period | ||
| none | ||
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T |
CAR |
5 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 28 |
MIN |
7 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 28 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
CAR |
1 A. Irbe (W) | 20 - 22 | 3 - 4 | 2 - 2 | 25 - 28 | 0.893 | 65:00 |
MIN |
35 M. Fernandez (L) | 21 - 23 | 3 - 4 | 1 - 1 | 25 - 28 | 0.893 | 64:54 |
| Skater Stats |
CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 G. Wesley | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 19:51 | 0:00 | 4:50 | 24:41 |
| 6 B. Hedican | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16:49 | 4:38 | 1:28 | 22:55 |
| 7 N. Wallin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15:32 | 1:16 | 1:45 | 18:33 |
| 10 R. Francis | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9:49 | 3:15 | 0:04 | 13:08 |
| 14 J. Williams | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15:56 | 3:35 | 3:08 | 22:39 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 17:56 | 2:25 | 0:00 | 20:21 |
| 17 K. Adams | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:53 | 1:42 | 3:15 | 17:50 |
| 26 M. Murray | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4:30 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4:30 |
| 17 R. Brind'Amour | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 17:10 | 1:03 | 4:14 | 22:27 |
| 17 R. Vrbata | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:30 | 1:14 | 0:00 | 5:44 |
| 6 S. Hill | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 20:02 | 4:40 | 4:56 | 29:38 |
| 7 B. St. Jacques | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:15 | 0:33 | 1:09 | 15:57 |
| 72 E. Cole | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 16:37 | 1:54 | 3:27 | 21:58 |
| 27 C. Adams | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 14:02 | 0:22 | 0:00 | 14:24 |
| 36 J. Boulerice | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4:44 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4:44 |
| 52 A. Rourke | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 12:22 | 2:02 | 0:00 | 14:24 |
| 63 J. Vasicek | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:52 | 3:50 | 0:04 | 20:46 |
| 92 J. O'Neill | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13:44 | 3:37 | 0:04 | 17:25 |
MIN |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 33 W. Mitchell | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:39 | 0:31 | 4:16 | 23:26 |
| 5 B. Bombardir | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:41 | 0:21 | 4:16 | 22:18 |
| 88 B. Burns | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 9:45 | 0:04 | 0:00 | 9:49 |
| 12 A. Daigle | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9:58 | 4:00 | 0:00 | 13:58 |
| 10 M. Gaborik | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15:59 | 4:02 | 2:21 | 22:22 |
| 9 P. Dupuis | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 12:22 | 0:36 | 0:20 | 13:18 |
| 15 A. Brunette | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:59 | 4:28 | 0:00 | 15:27 |
| 17 F. Kuba | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:21 | 2:41 | 1:40 | 19:42 |
| 12 R. Park | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:09 | 1:50 | 3:16 | 20:15 |
| 19 S. Veilleux | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10:41 | 2:51 | 0:37 | 14:09 |
| 27 A. Zyuzin | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14:17 | 4:34 | 2:07 | 20:58 |
| 24 A. Laaksonen | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 11:51 | 0:05 | 3:54 | 15:50 |
| 16 J. Wiemer | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11:05 | 4:00 | 0:00 | 15:05 |
| 9 S. Zholtok | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14:00 | 3:12 | 0:00 | 17:12 |
| 24 A. Henry | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 0 | 16:15 | 0:00 | 0:30 | 16:45 |
| 37 W. Walz | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 12:02 | 0:04 | 3:34 | 15:40 |
| 15 N. Schultz | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 16:03 | 0:00 | 1:11 | 17:14 |
| 96 P. Bouchard | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:18 | 1:16 | 0:00 | 9:34 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 18568 |
| Referees | Terry Gregson, Shane Heyer |
| Linesmen | Ryan Galloway, 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 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 7 |
| K. Turris | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| J. Pageau | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| E. Condra | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| E. Karlsson | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| M. Methot | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| S. Gonchar | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| M. Zibanejad | 7 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| C. Conacher | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| J. Silfverberg | 7 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| GOALIES: | W | L | OT | Sv% | GAA |
| R. Lehner | 0 | 1 | 0 | .952 | 1.58 |
| C. Anderson | 4 | 2 | 0 | .931 | 2.52 |