
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 05:04 | OTT | Andrej Meszaros Slap Shot - Assists: M. Fisher & P. Eaves |
| 06:12 | OTT | Chris Kelly Wrist Shot - Assists: D. Heatley & J. Spezza |
| 14:06 | OTT | PPG - Chris Neil Backhand - Assists: P. Schaefer & T. Preissing |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 07:56 | OTT | Daniel Alfredsson Wrist Shot - Assists: A. Vermette & C. Phillips |
| 09:08 | MIN | PPG - Pascal Dupuis Wrist Shot - Assists: T. White & K. Johnsson |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 10:46 | MIN | PS - Brian Rolston Backhand - Assists: none |
| 18:31 | OTT | PPG - Peter Schaefer Wrist Shot - Assists: T. Preissing & C. Neil |
| 19:47 | MIN | SHG - Mikko Koivu Wrist Shot - Assists: S. Veilleux & K. Carney |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 09:54 | OTT | Chris Neil : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 12:28 | MIN | Wes Walz : Hooking - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 08:15 | OTT | Anton Volchenkov : Delaying Game-Puck over glass - 2 min |
| 10:31 | OTT | Joe Corvo : Hooking - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 07:28 | OTT | Chris Phillips : Tripping - 2 min |
| 14:52 | OTT | Chris Phillips : Delaying Game-Puck over glass - 2 min |
| 16:37 | MIN | Pascal Dupuis : Hooking - 2 min |
| 18:56 | MIN | Kurtis Foster : Hooking - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
MIN |
8 | 17 | 20 | 45 |
OTT |
17 | 7 | 9 | 33 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
MIN |
35 M. Fernandez (L) | 24 - 27 | 3 - 5 | 1 - 1 | 28 - 33 | 0.848 | 60:00 |
OTT |
30 R. Emery (W) | 35 - 36 | 6 - 7 | 1 - 2 | 42 - 45 | 0.933 | 60:00 |
| Skater Stats |
MIN |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 3 K. Carney | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 15:53 | 0:03 | 2:11 | 18:07 |
| 8 K. Johnsson | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 17:58 | 4:13 | 2:00 | 24:11 |
| 88 B. Burns | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 10:48 | 0:03 | 0:00 | 10:51 |
| 9 M. Koivu | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 14:38 | 4:03 | 1:16 | 19:57 |
| 9 P. Dupuis | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 8:21 | 3:04 | 0:38 | 12:03 |
| 12 B. Rolston | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13:34 | 4:06 | 2:01 | 19:41 |
| 34 W. Smith | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 9:47 | 0:03 | 0:00 | 9:50 |
| 19 S. Veilleux | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:11 | 0:03 | 0:51 | 11:05 |
| 10 M. Parrish | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 9:32 | 3:25 | 0:00 | 12:57 |
| 3 K. Foster | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 19:05 | 4:22 | 0:21 | 23:48 |
| 12 T. White | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:25 | 4:32 | 2:43 | 20:40 |
| 33 P. Nummelin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4:34 | 0:15 | 0:00 | 4:49 |
| 37 W. Walz | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 9:56 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:56 |
| 38 P. Demitra | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:14 | 4:13 | 1:13 | 19:40 |
| 28 M. Skoula | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:56 | 0:41 | 2:05 | 21:42 |
| 15 N. Schultz | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 17:36 | 0:00 | 2:05 | 19:41 |
| 92 B. Radivojevic | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13:49 | 3:31 | 0:00 | 17:20 |
| 96 P. Bouchard | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12:04 | 6:33 | 0:00 | 18:37 |
OTT |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 C. Phillips | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 20:26 | 0:00 | 3:32 | 23:58 |
| 16 C. Schubert | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 6:04 | 0:52 | 0:00 | 6:56 |
| 6 W. Redden | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:40 | 2:22 | 3:28 | 20:30 |
| 77 J. Corvo | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16:54 | 2:06 | 1:32 | 20:32 |
| 11 D. Alfredsson | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12:30 | 1:18 | 1:49 | 15:37 |
| 12 M. Fisher | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13:21 | 0:52 | 3:32 | 17:45 |
| 41 A. Meszaros | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15:40 | 2:40 | 3:50 | 22:10 |
| 15 D. Heatley | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 15:12 | 2:25 | 0:00 | 17:37 |
| 17 D. Hamel | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 5:47 | 0:52 | 0:00 | 6:39 |
| 19 J. Spezza | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:12 | 2:24 | 0:00 | 15:36 |
| 50 A. Vermette | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:50 | 1:07 | 3:32 | 17:29 |
| 23 C. Kelly | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15:04 | 0:12 | 3:37 | 18:53 |
| 28 A. Volchenkov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15:38 | 0:00 | 4:54 | 20:32 |
| 25 C. Neil | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13:17 | 0:52 | 0:01 | 14:10 |
| 18 P. Schaefer | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:25 | 0:52 | 3:05 | 17:22 |
| 11 D. McAmmond | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:23 | 1:04 | 1:41 | 10:08 |
| 20 T. Preissing | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:30 | 1:34 | 0:00 | 11:04 |
| 17 P. Eaves | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12:19 | 0:12 | 0:00 | 12:31 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 18094 |
| Referees | Paul Devorski, Dave Jackson |
| Linesmen | Michel Cormier, Brad Kovachik |
| 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 |