
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| none | ||
| 2nd Period | ||
| 12:15 | NSH | Jason Arnott (19) Snap Shot - Assists: J. Dumont (27) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 01:02 | NSH | David Legwand (12) Snap Shot - Assists: A. Pihlstrom (4) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 14:09 | NSH | Ryan Suter : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 15:01 | NSH | Martin Erat : Slashing - 2 min |
| 15:01 | MIN | Marek Zidlicky : Slashing - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 02:17 | MIN | Derek Boogaard : Interference - 2 min |
| 09:21 | NSH | Ryan Suter : Cross checking - 2 min |
| 09:45 | NSH | Dan Hamhuis : Delaying Game-Puck over glass - 2 min |
| 14:53 | MIN | Colton Gillies : Boarding - 2 min |
| 17:40 | MIN | Eric Belanger : Holding the stick - 2 min |
| 17:40 | NSH | Jerred Smithson : Hooking - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 02:37 | NSH | Kevin Klein : Interference - 2 min |
| 20:00 | NSH | Jason Arnott : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 20:00 | MIN | Cal Clutterbuck : Unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
NSH |
5 | 15 | 6 | 26 |
MIN |
4 | 6 | 12 | 22 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
NSH |
31 D. Ellis (W) | 20 - 20 | 2 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 22 - 22 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
MIN |
32 N. Backstrom (L) | 15 - 17 | 8 - 8 | 1 - 1 | 24 - 26 | 0.923 | 58:55 |
| Skater Stats |
NSH |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 D. Hamhuis | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19:09 | 1:13 | 2:28 | 22:50 |
| 4 G. Zanon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:29 | 0:00 | 3:43 | 22:12 |
| 6 S. Weber | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:49 | 2:12 | 2:02 | 24:03 |
| 7 G. De Vries | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:05 | 0:00 | 3:07 | 14:12 |
| 8 K. Klein | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11:02 | 0:00 | 0:44 | 11:46 |
| 10 M. Erat | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13:57 | 1:04 | 1:11 | 16:12 |
| 11 D. Legwand | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:28 | 2:17 | 2:43 | 21:28 |
| 14 R. Bonk | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13:54 | 1:42 | 0:00 | 15:36 |
| 44 J. Arnott | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 15:24 | 3:03 | 0:11 | 18:38 |
| 20 R. Suter | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20:03 | 2:47 | 1:02 | 23:52 |
| 52 J. Smithson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12:21 | 0:00 | 1:42 | 14:03 |
| 15 S. Sullivan | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:32 | 1:48 | 0:11 | 14:31 |
| 27 P. Hornqvist | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7:14 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:14 |
| 28 R. Jones | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:27 | 0:35 | 0:00 | 10:02 |
| 42 J. Ward | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:07 | 0:51 | 2:19 | 15:17 |
| 38 V. Fiddler | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8:56 | 0:01 | 2:37 | 11:34 |
| 42 A. Pihlstrom | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:37 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:37 |
| 71 J. Dumont | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:26 | 2:27 | 0:00 | 15:53 |
MIN |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 M. Zidlicky | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 19:22 | 3:52 | 0:00 | 23:14 |
| 8 K. Johnsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 16:51 | 1:05 | 2:03 | 19:59 |
| 88 B. Burns | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:04 | 2:06 | 1:57 | 22:07 |
| 9 M. Koivu | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:51 | 4:06 | 1:40 | 23:37 |
| 15 A. Brunette | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 15:39 | 3:51 | 0:00 | 19:30 |
| 9 C. Gillies | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7:25 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:25 |
| 19 S. Veilleux | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 11:54 | 0:01 | 1:43 | 13:38 |
| 20 A. Miettinen | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 16:47 | 4:53 | 1:32 | 23:12 |
| 22 C. Clutterbuck | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 12:03 | 0:30 | 0:37 | 13:10 |
| 94 D. Boogaard | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5:11 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:11 |
| 20 E. Belanger | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 14:14 | 1:36 | 0:47 | 16:37 |
| 36 P. Olvecky | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4:56 | 0:27 | 0:00 | 5:23 |
| 28 M. Skoula | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 14:58 | 0:00 | 1:57 | 16:55 |
| 47 M. Bergeron | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:50 | 2:03 | 0:00 | 19:53 |
| 49 D. Fritsche | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:22 | 1:23 | 0:00 | 15:45 |
| 15 J. Sheppard | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 12:41 | 2:06 | 1:41 | 16:28 |
| 15 N. Schultz | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 12:53 | 0:01 | 2:03 | 14:57 |
| 96 P. Bouchard | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:04 | 4:00 | 0:00 | 18:04 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 18568 |
| Referees | Stephane Auger, Mike Leggo |
| Linesmen | Scott Driscoll, Don Henderson |
| 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 |