
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 07:18 | NSH | Jason Arnott (32) Snap Shot - Assists: S. Sullivan (20) |
| 12:58 | MIN | Dan Fritsche (5) Wrist Shot - Assists: none |
| 19:33 | MIN | PPG - Andrew Brunette (22) Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Sheppard (18) & K. Foster (3) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 04:47 | MIN | Marc-Andre Bergeron (12) Wrist Shot - Assists: C. Gillies (5) & D. Fritsche (8) |
| 15:56 | MIN | PPG - Kim Johnsson (2) Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Sheppard (19) & M. Gaborik (8) |
| 16:14 | NSH | Jason Arnott (33) Wrist Shot - Assists: D. Hamhuis (23) & J. Dumont (48) |
| 18:09 | MIN | PPG - Marc-Andre Bergeron (13) Snap Shot - Assists: M. Gaborik (9) & P. Olvecky (5) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 10:47 | NSH | PPG - Shea Weber (23) Slap Shot - Assists: J. Dumont (49) & S. Sullivan (21) |
| 11:06 | MIN | SHG - Mikko Koivu (19) Tip-In - Assists: none |
| 14:21 | NSH | Steve Sullivan (11) Wrist Shot - Assists: S. Weber (30) |
| 18:31 | MIN | EN - Cal Clutterbuck (11) Wrist Shot - Assists: S. Veilleux (10) & K. Foster (4) |
| 19:43 | MIN | EN - Marek Zidlicky (12) Wrist Shot - Assists: M. Koivu (46) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 18:32 | NSH | Radek Bonk : Holding - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 02:00 | MIN | Kim Johnsson : Holding - 2 min |
| 09:14 | MIN | Kurtis Foster : Slashing - 2 min |
| 13:59 | NSH | Dan Hamhuis : Interference - 2 min |
| 17:58 | NSH | Jordin Tootoo : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 02:41 | NSH | J-P Dumont : Hooking - 2 min |
| 05:58 | NSH | Dan Hamhuis : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 09:27 | MIN | Peter Olvecky : Interference - 2 min |
| 09:53 | MIN | Eric Belanger : Slashing - 2 min |
| 13:36 | NSH | Ryan Jones : Roughing - 2 min |
| 13:36 | MIN | Colton Gillies : Roughing - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
NSH |
11 | 12 | 12 | 35 |
MIN |
16 | 13 | 8 | 37 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
NSH |
35 P. Rinne (L) | 22 - 24 | 6 - 9 | 1 - 2 | 29 - 35 | 0.829 | 59:03 |
MIN |
32 N. Backstrom (W) | 21 - 24 | 9 - 10 | 1 - 1 | 31 - 35 | 0.886 | 59:46 |
| Skater Stats |
NSH |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 D. Hamhuis | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 18:49 | 0:48 | 1:57 | 21:34 |
| 6 V. Koistinen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:56 | 1:35 | 0:22 | 16:53 |
| 4 G. Zanon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:22 | 0:00 | 4:34 | 17:56 |
| 6 S. Weber | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 6 | 19:12 | 5:38 | 2:12 | 27:02 |
| 7 G. De Vries | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 4:51 | 0:00 | 1:48 | 6:39 |
| 8 K. Klein | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 7:26 | 0:00 | 0:23 | 7:49 |
| 12 S. Nichol | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 9:37 | 0:00 | 3:30 | 13:07 |
| 14 R. Bonk | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 4 | 13:19 | 3:35 | 0:22 | 17:16 |
| 44 J. Arnott | C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18:30 | 4:51 | 0:15 | 23:36 |
| 20 R. Suter | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 5 | 19:33 | 4:51 | 3:02 | 27:26 |
| 22 J. Tootoo | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 8:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:00 |
| 52 J. Smithson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:08 | 0:00 | 2:10 | 12:18 |
| 15 S. Sullivan | L | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:58 | 4:51 | 1:28 | 25:17 |
| 28 R. Jones | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6:21 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:21 |
| 42 J. Ward | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 12:57 | 1:35 | 2:51 | 17:23 |
| 38 V. Fiddler | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 11:22 | 0:47 | 3:42 | 15:51 |
| 16 C. O'Reilly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:37 | 1:35 | 0:00 | 9:12 |
| 71 J. Dumont | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16:04 | 2:04 | 0:00 | 18:08 |
MIN |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 M. Zidlicky | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:46 | 5:06 | 1:55 | 26:47 |
| 8 K. Johnsson | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26:04 | 2:25 | 4:26 | 32:55 |
| 9 M. Koivu | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:21 | 3:47 | 3:59 | 20:07 |
| 10 M. Gaborik | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 5 | 13:49 | 3:01 | 0:00 | 16:50 |
| 11 O. Nolan | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:10 | 3:31 | 0:00 | 15:41 |
| 15 A. Brunette | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 11:19 | 2:29 | 0:00 | 13:48 |
| 9 C. Gillies | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8:08 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:08 |
| 19 S. Veilleux | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 14:21 | 0:37 | 1:33 | 16:31 |
| 20 A. Miettinen | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11:46 | 3:31 | 2:25 | 17:42 |
| 22 C. Clutterbuck | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:37 | 0:37 | 2:21 | 17:35 |
| 20 E. Belanger | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 15:13 | 0:37 | 1:40 | 17:30 |
| 3 K. Foster | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9:46 | 1:20 | 0:13 | 11:19 |
| 36 P. Olvecky | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8:29 | 1:11 | 0:00 | 9:40 |
| 32 J. Scott | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8:51 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:51 |
| 28 M. Skoula | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 14:51 | 0:43 | 5:34 | 21:08 |
| 47 M. Bergeron | D | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14:06 | 4:44 | 0:44 | 19:34 |
| 49 D. Fritsche | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3:56 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 3:56 |
| 15 J. Sheppard | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:46 | 2:06 | 0:00 | 12:52 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 18568 |
| Referees | Dan O'Halloran, Justin StPierre |
| Linesmen | Thor Nelson, 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 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| E. Karlsson | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| K. Turris | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| E. Condra | 9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| J. Pageau | 9 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| S. Gonchar | 9 | 0 | 6 | -1 | 6 |
| M. Methot | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| M. Michalek | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| J. Silfverberg | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| M. Zibanejad | 9 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 4 |
| GOALIES: | W | L | OT | Sv% | GAA |
| R. Lehner | 0 | 1 | 0 | .920 | 2.45 |
| C. Anderson | 5 | 3 | 0 | .928 | 2.66 |