
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 18:05 | OTT | Anton Volchenkov (2) Slap Shot - Assists: M. Fisher (14) & P. Regin (4) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 00:24 | OTT | Milan Michalek (16) Snap Shot - Assists: D. Alfredsson (22) & J. Winchester (5) |
| 17:50 | OTT | Jarkko Ruutu (7) Snap Shot - Assists: C. Kelly (12) & J. Cheechoo (6) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 02:55 | OTT | Erik Karlsson (1) Slap Shot - Assists: A. Kovalev (13) & P. Regin (5) |
| 04:40 | MIN | Martin Havlat (5) Tip-In - Assists: N. Schultz (6) & C. Stoner (1) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 04:08 | OTT | Anton Volchenkov : Interference - 2 min |
| 10:49 | OTT | Matt Carkner : Tripping - 2 min |
| 13:41 | OTT | Alex Kovalev : Elbowing - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 01:03 | MIN | Martin Havlat : Interference - 2 min |
| 04:54 | MIN | Shane Hnidy : Holding - 2 min |
| 06:55 | MIN | Andrew Ebbett : Tripping - 2 min |
| 13:16 | OTT | Jesse Winchester : Holding - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 00:12 | OTT | Daniel Alfredsson : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 07:42 | OTT | Filip Kuba : Holding - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
MIN |
9 | 5 | 9 | 23 |
OTT |
6 | 10 | 8 | 24 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
MIN |
32 N. Backstrom (L) | 16 - 20 | 4 - 4 | 0 - 0 | 20 - 24 | 0.833 | 59:49 |
OTT |
29 M. Brodeur (W) | 16 - 17 | 6 - 6 | 0 - 0 | 22 - 23 | 0.957 | 60:00 |
| Skater Stats |
MIN |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 M. Zidlicky | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 12:51 | 7:00 | 2:29 | 22:20 |
| 8 K. Johnsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:26 | 6:17 | 3:31 | 23:14 |
| 4 G. Zanon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 15:51 | 0:38 | 2:29 | 18:58 |
| 4 C. Stoner | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 14:27 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:27 |
| 9 M. Koivu | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 14:22 | 6:38 | 1:51 | 22:51 |
| 12 C. Kobasew | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 10:09 | 5:04 | 1:10 | 16:23 |
| 9 M. Havlat | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 11:41 | 6:33 | 1:17 | 19:31 |
| 15 A. Brunette | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 14:37 | 6:49 | 0:00 | 21:26 |
| 25 A. Ebbett | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 10:42 | 5:04 | 1:29 | 17:15 |
| 20 A. Miettinen | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 13:17 | 6:38 | 0:46 | 20:41 |
| 21 K. Brodziak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 13:57 | 0:15 | 2:05 | 16:17 |
| 22 C. Clutterbuck | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 14:08 | 3:00 | 1:05 | 18:13 |
| 94 D. Boogaard | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:43 | 0:15 | 0:00 | 11:58 |
| 34 S. Hnidy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 7:44 | 1:57 | 0:00 | 9:41 |
| 32 J. Scott | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:18 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:18 |
| 15 J. Sheppard | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:54 | 2:08 | 2:17 | 16:19 |
| 15 N. Schultz | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:19 | 1:29 | 3:31 | 19:19 |
OTT |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 C. Phillips | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15:46 | 0:35 | 5:50 | 22:11 |
| 9 M. Michalek | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11:01 | 2:30 | 5:22 | 18:53 |
| 11 D. Alfredsson | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11:53 | 3:31 | 3:15 | 18:39 |
| 12 M. Fisher | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:02 | 3:15 | 3:56 | 19:13 |
| 17 C. Campoli | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:44 | 0:50 | 0:00 | 4:34 |
| 17 F. Kuba | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 13:17 | 3:10 | 5:09 | 21:36 |
| 18 J. Winchester | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12:35 | 0:53 | 2:33 | 16:01 |
| 23 C. Kelly | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:15 | 0:15 | 5:53 | 18:23 |
| 28 A. Volchenkov | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15:48 | 0:00 | 4:50 | 20:38 |
| 22 R. Shannon | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:25 | 1:28 | 0:00 | 4:53 |
| 27 A. Kovalev | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13:53 | 3:15 | 0:06 | 17:14 |
| 62 J. Hennessy | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6:44 | 0:15 | 0:00 | 6:59 |
| 7 M. Carkner | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11:57 | 0:00 | 4:12 | 16:09 |
| 18 J. Cheechoo | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11:23 | 0:57 | 0:00 | 12:20 |
| 13 P. Regin | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:44 | 2:14 | 0:00 | 15:58 |
| 54 A. Picard | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13:13 | 2:50 | 3:53 | 19:56 |
| 65 E. Karlsson | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:36 | 3:47 | 0:00 | 17:23 |
| 37 J. Ruutu | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:59 | 0:15 | 2:49 | 17:03 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 16259 |
| Referees | Eric Furlatt, Ghislain Hebert |
| Linesmen | Pierre Champoux, Tony Sericolo |
| 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 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
| E. Condra | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| K. Turris | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| J. Pageau | 8 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
| E. Karlsson | 8 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| S. Gonchar | 8 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| M. Methot | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| M. Zibanejad | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| C. Greening | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| C. Conacher | 7 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 3 |
| GOALIES: | W | L | OT | Sv% | GAA |
| R. Lehner | 0 | 1 | 0 | .952 | 1.58 |
| C. Anderson | 5 | 2 | 0 | .940 | 2.17 |