
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 15:57 | EDM | PPG - Jordan Eberle (14) Snap Shot - Assists: none |
| 18:36 | EDM | Ryan Smyth (13) Wrist Shot - Assists: L. Smid (3) & T. Gilbert (11) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 01:40 | EDM | SHG - Lennart Petrell (3) Snap Shot - Assists: none |
| 02:56 | EDM | Jordan Eberle (15) Backhand - Assists: C. Potter (7) & R. Whitney (3) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 07:57 | MIN | Dany Heatley (10) Snap Shot - Assists: M. Cullen (12) & J. Spurgeon (13) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 05:04 | MIN | Warren Peters : Hooking - 2 min |
| 08:10 | EDM | Darcy Hordichuk : Interference on goalkeeper - 2 min |
| 10:37 | MIN | Clayton Stoner : Tripping - 2 min |
| 15:11 | MIN | Justin Falk : Delaying Game-Puck over glass - 2 min |
| 19:48 | MIN | Clayton Stoner : PS - Tripping on breakaway - 0 min |
| 20:00 | EDM | Ben Eager : Boarding - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 10:29 | MIN | Pierre-Marc Bouchard : Too many men/ice - bench - 2 min |
| 19:01 | EDM | Sam Gagner : Hi stick - double minor - 4 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 02:50 | EDM | Lennart Petrell served by Darcy Hordichuk : Checking from behind (maj) - 5 min |
| 02:50 | EDM | Lennart Petrell : Game misconduct - 0 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
MIN |
3 | 13 | 15 | 31 |
EDM |
20 | 9 | 2 | 31 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
MIN |
32 N. Backstrom (L) | 20 - 22 | 5 - 6 | 2 - 3 | 27 - 31 | 0.871 | 60:00 |
EDM |
35 N. Khabibulin (W) | 21 - 22 | 9 - 9 | 0 - 0 | 30 - 31 | 0.968 | 59:57 |
| 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 | 1 | 17:22 | 5:10 | 0:25 | 22:57 |
| 4 C. Stoner | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5:45 | 0:00 | 1:16 | 7:01 |
| 6 M. Scandella | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 15:02 | 5:46 | 3:04 | 23:52 |
| 7 M. Cullen | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11:54 | 6:54 | 3:28 | 22:16 |
| 8 D. Powe | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 9:15 | 1:47 | 2:26 | 13:28 |
| 15 D. Heatley | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12:44 | 7:48 | 0:00 | 20:32 |
| 25 B. Staubitz | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 7:20 | 0:20 | 0:00 | 7:40 |
| 21 K. Brodziak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:15 | 7:16 | 2:42 | 23:13 |
| 22 C. Clutterbuck | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 11:23 | 4:51 | 2:52 | 19:06 |
| 23 J. Taffe | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 7:25 | 3:01 | 0:00 | 10:26 |
| 32 N. Johnson | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12:54 | 1:41 | 0:00 | 14:35 |
| 41 J. Ortmeyer | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 7:38 | 0:20 | 1:12 | 9:10 |
| 43 W. Peters | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8:07 | 1:07 | 0:52 | 10:06 |
| 44 J. Falk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 14:40 | 0:20 | 2:57 | 17:57 |
| 46 J. Spurgeon | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12:28 | 6:47 | 3:19 | 22:34 |
| 15 N. Schultz | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 15:59 | 0:34 | 2:31 | 19:04 |
| 79 J. Palmer | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 8:12 | 3:14 | 0:00 | 11:26 |
| 96 P. Bouchard | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 10:42 | 7:09 | 0:00 | 17:51 |
EDM |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 T. Hall | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10:56 | 5:10 | 0:00 | 16:06 |
| 5 L. Smid | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:39 | 0:00 | 7:31 | 22:10 |
| 6 R. Whitney | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:06 | 2:28 | 0:36 | 16:10 |
| 10 S. Horcoff | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11:09 | 4:05 | 5:33 | 20:47 |
| 14 J. Eberle | R | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11:16 | 4:39 | 0:00 | 15:55 |
| 16 D. Hordichuk | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 3:55 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 3:55 |
| 20 E. Belanger | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:04 | 0:09 | 5:19 | 16:32 |
| 24 T. Peckham | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:57 | 0:00 | 4:55 | 16:52 |
| 28 R. Jones | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 12:15 | 0:38 | 6:01 | 18:54 |
| 37 L. Petrell | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 4:44 | 0:00 | 1:27 | 6:11 |
| 44 C. Potter | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:51 | 1:57 | 0:36 | 17:24 |
| 55 B. Eager | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12:01 | 0:09 | 0:00 | 12:10 |
| 57 A. Lander | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6:40 | 0:00 | 3:17 | 9:57 |
| 2 J. Petry | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:01 | 2:21 | 4:11 | 18:33 |
| 77 T. Gilbert | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:16 | 2:07 | 7:49 | 24:12 |
| 89 S. Gagner | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 12:09 | 2:41 | 0:02 | 14:52 |
| 93 R. Nugent-Hopkins | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13:09 | 4:54 | 0:00 | 18:03 |
| 94 R. Smyth | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 12:00 | 2:32 | 3:48 | 18:20 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 16839 |
| Referees | Stephane Auger, Dennis LaRue |
| Linesmen | Dan Schachte, Lonnie Cameron |
| 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 |