| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 07:20 | NSH | Marcel Goc (3) Snap Shot - Assists: M. Erat (6) & S. Sullivan (8) |
| 10:31 | MIN | Antti Miettinen (4) Wrist Shot - Assists: A. Brunette (11) & M. Koivu (19) |
| 14:42 | MIN | Cal Clutterbuck (5) Snap Shot - Assists: K. Brodziak (5) & M. Havlat (7) |
| 16:52 | NSH | Jason Arnott (8) Slap Shot - Assists: J. Dumont (13) & S. Sullivan (9) |
| 17:28 | MIN | Guillaume Latendresse (4) Wrist Shot - Assists: K. Brodziak (6) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 08:27 | NSH | Steve Sullivan (6) Wrist Shot - Assists: K. Klein (3) & J. Arnott (7) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 03:42 | NSH | Jason Arnott (9) Slap Shot - Assists: J. Dumont (14) & S. Sullivan (10) |
| 13:02 | MIN | PPG - Mikko Koivu (7) Snap Shot - Assists: A. Brunette (12) & M. Zidlicky (12) |
| OT Period | ||
| 01:26 | MIN | Andrew Ebbett (3) Wrist Shot - Assists: G. Latendresse (2) & G. Zanon (4) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 11:53 | NSH | Wade Belak : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 11:53 | MIN | Derek Boogaard : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 09:26 | MIN | Chuck Kobasew : Cross checking - 2 min |
| 13:05 | NSH | Martin Erat : Roughing - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 12:52 | NSH | Francis Bouillon : Tripping - 2 min |
| 17:40 | MIN | Mikko Koivu : Hooking - 2 min |
| OT Period | ||
| none | ||
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T |
NSH |
16 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 35 |
MIN |
11 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 27 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
NSH |
35 P. Rinne (L) | 22 - 26 | 0 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 22 - 27 | 0.815 | 61:26 |
MIN |
32 N. Backstrom (W) | 30 - 34 | 1 - 1 | 0 - 0 | 31 - 35 | 0.886 | 61:26 |
| Skater Stats |
NSH |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 D. Hamhuis | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:10 | 0:00 | 1:02 | 20:12 |
| 3 W. Belak | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2:23 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2:23 |
| 6 S. Weber | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 21:55 | 2:03 | 1:08 | 25:06 |
| 8 K. Klein | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20:00 | 0:00 | 0:57 | 20:57 |
| 57 M. Goc | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 15:51 | 0:11 | 0:00 | 16:02 |
| 10 M. Erat | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 16:56 | 2:50 | 0:00 | 19:46 |
| 11 D. Legwand | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:55 | 1:28 | 1:18 | 18:41 |
| 15 M. Santorelli | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4:53 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4:53 |
| 44 J. Arnott | C | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18:17 | 2:20 | 0:00 | 20:37 |
| 20 R. Suter | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 22:03 | 1:47 | 1:08 | 24:58 |
| 22 J. Tootoo | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 15:26 | 0:11 | 0:00 | 15:37 |
| 52 J. Smithson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:02 | 0:11 | 0:52 | 17:05 |
| 15 S. Sullivan | L | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17:48 | 1:47 | 1:08 | 20:43 |
| 27 P. Hornqvist | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7:17 | 0:09 | 0:00 | 7:26 |
| 42 J. Ward | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:31 | 1:28 | 1:02 | 21:01 |
| 4 C. Franson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11:09 | 1:56 | 0:00 | 13:05 |
| 55 F. Bouillon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16:17 | 2:12 | 0:05 | 18:34 |
| 71 J. Dumont | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15:06 | 1:22 | 0:00 | 16:28 |
MIN |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 M. Zidlicky | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 20:29 | 1:11 | 2:19 | 23:59 |
| 8 K. Johnsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19:01 | 1:07 | 1:40 | 21:48 |
| 4 G. Zanon | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 20:53 | 0:05 | 2:51 | 23:49 |
| 9 M. Koivu | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 17:43 | 1:13 | 0:37 | 19:33 |
| 11 O. Nolan | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:29 | 0:52 | 1:19 | 15:40 |
| 12 C. Kobasew | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 11:15 | 1:03 | 0:00 | 12:18 |
| 9 M. Havlat | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 14:39 | 0:10 | 0:00 | 14:49 |
| 15 A. Brunette | L | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:48 | 1:13 | 0:00 | 18:01 |
| 25 A. Ebbett | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 12:02 | 0:05 | 0:00 | 12:07 |
| 20 A. Miettinen | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15:01 | 0:10 | 1:13 | 16:24 |
| 21 K. Brodziak | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:39 | 0:05 | 2:40 | 16:24 |
| 22 C. Clutterbuck | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:40 | 0:00 | 0:42 | 13:22 |
| 94 D. Boogaard | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7:54 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:54 |
| 20 E. Belanger | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:59 | 0:52 | 1:27 | 15:18 |
| J. Sifers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:34 | 0:54 | 0:00 | 14:28 |
| 34 S. Hnidy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 14:51 | 0:48 | 0:00 | 15:39 |
| 73 G. Latendresse | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 16:16 | 0:57 | 0:00 | 17:13 |
| 15 N. Schultz | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 21:46 | 0:05 | 1:08 | 22:59 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 18071 |
| Referees | Paul Devorski, Chris Ciamaga |
| Linesmen | Dan Schachte, Mark Wheler |
| TEAM | GP | W | L | OT | GF | GA | PTS | ||
| 1 | p - CHI | 48 | 36 | 7 | 5 | 155 | 102 | 77 | |
| 2 | y - ANA | 48 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 140 | 118 | 66 | |
| 3 | y - VAN | 48 | 26 | 15 | 7 | 127 | 121 | 59 | |
| 4 | x - STL | 48 | 29 | 17 | 2 | 129 | 115 | 60 | |
| 5 | x - LAK | 48 | 27 | 16 | 5 | 133 | 118 | 59 | |
| 6 | x - SJS | 48 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 124 | 116 | 57 | |
| 7 | x - DET | 48 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 124 | 115 | 56 | |
| 8 | x - MIN | 48 | 26 | 19 | 3 | 122 | 127 | 55 | |
| 9 | CBJ | 48 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 120 | 119 | 55 | |
| 10 | PHX | 48 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 125 | 131 | 51 | |
| 11 | DAL | 48 | 22 | 22 | 4 | 130 | 142 | 48 | |
| 12 | EDM | 48 | 19 | 22 | 7 | 125 | 134 | 45 | |
| 13 | CGY | 48 | 19 | 25 | 4 | 128 | 160 | 42 | |
| 14 | NSH | 48 | 16 | 23 | 9 | 111 | 139 | 41 | |
| 15 | COL | 48 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 116 | 152 | 39 | |
| SKATERS: | GP | G | A | +/- | Pts |
| S. Weber | 48 | 9 | 19 | -2 | 28 |
| D. Legwand | 48 | 12 | 13 | -6 | 25 |
| M. Fisher | 38 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 21 |
| C. Wilson | 25 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 19 |
| R. Josi | 48 | 5 | 13 | -7 | 18 |
| G. Bourque | 34 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| S. Kostitsyn | 46 | 3 | 12 | -5 | 15 |
| P. Hornqvist | 24 | 4 | 10 | -1 | 14 |
| K. Klein | 47 | 3 | 11 | -1 | 14 |
| N. Spaling | 47 | 9 | 4 | -10 | 13 |
| GOALIES: | W | L | OT | Sv% | GAA |
| P. Rinne | 15 | 16 | 8 | .910 | 2.43 |
| C. Mason | 1 | 7 | 1 | .873 | 3.73 |
