| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 07:07 | NSH | Colin Wilson (7) Wrist Shot - Assists: none |
| 09:03 | NSH | J-P Dumont (16) Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Tootoo (9) & D. Boyd (12) |
| 19:21 | NSH | Jason Arnott (18) Wrist Shot - Assists: C. Wilson (5) & M. Erat (25) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 02:19 | NSH | Marcel Goc (12) Wrist Shot - Assists: S. Sullivan (29) & P. Hornqvist (17) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 07:35 | NSH | PPG - Patric Hornqvist (27) Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Arnott (26) & M. Erat (26) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| none | ||
| 2nd Period | ||
| 02:49 | MIN | John Scott : Slashing - 2 min |
| 08:10 | NSH | Marcel Goc : Hooking - 2 min |
| 19:09 | NSH | Marcel Goc : Holding - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 07:14 | MIN | Jaime Sifers : Interference - 2 min |
| 19:48 | MIN | Martin Havlat : Hooking - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
MIN |
9 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
NSH |
12 | 14 | 11 | 37 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
MIN |
37 J. Harding (L) | 19 - 23 | 2 - 2 | 1 - 1 | 22 - 26 | 0.846 | 40:00 |
MIN |
31 W. Dubielewicz | 9 - 9 | 0 - 1 | 1 - 1 | 10 - 11 | 0.909 | 20:00 |
NSH |
35 P. Rinne (W) | 17 - 17 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 17 - 17 | 1.000 | 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 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 20:30 | 2:26 | 1:39 | 24:35 |
| 4 G. Zanon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:58 | 0:00 | 1:04 | 14:02 |
| 9 M. Koivu | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:45 | 2:57 | 0:51 | 16:33 |
| 11 O. Nolan | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 14:07 | 1:20 | 0:35 | 16:02 |
| 12 C. Kobasew | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 11:31 | 0:00 | 0:40 | 12:11 |
| 9 M. Havlat | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 15:52 | 3:00 | 0:00 | 18:52 |
| 15 A. Brunette | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:15 | 2:40 | 0:00 | 15:55 |
| 25 A. Ebbett | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 16:21 | 1:03 | 0:27 | 17:51 |
| 20 A. Miettinen | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:09 | 2:06 | 0:39 | 13:54 |
| 21 K. Brodziak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 10:51 | 0:00 | 0:47 | 11:38 |
| 22 C. Clutterbuck | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 11:59 | 0:00 | 0:40 | 12:39 |
| J. Sifers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 19:03 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 19:03 |
| 32 J. Scott | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13:31 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:31 |
| 38 R. Earl | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 13:35 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:35 |
| 18 C. Barker | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 21:07 | 1:34 | 1:29 | 24:10 |
| 73 G. Latendresse | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 15:18 | 1:54 | 0:00 | 17:12 |
| 15 J. Sheppard | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 13:48 | 0:00 | 0:27 | 14:15 |
| 15 N. Schultz | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 19:35 | 1:00 | 0:54 | 21:29 |
NSH |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 D. Hamhuis | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 19:15 | 0:49 | 1:43 | 21:47 |
| 6 S. Weber | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17:28 | 1:18 | 2:17 | 21:03 |
| 8 K. Klein | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:26 | 0:00 | 1:43 | 20:09 |
| 57 M. Goc | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 14:58 | 0:15 | 0:00 | 15:13 |
| 10 M. Erat | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:23 | 1:18 | 0:34 | 15:15 |
| 11 D. Legwand | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:02 | 0:26 | 0:30 | 12:58 |
| 17 D. Boyd | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14:29 | 0:12 | 1:36 | 16:17 |
| 44 J. Arnott | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 13:24 | 1:40 | 0:00 | 15:04 |
| 20 R. Suter | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17:12 | 1:29 | 2:17 | 20:58 |
| 22 J. Tootoo | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:04 | 0:12 | 0:00 | 13:16 |
| 52 J. Smithson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:23 | 0:00 | 3:26 | 16:49 |
| 15 S. Sullivan | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:39 | 1:03 | 0:00 | 13:42 |
| 27 P. Hornqvist | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13:21 | 1:33 | 0:00 | 14:54 |
| 42 J. Ward | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:05 | 0:00 | 1:54 | 14:59 |
| 4 C. Franson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 17:05 | 0:38 | 0:00 | 17:43 |
| 33 C. Wilson | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14:37 | 0:26 | 0:00 | 15:03 |
| 55 F. Bouillon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:28 | 0:26 | 0:00 | 17:54 |
| 71 J. Dumont | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11:56 | 1:00 | 0:00 | 12:56 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 16615 |
| Referees | Eric Furlatt, Dan O'Rourke |
| Linesmen | Derek Amell, Pierre Champoux |
| 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 |
