| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| none | ||
| 2nd Period | ||
| 00:13 | DET | PPG - Damien Brunner (2) Wrist Shot - Assists: H. Zetterberg (3) & N. Kronwall (3) |
| 00:55 | DET | Todd Bertuzzi (1) Tip-In - Assists: V. Filppula (1) & B. Smith (1) |
| 02:49 | MIN | PPG - Zach Parise (2) Wrist Shot - Assists: R. Suter (1) & M. Koivu (3) |
| 06:29 | MIN | Tom Gilbert (1) Wrist Shot - Assists: M. Granlund (1) & J. Brodin (1) |
| 12:56 | DET | Henrik Zetterberg (1) Wrist Shot - Assists: P. Datsyuk (3) & V. Filppula (2) |
| 17:24 | DET | PPG - Pavel Datsyuk (2) Wrist Shot - Assists: N. Kronwall (4) & J. Franzen (2) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 04:18 | DET | Todd Bertuzzi (2) Snap Shot - Assists: P. Datsyuk (4) & V. Filppula (3) |
| 10:18 | MIN | Zach Parise (3) Backhand - Assists: T. Gilbert (1) & M. Koivu (4) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 03:28 | DET | Brian Lashoff : Tripping - 2 min |
| 07:31 | DET | Pavel Datsyuk : Hooking - 2 min |
| 10:06 | MIN | Cal Clutterbuck : Hooking - 2 min |
| 10:36 | MIN | Clayton Stoner : Hooking - 2 min |
| 13:16 | DET | Daniel Cleary : Interference - 2 min |
| 19:07 | MIN | Tom Gilbert : Cross checking - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 01:04 | DET | Darren Helm : Interference - 2 min |
| 01:25 | DET | Niklas Kronwall : Hooking - 2 min |
| 04:27 | DET | Jakub Kindl : Interference - 2 min |
| 10:39 | DET | Niklas Kronwall : Hooking - 2 min |
| 16:58 | MIN | Mikko Koivu : Hooking - 2 min |
| 18:11 | MIN | Jonas Brodin : Holding - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 08:47 | DET | Justin Abdelkader : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 08:47 | MIN | Justin Falk : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 11:58 | DET | Daniel Cleary : Holding - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
MIN |
11 | 10 | 5 | 26 |
DET |
6 | 11 | 10 | 27 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
MIN |
37 J. Harding (L) | 17 - 20 | 3 - 5 | 2 - 2 | 22 - 27 | 0.815 | 57:21 |
DET |
35 J. Howard (W) | 12 - 14 | 11 - 12 | 0 - 0 | 23 - 26 | 0.885 | 59:56 |
| Skater Stats |
MIN |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 C. Stoner | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10:32 | 0:32 | 1:19 | 12:23 |
| 7 M. Cullen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:56 | 5:58 | 0:45 | 18:39 |
| 9 M. Koivu | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12:08 | 8:16 | 1:29 | 21:53 |
| 10 D. Setoguchi | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:23 | 5:58 | 0:00 | 17:21 |
| 11 Z. Parise | L | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12:32 | 8:27 | 1:05 | 22:04 |
| 8 D. Powe | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:08 | 0:03 | 1:13 | 9:24 |
| 15 D. Heatley | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 12:36 | 8:27 | 0:00 | 21:03 |
| 17 T. Mitchell | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:24 | 0:00 | 2:10 | 7:34 |
| 20 R. Suter | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 18:24 | 10:11 | 3:27 | 32:02 |
| 21 K. Brodziak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 11:17 | 0:03 | 3:05 | 14:25 |
| 22 C. Clutterbuck | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10:25 | 0:03 | 1:42 | 12:10 |
| 25 J. Brodin | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13:32 | 4:14 | 1:19 | 19:05 |
| 28 Z. Konopka | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:42 | 0:00 | 0:20 | 4:02 |
| 39 N. Prosser | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:43 | 0:03 | 0:31 | 9:17 |
| 44 J. Falk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10:28 | 0:03 | 1:33 | 12:04 |
| 64 M. Granlund | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:21 | 6:09 | 0:00 | 18:30 |
| 77 T. Gilbert | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 17:31 | 6:28 | 2:40 | 26:39 |
| 96 P. Bouchard | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 9:07 | 7:25 | 0:00 | 16:32 |
DET |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 B. Smith | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15:18 | 0:57 | 1:53 | 18:08 |
| 23 K. Huskins | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:52 | 0:00 | 8:39 | 19:31 |
| 4 J. Kindl | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13:45 | 2:32 | 0:00 | 16:17 |
| 8 J. Abdelkader | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 5:41 | 0:31 | 4:34 | 10:46 |
| 11 D. Cleary | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10:17 | 1:45 | 3:49 | 15:51 |
| 13 P. Datsyuk | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11:52 | 3:19 | 3:11 | 18:22 |
| 20 D. Miller | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 6:14 | 0:00 | 5:43 | 11:57 |
| 22 J. Tootoo | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5:51 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:51 |
| 23 B. Lashoff | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 12:54 | 0:11 | 5:31 | 18:36 |
| 24 D. Brunner | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 10:54 | 3:30 | 0:00 | 14:24 |
| 25 C. Emmerton | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:59 | 0:00 | 0:53 | 5:52 |
| 27 K. Quincey | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:35 | 0:00 | 8:09 | 20:44 |
| 40 H. Zetterberg | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 15:20 | 3:46 | 1:43 | 20:49 |
| 43 D. Helm | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6:57 | 0:00 | 5:30 | 12:27 |
| 44 T. Bertuzzi | R | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12:51 | 2:16 | 0:00 | 15:07 |
| 51 V. Filppula | C | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12:08 | 2:32 | 1:47 | 16:27 |
| 55 N. Kronwall | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 14:50 | 5:05 | 4:33 | 24:28 |
| 93 J. Franzen | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 14:16 | 3:46 | 0:50 | 18:52 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 20066 |
| Referees | Brian Pochmara, Kevin Pollock |
| Linesmen | Andy McElman, Jean Morin |
| 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 |
