Wild
Blue Jackets
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Wild | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Blue Jackets | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 01:00 | CBJ | Rick Nash (40) Wrist Shot - Assists: M. Malhotra (24) |
| 06:04 | CBJ | Jared Boll (4) Slap Shot - Assists: A. Murray (3) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 06:20 | MIN | Kurtis Foster (1) Wrist Shot - Assists: none |
| 10:12 | MIN | SHG - Marian Gaborik (12) Wrist Shot - Assists: E. Belanger (23) |
| 15:06 | MIN | Martin Skoula (4) Slap Shot - Assists: K. Foster (5) & M. Gaborik (10) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 12:49 | MIN | Marian Gaborik (13) Snap Shot - Assists: M. Koivu (47) & A. Brunette (28) |
| 13:16 | MIN | PPG - Marc-Andre Bergeron (14) Slap Shot - Assists: M. Zidlicky (30) & O. Nolan (20) |
| 13:37 | CBJ | Derek Dorsett (4) Wrist Shot - Assists: K. Russell (19) |
| 19:15 | MIN | SHG - EN - Mikko Koivu (20) Wrist Shot - Assists: none |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 17:34 | CBJ | Jason Chimera : Hooking - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 08:34 | MIN | Marek Zidlicky : Hooking - 2 min |
| 13:21 | MIN | Kim Johnsson : Holding - 2 min |
| 14:33 | CBJ | Jason Chimera : Holding - 2 min |
| 18:05 | CBJ | Jiri Novotny : Holding - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 09:27 | CBJ | RJ Umberger : Hooking - 2 min |
| 13:11 | CBJ | Jiri Novotny : Cross checking - 2 min |
| 17:54 | MIN | Colton Gillies : Holding - 2 min |
| 19:54 | CBJ | Derek Dorsett : Boarding - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
MIN |
12 | 10 | 6 | 28 |
CBJ |
8 | 9 | 11 | 28 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
MIN |
37 J. Harding (W) | 21 - 24 | 4 - 4 | 0 - 0 | 25 - 28 | 0.893 | 59:31 |
CBJ |
35 S. Mason (L) | 21 - 24 | 1 - 2 | 0 - 1 | 22 - 27 | 0.815 | 58:39 |
| Skater Stats |
MIN |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 M. Zidlicky | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 20:09 | 4:43 | 2:27 | 27:19 |
| 8 K. Johnsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 7:51 | 2:01 | 1:24 | 11:16 |
| 9 M. Koivu | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16:14 | 3:32 | 2:29 | 22:15 |
| 10 M. Gaborik | R | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16:57 | 3:44 | 1:22 | 22:03 |
| 11 O. Nolan | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13:04 | 3:33 | 0:00 | 16:37 |
| C. Weller | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4:58 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 4:58 |
| 15 A. Brunette | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:05 | 3:31 | 0:00 | 18:36 |
| 9 C. Gillies | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 8:09 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:09 |
| 19 S. Veilleux | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:35 | 0:07 | 1:42 | 15:24 |
| 20 A. Miettinen | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9:14 | 0:47 | 1:48 | 11:49 |
| 22 C. Clutterbuck | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 12:59 | 0:00 | 0:51 | 13:50 |
| 20 E. Belanger | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:31 | 0:51 | 2:33 | 16:55 |
| 3 K. Foster | D | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16:09 | 2:15 | 1:21 | 19:45 |
| 36 P. Olvecky | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 5:04 | 3:45 | 0:00 | 8:49 |
| 32 J. Scott | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 13:05 | 0:31 | 0:00 | 13:36 |
| 28 M. Skoula | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 19:32 | 0:56 | 3:00 | 23:28 |
| 47 M. Bergeron | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 18:16 | 4:26 | 2:12 | 24:54 |
| 15 J. Sheppard | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:33 | 2:13 | 0:00 | 14:46 |
CBJ |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 3 M. Methot | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:54 | 0:39 | 1:24 | 17:57 |
| 8 J. Hejda | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 15:10 | 0:00 | 4:18 | 19:28 |
| 4 K. Russell | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:04 | 1:40 | 0:06 | 18:50 |
| 12 J. Novotny | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 13:58 | 0:00 | 1:09 | 15:07 |
| 13 R. Torres | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 10:24 | 2:37 | 0:03 | 13:04 |
| 15 D. Dorsett | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9:13 | 1:01 | 1:28 | 11:42 |
| 23 A. Murray | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:59 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 2:59 |
| 18 R. Umberger | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 2 | 4 | 14:53 | 2:55 | 2:16 | 20:04 |
| 23 M. Commodore | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 15:46 | 0:57 | 3:54 | 20:37 |
| 25 J. Chimera | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 4 | 13:39 | 1:16 | 0:40 | 15:35 |
| 27 M. Malhotra | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 15:12 | 0:57 | 2:58 | 19:07 |
| 19 J. Williams | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 12:57 | 3:36 | 0:00 | 16:33 |
| 40 J. Boll | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9:32 | 1:01 | 0:00 | 10:33 |
| 50 A. Vermette | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 13:04 | 2:55 | 3:16 | 19:15 |
| 51 F. Tyutin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 15:29 | 3:10 | 2:11 | 20:50 |
| 61 R. Nash | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 13:27 | 3:04 | 2:56 | 19:27 |
| 93 J. Voracek | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 12:09 | 1:11 | 0:00 | 13:20 |
| 16 R. Klesla | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:27 | 0:22 | 2:53 | 18:42 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 19013 |
| Referees | Marc Joannette, Mike Hasenfratz |
| Linesmen | Brian Mach, Scott Cherrey |
| 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 |
| L. Couture | 7 | 4 | 6 | -3 | 10 |
| J. Pavelski | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| P. Marleau | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| J. Thornton | 7 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
| D. Boyle | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| B. Stuart | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| B. Burns | 7 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 3 |
| S. Hannan | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| M. Vlasic | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| T. Wingels | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| GOALIES: | W | L | OT | Sv% | GAA |
| A. Niemi | 5 | 2 | 0 | .926 | 2.06 |
