Islanders
Wild
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Islanders | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Wild | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 11:44 | MIN | Owen Nolan (5) Wrist Shot - Assists: E. Belanger (9) & N. Schultz (3) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 03:07 | NYI | Jon Sim (2) Wrist Shot - Assists: T. Hunter (3) & B. Gervais (4) |
| 10:23 | NYI | Josh Bailey (4) Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Sim (3) & M. Streit (8) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 06:58 | MIN | PPG - Mikko Koivu (6) [GOALS_807] - Assists: M. Zidlicky (10) & A. Brunette (9) |
| 18:53 | MIN | Owen Nolan (6) Wrist Shot - Assists: E. Belanger (10) & J. Sheppard (2) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 01:59 | MIN | Antti Miettinen : Hooking - 2 min |
| 04:35 | MIN | Nathan Smith : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 04:35 | NYI | Nate Thompson : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 15:01 | MIN | Robbie Earl : Too many men/ice - bench - 2 min |
| 17:56 | MIN | Shane Hnidy : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 17:56 | MIN | Shane Hnidy served by Robbie Earl : Instigator - 2 min |
| 17:56 | MIN | Shane Hnidy : Instigator - Misconduct - 0 min |
| 17:56 | NYI | Tim Jackman : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 03:45 | NYI | Mark Streit : Tripping - 2 min |
| 04:10 | NYI | Sean Bergenheim : Hooking - 2 min |
| 07:54 | MIN | Antti Miettinen : Holding - 2 min |
| 12:48 | NYI | Bruno Gervais : Tripping - 2 min |
| 19:26 | NYI | Mark Streit : Slashing - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 06:33 | NYI | Andrew MacDonald : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 06:33 | MIN | Shane Hnidy : Holding - 2 min |
| 06:33 | NYI | Jon Sim : Roughing - 2 min |
| 08:56 | MIN | Antti Miettinen : Tripping - 2 min |
| 15:59 | MIN | Greg Zanon : Delaying Game-Puck over glass - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
NYI |
12 | 12 | 5 | 29 |
MIN |
8 | 13 | 8 | 29 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
NYI |
43 M. Biron (L) | 20 - 22 | 6 - 7 | 0 - 0 | 26 - 29 | 0.897 | 59:07 |
MIN |
32 N. Backstrom (W) | 14 - 16 | 13 - 13 | 0 - 0 | 27 - 29 | 0.931 | 59:39 |
| Skater Stats |
NYI |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 M. Streit | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16:55 | 7:32 | 0:08 | 24:35 |
| 47 T. Hunter | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7:12 | 7:12 | 0:00 | 14:24 |
| 27 B. Gervais | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 15:23 | 0:01 | 1:04 | 16:28 |
| 12 R. Park | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 12:04 | 0:00 | 2:58 | 15:02 |
| 44 N. Thompson | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 0 | 9:30 | 0:00 | 3:01 | 12:31 |
| 12 J. Bailey | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7:12 | 5:00 | 0:00 | 12:12 |
| 16 J. Sim | L | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7:26 | 3:08 | 0:00 | 10:34 |
| 20 S. Bergenheim | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 11:45 | 0:00 | 0:29 | 12:14 |
| 21 K. Okposo | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 10:46 | 9:00 | 2:32 | 22:18 |
| 25 A. Sutton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:09 | 0:00 | 5:46 | 19:55 |
| 26 M. Moulson | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13:11 | 4:39 | 0:00 | 17:50 |
| 15 T. Jackman | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8:07 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:07 |
| 38 J. Hillen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:52 | 5:42 | 5:23 | 24:57 |
| 24 F. Meyer | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:24 | 0:16 | 1:27 | 13:07 |
| 47 A. MacDonald | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11:05 | 2:05 | 0:00 | 13:10 |
| 51 F. Nielsen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 11:10 | 7:28 | 1:29 | 20:07 |
| 14 B. Comeau | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 11:58 | 0:00 | 1:28 | 13:26 |
| 91 J. Tavares | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:34 | 7:57 | 0:00 | 21:31 |
MIN |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 M. Zidlicky | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13:53 | 5:42 | 6:15 | 25:50 |
| 8 K. Johnsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:59 | 5:46 | 6:03 | 31:48 |
| 4 G. Zanon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16:03 | 0:29 | 5:23 | 21:55 |
| 9 M. Koivu | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12:52 | 6:01 | 3:11 | 22:04 |
| 11 O. Nolan | R | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13:36 | 0:46 | 3:07 | 17:29 |
| 15 A. Brunette | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:43 | 6:04 | 0:07 | 19:54 |
| 20 A. Miettinen | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 3 | 12:18 | 6:04 | 0:46 | 19:08 |
| 21 K. Brodziak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 11:00 | 0:00 | 4:07 | 15:07 |
| 22 C. Clutterbuck | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:39 | 0:46 | 4:52 | 17:17 |
| 94 D. Boogaard | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3:30 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 3:30 |
| 20 E. Belanger | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 13:16 | 0:49 | 3:56 | 18:01 |
| 27 N. Smith | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4:16 | 0:00 | 1:54 | 6:10 |
| 34 S. Hnidy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 9:17 | 0:46 | 0:43 | 10:46 |
| 32 J. Scott | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 5:46 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:46 |
| 38 R. Earl | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:18 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:18 |
| 40 D. Irmen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3:48 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 3:48 |
| 15 J. Sheppard | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12:21 | 0:00 | 2:00 | 14:21 |
| 15 N. Schultz | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17:36 | 0:57 | 5:36 | 24:09 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 18114 |
| Referees | Dennis LaRue, Tom Kowal |
| Linesmen | Darren Gibbs, Don Henderson |
| 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 | 9 | 5 | 6 | -6 | 11 |
| J. Pavelski | 9 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 10 |
| J. Thornton | 9 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 9 |
| P. Marleau | 9 | 5 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| D. Boyle | 9 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 6 |
| B. Burns | 9 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 4 |
| B. Stuart | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| S. Hannan | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| M. Vlasic | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| T. Wingels | 9 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| GOALIES: | W | L | OT | Sv% | GAA |
| A. Niemi | 6 | 3 | 0 | .929 | 1.95 |
