Wild
Sabres
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
| Wild | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Sabres | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 03:02 | MIN | PPG - Andrew Ebbett (8) Wrist Shot - Assists: M. Zidlicky (34) & J. Harding (1) |
| 10:11 | MIN | Guillaume Latendresse (24) Wrist Shot - Assists: none |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 18:35 | MIN | Andrew Brunette (19) Tip-In - Assists: A. Miettinen (17) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 03:42 | BUF | PPG - Thomas Vanek (21) Slap Shot - Assists: D. Roy (31) & J. Pominville (28) |
| 18:02 | BUF | Thomas Vanek (22) Wrist Shot - Assists: J. Pominville (29) & J. Hecht (19) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 02:01 | BUF | Derek Roy : Tripping - 2 min |
| 07:17 | MIN | James Sheppard : Holding - 2 min |
| 15:42 | MIN | Owen Nolan : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 15:42 | BUF | Steve Montador : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 16:14 | MIN | Antti Miettinen : Hooking - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 01:50 | MIN | Nick Schultz : Hooking - 2 min |
| 07:20 | BUF | Adam Mair : Cross checking - 2 min |
| 07:20 | MIN | Andrew Ebbett : Interference - 2 min |
| 14:37 | MIN | John Scott : Cross checking - 2 min |
| 19:49 | BUF | Mark Mancari : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 02:56 | MIN | Mikko Koivu : Tripping - 2 min |
| 05:46 | MIN | Mikko Koivu : Tripping - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
MIN |
15 | 10 | 8 | 33 |
BUF |
15 | 12 | 18 | 45 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
MIN |
37 J. Harding (W) | 34 - 35 | 9 - 10 | 0 - 0 | 43 - 45 | 0.956 | 59:56 |
BUF |
40 P. Lalime (L) | 23 - 25 | 3 - 4 | 4 - 4 | 30 - 33 | 0.909 | 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 | 0 | 2 | 19:58 | 2:24 | 5:30 | 27:52 |
| 4 G. Zanon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:47 | 0:10 | 7:08 | 27:05 |
| 9 M. Koivu | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 17:29 | 2:13 | 3:09 | 22:51 |
| 11 O. Nolan | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11:38 | 0:48 | 3:04 | 15:30 |
| 9 M. Havlat | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13:29 | 2:13 | 0:56 | 16:38 |
| 15 A. Brunette | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13:54 | 2:13 | 0:00 | 16:07 |
| 25 A. Ebbett | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 11:44 | 0:48 | 4:29 | 17:01 |
| 20 A. Miettinen | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14:26 | 2:13 | 2:11 | 18:50 |
| 21 K. Brodziak | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:21 | 0:00 | 4:29 | 14:50 |
| 22 C. Clutterbuck | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9:58 | 0:00 | 2:29 | 12:27 |
| 94 D. Boogaard | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:29 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 3:29 |
| J. Sifers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:53 | 0:00 | 1:04 | 10:57 |
| 32 J. Scott | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:00 |
| 38 R. Earl | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:10 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:10 |
| 18 C. Barker | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:44 | 0:48 | 3:54 | 22:26 |
| 73 G. Latendresse | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13:04 | 0:48 | 0:00 | 13:52 |
| 15 J. Sheppard | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8:40 | 0:00 | 0:45 | 9:25 |
| 15 N. Schultz | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 18:25 | 0:27 | 3:56 | 22:48 |
BUF |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 5 S. Montador | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 12:26 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:26 |
| 32 T. Lydman | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:30 | 0:00 | 0:49 | 14:19 |
| 15 D. Roy | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15:14 | 7:20 | 0:48 | 23:22 |
| 7 H. Tallinder | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:48 | 0:03 | 2:12 | 20:03 |
| M. Mancari | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 14:38 | 3:36 | 0:00 | 18:14 |
| 46 T. Kennedy | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:47 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:47 |
| 13 R. Torres | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 12:27 | 3:36 | 0:00 | 16:03 |
| 12 T. Connolly | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 12:37 | 7:35 | 0:12 | 20:24 |
| 11 A. Mair | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11:26 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:26 |
| 25 M. Grier | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:05 | 0:00 | 2:12 | 11:17 |
| 26 T. Vanek | L | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14:14 | 7:07 | 0:00 | 21:21 |
| 29 J. Pominville | R | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12:35 | 7:10 | 0:49 | 20:34 |
| 36 P. Kaleta | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 8:23 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:23 |
| 37 M. Ellis | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5:42 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 5:42 |
| 44 A. Sekera | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:38 | 6:31 | 0:00 | 20:09 |
| 52 C. Rivet | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 14:20 | 3:11 | 0:49 | 18:20 |
| 55 J. Hecht | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 15:24 | 3:26 | 2:01 | 20:51 |
| 57 T. Myers | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:44 | 4:15 | 2:12 | 27:11 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 18690 |
| Referees | Frederick L'Ecuyer, Kevin Pollock |
| Linesmen | Derek Amell, 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 |
| J. Pavelski | 11 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 12 |
| L. Couture | 11 | 5 | 6 | -6 | 11 |
| J. Thornton | 11 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 |
| P. Marleau | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| D. Boyle | 11 | 3 | 5 | -3 | 8 |
| B. Burns | 11 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 4 |
| S. Hannan | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| B. Stuart | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| M. Vlasic | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| T. Galiardi | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| GOALIES: | W | L | OT | Sv% | GAA |
| A. Niemi | 7 | 4 | 0 | .930 | 1.87 |
