

| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 01:04 | MIN | Marian Gaborik Backhand - Assists: none |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 04:32 | MIN | Alexandre Daigle Slap Shot - Assists: K. Wanvig & A. Zyuzin |
| 07:24 | MIN | Wes Walz Backhand - Assists: M. Gaborik & K. Foster |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 02:04 | MIN | Brian Rolston Backhand - Assists: T. White & P. Bouchard |
| 14:47 | MIN | PPG - Alexandre Daigle Slap Shot - Assists: A. Zyuzin & B. Rolston |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 08:08 | PIT | Josef Melichar : Tripping - 2 min |
| 14:01 | PIT | Dick Tarnstrom : Tripping - 2 min |
| 17:53 | PIT | Ryan Vandenbussche : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 17:53 | MIN | Alex Henry : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 18:45 | PIT | Sidney Crosby : Delaying Game-Puck over glass - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| none | ||
| 3rd Period | ||
| 09:49 | PIT | Erik Christensen served by Matt Hussey : Unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 min |
| 09:49 | PIT | Erik Christensen : Misconduct (10 min) - 0 min |
| 14:01 | PIT | Brooks Orpik : Boarding - 2 min |
| 16:25 | PIT | Brooks Orpik : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 16:25 | MIN | Kyle Wanvig served by Pierre-Marc Bouchard : Instigator - 2 min |
| 16:25 | MIN | Kyle Wanvig : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 16:25 | MIN | Kyle Wanvig : Instigator - Misconduct - 0 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
MIN |
17 | 11 | 4 | 32 |
PIT |
5 | 6 | 11 | 22 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
MIN |
35 M. Fernandez (W) | 17 - 17 | 4 - 4 | 1 - 1 | 22 - 22 | 1.000 | 60:00 |
PIT |
35 J. Thibault (L) | 20 - 24 | 7 - 8 | 0 - 0 | 27 - 32 | 0.844 | 60:00 |
| Skater Stats |
MIN |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 33 W. Mitchell | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:54 | 0:29 | 0:50 | 21:13 |
| 88 B. Burns | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:27 | 1:05 | 0:00 | 12:32 |
| 12 A. Daigle | R | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11:55 | 0:21 | 0:00 | 12:16 |
| 10 M. Gaborik | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 13:37 | 2:53 | 0:00 | 16:30 |
| 9 P. Dupuis | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12:52 | 0:03 | 0:26 | 13:21 |
| 12 B. Rolston | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11:56 | 7:42 | 1:24 | 21:02 |
| 19 S. Veilleux | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:38 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:38 |
| 27 A. Zyuzin | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14:44 | 3:31 | 1:24 | 19:39 |
| 9 M. Koivu | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:08 | 2:12 | 0:00 | 15:20 |
| 3 K. Foster | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:07 | 5:28 | 0:00 | 21:35 |
| 46 K. Wanvig | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 11:19 | 4:23 | 0:00 | 15:42 |
| 12 T. White | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:30 | 6:02 | 0:00 | 17:32 |
| 32 M. Chouinard | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:12 | 2:28 | 1:33 | 16:13 |
| 29 D. Tjarnqvist | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:35 | 1:00 | 0:11 | 17:46 |
| 24 A. Henry | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 13:16 | 0:00 | 1:22 | 14:38 |
| 37 W. Walz | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13:33 | 0:03 | 0:35 | 14:11 |
| 15 N. Schultz | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:38 | 0:00 | 0:11 | 17:49 |
| 96 P. Bouchard | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12:28 | 6:10 | 0:00 | 18:38 |
PIT |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 J. Melichar | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 10:08 | 0:00 | 0:22 | 10:30 |
| 33 S. Poapst | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 12:04 | 0:00 | 4:32 | 16:36 |
| 28 M. Recchi | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 15:08 | 1:24 | 3:54 | 20:26 |
| 10 J. Leclair | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 16:39 | 1:24 | 0:00 | 18:03 |
| 12 R. Malone | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 17:27 | 0:00 | 0:15 | 17:42 |
| 14 S. Endicott | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 3 | 16:10 | 0:36 | 2:02 | 18:48 |
| 26 E. Christensen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 11:44 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:44 |
| 18 M. Murley | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:53 | 0:00 | 4:57 | 16:50 |
| 6 R. Whitney | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 16:21 | 0:48 | 3:14 | 20:23 |
| 24 L. Odelein | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:05 | 0:36 | 3:47 | 16:28 |
| 25 M. Talbot | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:51 | 0:00 | 5:52 | 14:43 |
| 24 M. Hussey | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:01 | 0:36 | 0:01 | 9:38 |
| 23 D. Tarnstrom | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 14:43 | 1:24 | 0:00 | 16:07 |
| 33 Z. Palffy | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 10:50 | 0:00 | 0:26 | 11:16 |
| 37 R. Vandenbussche | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10:08 | 0:36 | 0:00 | 10:44 |
| 44 B. Orpik | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 7 | 1 | 14:34 | 0:00 | 5:32 | 20:06 |
| S. Gonchar | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 18:55 | 1:12 | 0:06 | 20:13 |
| 87 S. Crosby | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 3 | 19:28 | 1:24 | 0:00 | 20:52 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 14627 |
| Referees | Shane Heyer, Dan O'Rourke |
| Linesmen | Pat Dapuzzo, Scott Driscoll |