| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 12:11 | MIN | Kyle Brodziak (2) Wrist Shot - Assists: C. Kobasew (2) & B. Burns (4) |
| 14:48 | PIT | Pascal Dupuis (2) Snap Shot - Assists: M. Skoula (2) & C. Adams (4) |
| 19:59 | MIN | Eric Belanger (4) Wrist Shot - Assists: M. Havlat (6) & O. Nolan (3) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| none | ||
| 3rd Period | ||
| none | ||
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 08:09 | MIN | Eric Belanger : Hooking - 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 13:23 | PIT | Sidney Crosby : Slashing - 2 min |
| 16:38 | MIN | Marek Zidlicky : Slashing - 2 min |
| 16:38 | MIN | Marek Zidlicky : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 16:38 | PIT | Sidney Crosby : Slashing - 2 min |
| 16:38 | PIT | Sidney Crosby : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 18:31 | MIN | Nick Schultz : Slashing - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 04:09 | MIN | Petr Sykora : Too many men/ice - bench - 2 min |
| 08:32 | PIT | Kris Letang : Unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 min |
| 08:32 | MIN | Petr Sykora : Hi-sticking - 2 min |
| 11:40 | PIT | Mike Rupp : Unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 min |
| 11:40 | MIN | John Scott : Unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
 MIN |
4 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
 PIT |
16 | 10 | 9 | 35 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
| MIN |
32 N. Backstrom (W) | 30 - 31 | 3 - 3 | 1 - 1 | 34 - 35 | 0.971 | 60:00 |
| PIT |
29 M. Fleury (L) | 13 - 15 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 13 - 15 | 0.867 | 58:31 |
| Skater Stats |
| MIN |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 2 M. Zidlicky | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 20:20 | 1:07 | 1:12 | 22:39 |
| 4 G. Zanon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:53 | 0:00 | 3:33 | 26:26 |
| 88 B. Burns | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:52 | 1:06 | 3:19 | 24:17 |
| 9 M. Koivu | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16:38 | 1:07 | 1:50 | 19:35 |
| 11 O. Nolan | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:45 | 0:00 | 0:41 | 11:26 |
| 12 C. Kobasew | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:57 | 0:01 | 0:34 | 11:32 |
| 9 M. Havlat | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:33 | 0:53 | 0:13 | 13:39 |
| 15 A. Brunette | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:37 | 1:06 | 0:20 | 16:03 |
| 15 P. Sykora | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12:54 | 0:53 | 0:12 | 13:59 |
| 20 A. Miettinen | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:17 | 1:07 | 1:27 | 18:51 |
| 21 K. Brodziak | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:23 | 0:00 | 2:12 | 16:35 |
| 22 C. Clutterbuck | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:18 | 0:00 | 2:04 | 12:22 |
| 94 D. Boogaard | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:48 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:48 |
| 20 E. Belanger | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14:14 | 0:53 | 1:29 | 16:36 |
| 34 S. Hnidy | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:43 | 0:54 | 1:44 | 14:21 |
| 32 J. Scott | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11:35 | 0:00 | 0:05 | 11:40 |
| 15 J. Sheppard | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:50 | 0:00 | 1:00 | 11:50 |
| 15 N. Schultz | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18:18 | 0:53 | 2:09 | 21:20 |
| PIT |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 33 A. Goligoski | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 18:31 | 5:12 | 1:05 | 24:48 |
| 4 M. Eaton | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:02 | 0:15 | 0:55 | 21:12 |
| 9 P. Dupuis | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10:05 | 0:00 | 1:05 | 11:10 |
| 11 J. Staal | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 19:22 | 3:54 | 0:55 | 24:11 |
| 48 C. Bourque | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 10:28 | 1:42 | 0:00 | 12:10 |
| 13 B. Guerin | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 17:45 | 4:09 | 0:00 | 21:54 |
| 14 C. Kunitz | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 17:46 | 3:55 | 0:00 | 21:41 |
| 27 M. Rupp | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8:34 | 0:06 | 0:00 | 8:40 |
| 14 C. Conner | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:06 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:06 |
| 24 M. Cooke | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:45 | 1:17 | 1:05 | 13:07 |
| 26 R. Fedotenko | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 14:44 | 1:20 | 0:00 | 16:04 |
| 27 C. Adams | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9:16 | 0:00 | 0:55 | 10:11 |
| 18 E. Godard | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3:23 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 3:23 |
| 28 M. Skoula | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:22 | 0:06 | 0:01 | 19:29 |
| 44 B. Orpik | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 16:15 | 0:01 | 1:04 | 17:20 |
| 58 K. Letang | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 19:54 | 5:21 | 0:00 | 25:15 |
| 74 J. McKee | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 10:07 | 0:00 | 0:55 | 11:02 |
| 87 S. Crosby | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9 | 3 | 20:59 | 2:47 | 0:00 | 23:46 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 16960 |
| Referees | Wes McCauley, Rob Martell |
| Linesmen | Andy McElman, Don Henderson |
