

| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 01:02 | CAR | Drayson Bowman (4) Backhand - Assists: none |
| 07:08 | MIN | Kyle Brodziak (18) Backhand - Assists: S. Kampfer (3) & T. Gilbert (16) |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 12:33 | MIN | Nick Johnson (7) Wrist Shot - Assists: K. Brodziak (18) & M. Scandella (6) |
| 15:24 | MIN | PPG - Erik Christensen (4) Tip-In - Assists: K. Brodziak (19) & C. Clutterbuck (9) |
| 17:14 | CAR | Drayson Bowman (5) Tip-In - Assists: B. Sutter (14) & A. Stewart (11) |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 07:16 | CAR | Brandon Sutter (15) Backhand - Assists: D. Bowman (6) |
| 08:04 | CAR | Tim Brent (11) Slap Shot - Assists: E. Staal (42) & J. Tlusty (17) |
| 18:45 | CAR | EN - Chad LaRose (16) Backhand - Assists: J. Jokinen (28) |
| Penalty Summary |
| 1st Period | ||
| 03:24 | MIN | Nate Prosser : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 03:24 | MIN | Dany Heatley : Elbowing - 2 min |
| 03:24 | CAR | Patrick Dwyer : Cross checking - 2 min |
| 03:24 | CAR | Brandon Sutter : Fighting (maj) - 5 min |
| 2nd Period | ||
| 14:03 | CAR | Jamie McBain : Holding - 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||
| 05:38 | CAR | Tim Brent : Tripping - 2 min |
| 06:03 | MIN | Tom Gilbert : Tripping - 2 min |
| Shots on Goal |
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T |
CAR |
8 | 11 | 15 | 34 |
MIN |
4 | 10 | 12 | 26 |
| Saves |
| Goalies | EV | PP | SH | Total | Sv% | TOI | |
CAR |
33 B. Boucher (W) | 22 - 24 | 1 - 2 | 0 - 0 | 23 - 26 | 0.885 | 60:00 |
MIN |
M. Hackett (L) | 29 - 33 | 0 - 0 | 0 - 0 | 29 - 33 | 0.879 | 59:42 |
| Skater Stats |
CAR |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 J. McBain | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 18:35 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 18:35 |
| 55 B. Allen | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:30 | 0:00 | 1:08 | 20:38 |
| 6 T. Gleason | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21:56 | 0:00 | 1:08 | 23:04 |
| 8 J. Spacek | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:40 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:40 |
| 12 E. Staal | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20:06 | 0:25 | 1:08 | 21:39 |
| 21 A. Stewart | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9:29 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:29 |
| 14 A. Nodl | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:30 | 0:00 | 0:22 | 10:52 |
| 15 T. Ruutu | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 16:30 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 16:30 |
| 16 B. Sutter | C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 15:38 | 0:00 | 0:22 | 16:00 |
| 19 J. Tlusty | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:39 | 0:25 | 1:08 | 19:12 |
| 21 D. Bowman | L | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13:56 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:56 |
| 38 D. Joslin | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3:18 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 3:18 |
| 27 J. Faulk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:00 | 0:25 | 0:38 | 25:03 |
| 36 J. Jokinen | L | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:44 | 0:00 | 0:16 | 18:00 |
| 37 T. Brent | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 16:17 | 0:25 | 0:00 | 16:42 |
| 39 P. Dwyer | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12:21 | 0:00 | 0:16 | 12:37 |
| 44 J. Harrison | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:56 | 0:06 | 0:38 | 22:40 |
| 59 C. LaRose | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 18:25 | 0:19 | 0:00 | 18:44 |
MIN |
Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | Shots | EV TOI | PP TOI | SH TOI | TOI |
| 4 C. Stoner | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 19:18 | 0:00 | 0:25 | 19:43 |
| 6 M. Scandella | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24:30 | 0:38 | 0:00 | 25:08 |
| 7 M. Cullen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 16:30 | 1:08 | 0:25 | 18:03 |
| 10 D. Setoguchi | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 13:40 | 1:08 | 0:00 | 14:48 |
| 8 D. Powe | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14:42 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:42 |
| 15 D. Heatley | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 19:18 | 1:08 | 0:00 | 20:26 |
| N. Palmieri | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 10:15 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:15 |
| 19 S. Veilleux | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:04 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:04 |
| 21 K. Brodziak | C | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:13 | 0:38 | 0:00 | 21:51 |
| 22 C. Clutterbuck | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 16:52 | 0:38 | 0:25 | 17:55 |
| 32 N. Johnson | R | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 19:14 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 19:14 |
| 26 E. Christensen | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 13:08 | 0:38 | 0:00 | 13:46 |
| 38 S. Kampfer | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 16:37 | 0:38 | 0:25 | 17:40 |
| 39 N. Prosser | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 5 | 1 | 12:30 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:30 |
| 41 J. Ortmeyer | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8:11 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:11 |
| 43 W. Peters | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:02 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:02 |
| 46 J. Spurgeon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 21:20 | 1:08 | 0:00 | 22:28 |
| 77 T. Gilbert | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 21:24 | 1:08 | 0:00 | 22:32 |
| Other Facts |
| Attendance | 18394 |
| Referees | Dean Morton, Paul Devorski |
| Linesmen | Pierre Champoux, Bryan Pancich |