| Minnesota 0 1 1 0_3 | |
| Florida 0 1 1 0_2 | |
| Minnesota won shootout 2-0 | |
| First Period_None. Penalties_Jovanovski, Fla (interference), 10:52 | Versteeg, Fla (holding stick), 16:51. |
| Second Period_1, Florida, Samuelsson 8 (Kopecky, Weiss), 13:23 (pp). 2, Minnesota, Brodziak 16 (Heatley, Zidlicky), 19:40. Penalties_Schultz, Min (high-sticking), 7:29 | Setoguchi, Min (goaltender interference), 13:11. |
| Third Period_3, Minnesota, Mat.Cullen 13 (Heatley, Spurgeon), 1:14 (pp). 4, Florida, Bergenheim 13 (Campbell, Samuelsson), 15:48. Penalties_Weiss, Fla (tripping), :42 | Zidlicky, Min (high-sticking), 3:33. |
| Overtime_None. Penalties_None. | |
| Shootout_Minnesota 2 (Christensen G, Mat.Cullen G), Florida 0 (Versteeg NG, Bergenheim NG). | |
| Shots on Goal_Minnesota 11-8-7-2_28. Florida 11-14-14-4_43. | |
| Power-play opportunities_Minnesota 1 of 3 | Florida 1 of 3. |
| Goalies_Minnesota, Backstrom 16-15-6 (43 shots-41 saves). Florida, Theodore 15-11-6 (28-26). | |
| A_13,892 (17,040). T_2:36. | |
| Referees_Justin St. Pierre, Brad Watson. Linesmen_Scott Driscoll, Pierre Racicot. |