| Los Angeles 2 1 0 0_3 | |||
| Minnesota 2 0 1 0_4 | |||
| Minnesota won shootout 2-0 | |||
| First Period_1, Minnesota, Powe 6 (Prosser, Falk), :40. 2, Los Angeles, Richardson 4 (Brown, Kopitar), 3:28. 3, Minnesota, Johnson 8 (Zucker, Christensen), 3:45. 4, Los Angeles, Brown 21 (Richards, Kopitar), 15:31 (pp). Penalties_Fraser, LA (goaltender interference), 9:22 | Richards, LA (delay of game), 12:00 | Veilleux, Min (slashing), 14:14 | W.Peters, Min (delay of game), 17:43. |
| Second Period_5, Los Angeles, Richardson 5 (Kopitar, Brown), :57. Penalties_Falk, Min (cross-checking), 11:41. | |||
| Third Period_6, Minnesota, Christensen 7 (Zucker, Falk), 10:57. Penalties_King, LA, double minor (high-sticking), 12:31 | Koivu, Min (tripping), 19:37. | ||
| Overtime_None. Penalties_None. | |||
| Shootout_Los Angeles 0 (Williams NG, Richards NG), Minnesota 2 (Christensen G, Koivu G). | |||
| Missed Penalty Shot_Setoguchi, Min, 3:42 overtime. | |||
| Shots on Goal_Los Angeles 9-8-7-5_29. Minnesota 9-5-7-2_23. | |||
| Power-play opportunities_Los Angeles 1 of 4 | Minnesota 0 of 4. | ||
| Goalies_Los Angeles, Bernier 5-6-2 (23 shots-20 saves). Minnesota, Backstrom 19-17-6 (29-26). | |||
| A_18,209 (18,064). T_2:44. | |||
| Referees_Dave Jackson, Brad Meier. Linesmen_Mike Cvik, Scott Cherrey. |