Minnesota 3, 
Columbus 5
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| Game Information | |
| Arena: Nationwide Arena Location: Columbus, Ohio | Referees: Francois St. Laurent , Mike Hasenfratz Linesmen: Mark Shewchyk , Scott Cherrey |
| Attendance: 11,794 (65.0% full) | |
| First Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
 | 2:49 | Craig MacDonald (Assist: Jakub Voracek, Christian Backman) |
| 19:27 | R.J. Umberger - power play (Assist: Rick Nash, Kristian Huselius) |
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
| 5:33 | C MacDonald (hooking) |
| 7:08 | A Rome (cross checking) |
 | 18:54 | C Weller (hooking) |
| Second Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
| 10:51 | Kristian Huselius (Assist: Richard Matvichuk, Jan Hejda) |
| 14:10 | Owen Nolan - power play (Assist: Martin Skoula, Kim Johnsson) |
| 15:08 | Marian Gaborik (Unassisted) |
| 16:24 | James Sheppard - power play (Assist: Marian Gaborik) |
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
| 1:46 | E Belanger (hooking) |
| 8:20 | C Clutterbuck (interference) |
| 12:54 | R Matvichuk (holding) |
| 15:43 | F Tyutin (hooking) |
| Third Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
| 10:42 | Kris Russell - power play (Assist: R.J. Umberger, Rick Nash) |
| 19:05 | Manny Malhotra - shorthanded (Assist: Rick Nash) |
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
| 8:50 | M Gaborik (hooking) |
| 10:21 | B Burns (roughing) |
| 10:21 | J Chimera (roughing) |
| 15:31 | M Gaborik (holding) |
| 18:34 | J Hejda (hooking) |
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| TEAM | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
| Minnesota | 4 | 11 | 12 | 27 | |
| Columbus | 10 | 18 | 13 | 41 | |
| POWER PLAY SUMMARY | |
| TEAM | PPG / PPO |
| Minnesota | 2 of 5 |
| Columbus | 2 of 5 |
* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.
NHL Scores
Friday, October 3rd
| NY Islanders | 3 | Final |
| New Jersey | 2 | OT |
| Philadelphia | 1 | Final |
| Washington | 5 |
| Minnesota | 3 | Final |
| Columbus | 5 |
| Toronto | 3 | Final |
| Detroit | 5 |
| Nashville | 6 | Final |
| Atlanta | 4 |
| Edmonton | 3 | Final |
| Calgary | 4 | OT |
| Chicago | 7 | Final |
| Colorado | 4 |
| Phoenix | 1 | Final |
| Anaheim | 4 |
