Minnesota 5, 
Philadelphia 4
7:00 PM ET, September 29, 2009
Wachovia Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
| Game Information | |
| Arena: Wachovia Center Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Referees: Chris Rooney , Kerry Fraser Linesmen: David Brisebois , Scott Cherrey |
| Attendance: 17,395 (89.2% full) | |
| First Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
 | 5:23 | Claude Giroux (Assist: Matt Carle) |
| 15:42 | Mika Pyorala (Assist: Mike Richards) |
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
 | 3:00 | B Burns (high sticking) |
| 9:14 | M Pyorala (slashing) |
| 17:00 | D Powe (goalie interference) |
| Second Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
| 9:02 | Martin Havlat - power play (Assist: Mikko Koivu, Brent Burns) |
| 15:36 | Brent Burns (Assist: James Sheppard, Mikko Koivu) |
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
| 2:03 | M Richards (high sticking) |
| 8:11 | M Richards (roughing) |
| 11:22 | C Clutterbuck (tripping) |
| 11:22 | D Carcillo (unsportsmanlike cond) |
| 13:51 | J Scott ( misconduct) |
| Third Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
| 1:05 | Mike Richards (Assist: Simon Gagne, Braydon Coburn) |
| 2:57 | Cal Clutterbuck - power play (Assist: Pierre-Marc Bouchard, Kim Johnsson) |
| 15:20 | James Sheppard (Assist: Brent Burns) |
| 16:56 | Daniel Briere (Assist: Jeff Carter) |
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
| 1:37 | B Coburn (cross checking served by J Van Riemsdyk, fighting major) |
| 1:37 | O Nolan (major fighting) |
| 8:15 | B Burns (slashing) |
| 9:34 | J Carter (high sticking) |
| 10:05 | N Schultz (holding) |
| Overtime Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
| No Scoring this period | ||
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
| 3:40 | K Johnsson (holding) |
| Shootout Summary | |
| TEAM | DETAIL |
| Daniel Briere shootout attempt against Niklas Backstrom: GOAL. |
| Mikko Koivu shootout attempt against Johan Backlund: GOAL. |
| Mike Richards shootout attempt against Niklas Backstrom: GOAL. |
| Martin Havlat shootout attempt against Johan Backlund: GOAL. |
| Simon Gagne shootout attempt against Niklas Backstrom: SAVED. |
| Petr Sykora shootout attempt against Johan Backlund: SAVED. |
| Jeff Carter shootout attempt against Niklas Backstrom: SAVED. |
| Antti Miettinen shootout attempt against Johan Backlund: GOAL. |
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| Shots On Goal | |||||
| TEAM | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | OT | T |
| Minnesota | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| Philadelphia | 11 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 39 |
| POWER PLAY SUMMARY | |
| TEAM | PPG / PPO |
| Minnesota | 2 of 5 |
| Philadelphia | 0 of 4 |
* - 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
Tuesday, September 29th
| St. Louis | 6 | Final |
| Linkopings HC | 0 |
| Chicago | 1 | Final |
| ZSC Lions Zurich | 2 |
| NY Islanders | 2 | Final |
| New Jersey | 4 |
| Minnesota | 5 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 4 | SO |
