First Period_None. Penalties_Parise, Min (hooking), 2:25; Stastny, StL (high-sticking), 3:54.
Second Period_1, St. Louis, Backes 23 (Steen, Stastny), 4:57. 2, Minnesota, Vanek 17 (Fontaine, Coyle), 5:43. Penalties_Koivu, Min (tripping), 2:48; St. Louis bench, served by Jaskin (too many men), 6:57; Leopold, Min (holding), 13:59; Lehtera, StL (embellishment), 13:59.
Third Period_3, Minnesota, Niederreiter 22 (Koivu, Spurgeon), 13:27. 4, Minnesota, Brodziak 9, 13:44. Penalties_Dumba, Min (roughing), 17:34; Oshie, StL (roughing), 17:34.
Shots on Goal_Minnesota 5-5-9_19. St. Louis 11-21-10_42.
Power-play opportunities_Minnesota 0 of 2; St. Louis 0 of 2.
Goalies_Minnesota, Dubnyk 29-10-3 (42 shots-41 saves). St. Louis, Elliott 23-11-2 (19-16).
A_19,638 (19,150). T_2:32.
Referees_Ghislain Hebert, Tim Peel. Linesmen_Steve Barton, Jean Morin.
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