Minnesota 7, Detroit 4
First Period
1. Detroit, Larkin 25 (Seider) 1:27.
2. Detroit, Lindstrom 1 (Bertuzzi, M.Staal) 4:01.
3. Minnesota, Boldy 5 (Fiala, Gaudreau) 5:29.
4. Minnesota, Boldy 6 (Zuccarello, Spurgeon) 8:04 (pp).
Penalties — Eriksson Ek Minn (hooking) 1:35; M.Staal Det (cross-checking) 7:21; Greenway Minn (interference) 10:45; Leddy Det (hooking) 14:44.
Second Period
5. Minnesota, Kaprizov 21 (Zuccarello) 4:54.
6. Minnesota, Boldy 7 (Spurgeon, Zuccarello) 18:13 (pp).
Penalties — Stecher Det, Duhaime Minn (fighting) 10:27; Duhaime Minn (boarding, served by Zuccarello) 10:27; M.Staal Det, Greenway Minn (roughing) 10:27; Raymond Det (tripping) 17:21; Merrill Minn (slashing) 19:51.
Third Period
7. Minnesota, Eriksson Ek 14 (Boldy, Kaprizov) 8:00 (pp).
8. Detroit, Raymond 13 (Larkin, Seider) 9:43 (pp).
9. Detroit, Gagner 5 (Fabbri, Bertuzzi) 18:14.
10. Minnesota, Kaprizov 22 (Eriksson Ek) 19:11 (en).
11. Minnesota, Hartman 19 (Gaudreau) 19:45.
Penalties — Stecher Det (interference) 6:55; Kulikov Minn (tripping) 9:19; Fiala Minn (roughing) 16:00.
Shots on goal by
| Detroit | 11 | 5 | 18 | _ | 34 |
| Minnesota | 8 | 7 | 10 | _ | 25 |
Goal — Detroit: Nedeljkovic (L, 14-14-5). Minnesota: Kahkonen (W, 11-3-2).
Power plays (goals-chances) — Detroit: 1-6; Minnesota: 3-4.
Referees — Steve Kozari, Michael Markovic. Linesmen — Libor Suchanek, Ryan Daisy.
Attendance — 18,098 at Minnesota.
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