Final Score: Wisconsin 5, Minnesota 4

Attendance: 9880

Referee: Mike Schmidt
Assistant Referee: Greg Wohlers
Assistant Referee: Marco Hunt

Wisconsin Lineup: Skaters (18): Brian Fahey Brad Winchester Matt Hussey Alex Brooks Rob Vega Matt Murray Dany Heatley Jeff Dessner Dustin Kuk Kent Davyduke Niki Siren David Hukalo Rick Spooner Dave Hergert Steve Reinprecht Dan Bjornlie Andy Wheeler Kevin Granato Goaltenders (2): Scott Kabotoff Graham Melanson

Minnesota Lineup: Skaters (18): Mark Nenovich Jordan Leopold Dylan Mills Erik Westrum John Pohl Erik Wendell Doug Meyer Nate Miller Stuart Senden Nick Anthony Matt DeMarchi Jeff Taffe Dan Welch Ben Tharp Nick Angell Aaron Miskovich Rico Pagel Dave Spehar Goaltenders (2): Erik Young Pete Samargia

Scoring:

1st Period:
WIS 05:34 Dany Heatley (Steve Reinprecht)
WIS 15:20 Niki Siren (Dave Hergert, Rick Spooner)
WIS 16:26 Matt Hussey (Kent Davyduke)

2nd Period:
MIN 07:49 Jeff Taffe (Rico Pagel)
WIS 08:24 David Hukalo (Dany Heatley)
MIN 13:10 Stuart Senden (Nick Anthony, Erik Wendell)

3rd Period:
WIS 02:50 Niki Siren (Andy Wheeler)
MIN 10:07 Stuart Senden (Dan Welch)
MIN 12:24 PP Nate Miller (Erik Westrum, John Pohl)

Wisconsin Goaltending:

	1st	2nd	3rd	Total	Minutes
Graham Melanson	8	10	5	23	60:00

Minnesota Goaltending:

	1st	2nd	3rd	Total	Minutes
Erik Young	7	11	12	30	59:09
EMPTY NET					0:47
Erik Young	0	0	0	0	0:04

Wisconsin Power-Play: 0/4

Minnesota Power-Play: 1/8

Penalties:

1st Period:
WIS 08:29 Dustin Kuk  (2 - High-Sticking)
WIS 10:37 BENCH  (2 - Too Many Players)
WIS 19:00 Dave Hergert  (2 - Holding)

2nd Period:
MIN 05:09 Mark Nenovich  (2 - Holding)
WIS 13:30 Rob Vega  (2 - Holding)
WIS 16:36 Brad Winchester  (2 - Slashing)

3rd Period:
MIN 00:54 Erik Westrum  (2 - High-Sticking)
WIS 01:56 David Hukalo  (2 - Hooking)
WIS 05:42 Dustin Kuk  (2 - Slashing)
MIN 07:55 Stuart Senden  (2 - Hooking)
WIS 11:32 Matt Murray  (2 - Tripping)
MIN 17:31 Erik Westrum  (2 - Cross-Checking)
MIN 18:21 Aaron Miskovich  (2 - Slashing)
WIS 18:21 Brad Winchester  (2 - Unsportsmanlike Conduct)

Wisconsin Penalties: 9 for 18