Columbus 1, 
Minnesota 2
8:00 PM ET, September 24, 2008
Xcel Energy Center
St. Paul, Minnesota
| Game Information | |
| Arena: Xcel Energy Center Location: St. Paul, Minnesota | Referees: Brad Watson , Chris Lee Linesmen: Brian Mach , Ryan Galloway |
| Attendance: 18,064 (100.0% full) | |
| First Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
 | 15:23 | Kim Johnsson (Assist: James Sheppard) |
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
 | 3:16 | J Hejda (hooking) |
| 6:58 | D Dorsett (major fighting) |
| 6:58 | E Reitz (major fighting) |
| 9:01 | K Kolanos (tripping) |
| 14:00 | M Bergeron (holding) |
| 14:16 | J Voracek (holding stick) |
| 18:15 | C MacDonald (holding) |
| Second Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
| No Scoring this period | ||
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
| :26 | D Irmen (major boarding served by A Brunette, game misconduct) |
| 4:58 | G Clitsome (hooking) |
| 5:35 | B Pouliot (goalie interference) |
| 5:47 | J Novotny (holding) |
| 8:46 | J Boll (unsportsmanlike cond) |
| 8:46 | C Weller (unsportsmanlike cond) |
| 9:08 | J Voracek (holding) |
| 11:35 | J Sheppard (boarding) |
| 11:35 | J Sheppard (roughing served by R Hamilton) |
| 11:35 | A Rome (roughing) |
| 13:07 | C MacDonald (goalie interference) |
| 17:29 | M Koivu (hooking) |
| Third Period Summary | ||
| TEAM | TIME | SCORING DETAIL |
| 2:16 | Benoit Pouliot (Assist: Owen Nolan, Tomas Mojzis) |
| 10:07 | Jiri Novotny - power play (Assist: Jakub Voracek, Grant Clitsome) |
| TEAM | TIME | PENALTY DETAIL |
| 4:30 | - Bench (too many men served by D Dorsett) |
| 9:14 | N Backstrom (delay of game served by C Weller) |
| 11:15 | C Gillies (hooking) |
| 15:45 | A Rome (hooking) |
| PLAYER SUMMARY | |
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| Shots On Goal | |||||
| TEAM | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
| Columbus | 7 | 5 | 11 | 23 | |
| Minnesota | 17 | 8 | 5 | 30 | |
| POWER PLAY SUMMARY | |
| TEAM | PPG / PPO |
| Columbus | 1 of 7 |
| Minnesota | 0 of 9 |
* - 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
Wednesday, September 24th
| Washington | 4 | Final |
| Carolina | 1 |
| NY Rangers | 2 | Final |
| New Jersey | 3 |
| Philadelphia | 1 | Final |
| Ottawa | 3 |
| Montreal | 3 | Final |
| Detroit | 2 | SO |
| Toronto | 2 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 3 |
| Columbus | 1 | Final |
| Minnesota | 2 |
| Florida | 3 | Final |
| Edmonton | 2 | SO |
| Los Angeles | 4 | Final |
| Colorado | 3 | SO |
| Calgary | 3 | Final |
| Phoenix | 2 |
| San Jose | 4 | Final |
| Anaheim | 6 |