Columbus 1 2 1-4

Minnesota 0 0 0-0

First Period-1, Columbus, Peca 2 (Zherdev, Nash), 3:27 (pp).

Second Period-2, Columbus, Vyborny 2 (Westcott, Hainsey), 7:06 (pp). 3, Columbus, Fritsche 3, 12:32 (sh).

Third Period-4, Columbus, Nash 16 (Peca), 4:18.

Shots on Goal-Columbus 12-14-3-29. Minnesota 10-10-12-32.

Goalies-Columbus, Leclaire. Minnesota, Backstrom. A-18,568 (18,064). T-2:27.