New Jersey 5, Minnesota 3
| New Jersey | 1 | – | 5 |
| Minnesota | 1 | – | 3 |
First Period_1, New Jersey, Holtz 3 (Bastian), 3:20. 2, New Jersey, McLeod 2 (Bratt, Palat), 15:23.
Second Period_3, New Jersey, Meier 2 (J.Hughes, Bratt), 2:31 (pp). 4, Minnesota, Kaprizov 3 (Addison, Zuccarello), 9:03 (pp).
Third Period_5, Minnesota, Rossi 4 (Boldy, Brodin), 1:10. 6, New Jersey, Bratt 7 (Toffoli, L.Hughes), 15:36 (pp). 7, Minnesota, Middleton 2 (Rossi, Boldy), 16:27. 8, New Jersey, Hamilton 4 (Bratt, J.Hughes), 19:22 (pp).
Shots on Goal_New Jersey 8-16-14_38. Minnesota 7-9-9_25.
Power-play opportunities_New Jersey 3 of 5; Minnesota 1 of 2.
Goalies_New Jersey, Vanecek 5-2-0 (25 shots-22 saves). Minnesota, Gustavsson 2-3-1 (38-33).
A_18,399 (18,064). T_2:24.
Referees_Justin Kea, Chris Lee. Linesmen_Brad Kovachik, Travis Toomey.