The series starting with the two teams combining for four goals in the first period of Game 1. The 7th-seeded ’08-’09 Wild held a 3-1 lead after one period and held on for a 4-2 win. Mikko Koivu began what would be a very good series for him by tallying three assists in the opening game. In Game 2, the 2nd-seeded ’13-’14 Wild tied the game in the final minutes thanks to a goal from defenseman Justin Fontaine. Then, Zach Parise won it in overtime for the ’13-’14 Wild to tie the series up. Goaltender Niklas Backstrom got the first of his two shutouts for the ’08-’09 Wild in Game 3. He pitched a 35-save shutout performance as Koivu scored one goal and assisted on another in a 2-0 win.
Just like after Game 1, the ’13-’14 Wild responded with a win in Game 4 after a loss. Goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov stopped 48 of 49 as the ’13-’14 Wild won 4-1. Koivu notched yet another multi-point game as he tallied two more assists, except for the ’13-’14 Wild this time. Defenseman Jared Spurgeon and forwards Matt Moulson and Nino Niederreiter also posted multi-point games in the win. Then, thanks to two goals in the third, the ’08-’09 Wild took Game 5 by a score of 3-1. Koivu posted a goal and an assist in the win as Backstrom stopped 41 of 42. Backstrom then stopped all 24 shots he saw in Game 6 to post his second and final shutout of the series in the series clincher. Antti Miettinen and defenseman Marek Zidlicky were the only goal scorers in the win.
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’08-’09 Wild | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 |
| ’13-’14 Wild | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 2 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’08-’09 MIN – 4 ’13-’14 MIN – 2 (1-0 ’08-’09 MIN)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: RW – Owen Nolan (’08-’09 MIN) – 2 G 0 A 2 P +2 2 S
2nd Star: C – Mikko Koivu (’08-’09 MIN) – 0 G 3 A 3 P +3 6 S
3rd Star: D – Marek Zidlicky (’08-’09 MIN) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +1 2 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’08-’09 Wild | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| ’13-’14 Wild | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’13-’14 MIN – 3 ’08-’09 MIN – 2 (OT) (1-1)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: G – Ilya Bryzgalov (’13-’14 MIN) – W 2.00 GAA .944 SV% (34 SV’s)
2nd Star: C – Mikko Koivu (’08-’09 MIN) – 2 G 0 A 2 P -1 11 S
3rd Star: RW – Marian Gaborik (’08-’09 MIN) – 0 G 2 A 2 P +1 2 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’13-’14 Wild | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| ’08-’09 Wild | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’08-’09 MIN – 2 ’13-’14 MIN – 0 (2-1 ’08-’09 MIN)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: G – Niklas Backstrom (’08-’09 MIN) – W 0.00 GAA 1.000 SV% (35 SV’s) SO
2nd Star: C – Mikko Koivu (’08-’09 MIN) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +2 9 S
3rd Star: G – Ilya Bryzgalov (’13-’14 MIN) – L 2.00 GAA .944 SV% (34 SV’s)
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’13-’14 Wild | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 |
| ’08-’09 Wild | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’13-’14 MIN – 4 ’08-’09 MIN – 1 (2-2)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: G – Ilya Bryzgalov (’13-’14 MIN) – W 1.00 GAA .980 SV% (48 SV’s)
2nd Star: D – Jared Spurgeon (’13-’14 MIN) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +3 2 S
3rd Star: LW – Matt Moulson (’13-’14 MIN) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +2 5 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’08-’09 Wild | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 |
| ’13-’14 Wild | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | 1 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’08-’09 MIN – 3 ’13-’14 MIN – 1 (3-2 ’08-’09 MIN)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: G – Niklas Backstrom (’08-’09 MIN) – W 1.00 GAA .976 SV% (41 SV’s)
2nd Star: G – Ilya Bryzgalov (’13-’14 MIN) – L 3.00 GAA .933 SV% (42 SV’s)
3rd Star: C – Mikko Koivu (’08-’09 MIN) – 1 G 1 A 2 P +1 15 S
| 1st Period | 2nd Period | 3rd Period | Overtime | Total | |
| ’13-’14 Wild | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 |
| ’08-’09 Wild | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | 2 |
GAME SUMMARY: ’08-’09 MIN – 2 ’13-’14 MIN – 0 (4-2 ’08-’09 MIN)
STARS OF THE GAME:
1st Star: G – Niklas Backstrom (’08-’09 MIN) – W 0.00 GAA 1.000 SV% (24 SV’s) SO
2nd Star: G – Ilya Bryzgalov (’13-’14 MIN) – L 2.00 GAA .947 SV% (36 SV’s)
3rd Star: D – Marek Zidlicky (’08-’09 MIN) – 1 G 0 A 1 P +1 1 S
Up next is the 3-6 matchup between the ’14-’15 Wild and the ’12-’13 Wild!
