NJ wins in 5. Sicarius to post other games. Very competitive series. NJ survives on a team effort vs. the dominance of Koivu - who scored 9 goals in 5 games!
Game 1 - Minn 5 @ NJ 3
Minn G: Koivu 3, Brunette, Miettinen
Minn A: Bouchard 3, Brunette 2, Koivu, Miettinen, Zanon
NJ G: Kovalchuk, Zajac, Tedenby
NJ A: Clarkson 2, Brodeur
Game 2 - Minn 3 @ NJ 6
Minn G: Koivu 2, Havlat
Minn A: Zidlicky, Cullen, Miettinen, Clutterbuc, Havlat, Backstrom
NJ G: Zajac 2, Tallinder, Parise, Kovalchuk
NJ A: Zajac, Tallinder, Parise, Salvadore
Game 5 - Minn 3 @ NJ 7
Minn G: Koivu 2, Brunette
Minn A: Miettinen, Backstrom, Bouchard
NJ G: Clarkson 3, Zajac 2, Parise, Kovalchuk
NJ A: Parise 2, Kovalchuk 2, Brodeur 2, White, Josefson