Mon, Oct 13 · FINAL
11:59Nathan MacKinnon Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Martin Necas (5), Cale Makar (4)
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- 11:592ndNathan MacKinnon Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Martin Necas (5), Cale Makar (4)
- 4:322ndCale Makar Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Valeri Nichushkin (1)
- 16:321stTage Thompson Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Tuch (1), Rasmus Dahlin (1)
- 3:141stNathan MacKinnon Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Martin Necas (4), Brent Burns (2)
Colorado Avalanche
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brent BurnsD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:17 | 2:38 | 3:20 | 12:19 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Cale MakarD | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 25:22 | 4:43 | 1:28 | 19:11 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 Sam MalinskiD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:21 | 0:02 | 0:44 | 14:35 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Josh MansonD | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18:54 | 0:00 | 3:33 | 15:21 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Ilya SolovyovD | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:04 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:04 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Devon ToewsD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:34 | 2:05 | 2:51 | 18:38 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jacob BrysonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:50 | 0:00 | 1:11 | 10:39 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bowen ByramD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25:59 | 2:44 | 1:39 | 21:36 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Rasmus DahlinD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27:19 | 3:47 | 1:32 | 22:00 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
 Ryan JohnsonD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:32 | 0:00 | 0:48 | 9:44 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Owen PowerD | 2 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 23:24 | 2:12 | 5:42 | 15:30 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Conor TimminsD | 4 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 18:04 | 0:00 | 5:10 | 12:54 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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