Sat, Nov 8 · FINAL
18:32Charles Alexis Legault Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Sebastian Aho (10)
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- 18:323rdCharles Alexis Legault Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Sebastian Aho (10)
- 17:563rdSeth Jarvis Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Jordan Staal (2)
- 6:493rdTage Thompson Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (5), Alex Tuch (8)
- 3:233rdAlex Tuch Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (6)
- 0:293rdEric Robinson Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Jesperi Kotkaniemi (3), Charles Alexis Legault (1)
- 11:392ndJesperi Kotkaniemi Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Joel Nystrom (1), Taylor Hall (5)
- 4:342ndAndrei Svechnikov Goal (4) Slap Shot, assists: K'Andre Miller (4), Nikolaj Ehlers (5)
- 8:181stOwen Power Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Noah Ostlund (1)
- 5:001stSebastian Aho Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Andrei Svechnikov (2)
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 | 1 | 1 | 13:22 | 0:00 | 0:33 | 12:49 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Bowen ByramD | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 21:30 | 1:20 | 0:47 | 19:23 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Michael KesselringD | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 17:29 | 0:00 | 2:05 | 15:24 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Owen PowerD | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 22:08 | 0:40 | 0:29 | 20:59 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mattias SamuelssonD | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23:35 | 0:04 | 1:59 | 21:32 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Conor TimminsD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:22 | 0:00 | 1:20 | 19:02 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Carolina Hurricanes
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Charles-Alexis LegaultD | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18:21 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 18:21 | 31 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 K'Andre MillerD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:31 | 1:30 | 1:25 | 17:36 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Alexander NikishinD | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 21:39 | 2:05 | 0:36 | 18:58 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Joel NystromD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:23 | 0:00 | 0:33 | 15:50 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike ReillyD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:05 | 0:05 | 0:00 | 21:00 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
 Sean WalkerD | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 21:09 | 2:09 | 1:26 | 17:34 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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