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MTL
Spencer Knight34 SA31 SV3 GA.912
Jakub DobesScoring
- 16:293rdNick Suzuki Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: none
- 10:003rdNoah Dobson Goal (5) Backhand, assists: Ivan Demidov (19), Lane Hutson (26)
- 0:203rdZachary Bolduc Goal (9) Tip-In, assists: Lane Hutson (25), Nick Suzuki (29)
- 14:231stZachary Bolduc Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Cole Caufield (17), Lane Hutson (24)
- 7:271stFrank Nazar Goal (6) Tip-In, assists: Matthew Grzelcyk (6), Andre Burakovsky (14)
Chicago Blackhawks
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Louis CrevierD | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 18:07 | 0:00 | 1:58 | 16:09 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt GrzelcykD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:12 | 2:28 | 0:00 | 18:44 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Wyatt KaiserD | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 17:05 | 0:00 | 1:58 | 15:07 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Artyom LevshunovD | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 21:58 | 1:32 | 0:00 | 20:26 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Connor MurphyD | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16:40 | 0:00 | 2:02 | 14:38 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex VlasicD | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 20:57 | 0:00 | 2:02 | 18:55 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Montreal Canadiens
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alexandre CarrierD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24:58 | 0:27 | 3:33 | 20:58 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Noah DobsonD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:32 | 0:35 | 1:30 | 20:27 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Adam EngstromD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:13 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 16:13 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lane HutsonD | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 26:19 | 3:25 | 1:41 | 21:13 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jayden StrubleD | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 10:26 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:26 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Arber XhekajD | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16:17 | 0:00 | 1:16 | 15:01 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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