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David Rittich32 SA30 SV2 GA.938
Alex LyonScoring
- 0:00SOJosh Norris Goal Wrist Shot
- 0:00SOJack Quinn Goal Wrist Shot
- 0:00SOMathew Barzal Goal Backhand
- 19:313rdEmil Heineman Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Mathew Barzal (19), Matthew Schaefer (15)
- 19:372ndMathew Barzal Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Anders Lee (14), Simon Holmstrom (8)
- 8:552ndTage Thompson Goal (18) Backhand, assists: Josh Doan (14), Peyton Krebs (10)
- 1:471stRasmus Dahlin Goal (4) Backhand, assists: Alex Lyon (1)
New York Islanders
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tony DeAngeloD | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22:55 | 1:15 | 0:02 | 21:38 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Scott MayfieldD | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17:48 | 0:00 | 2:57 | 14:51 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Adam PelechD | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 26:25 | 0:12 | 3:24 | 22:49 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 Ryan PulockD | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 20:18 | 0:00 | 4:29 | 15:49 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Matthew SchaeferD | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 23:36 | 2:00 | 1:50 | 19:46 | 27 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Marshall WarrenD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:51 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:51 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bowen ByramD | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22:49 | 1:14 | 0:38 | 20:57 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Rasmus DahlinD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25:52 | 5:45 | 0:00 | 20:07 | 29 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Michael KesselringD | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 17:28 | 0:00 | 1:37 | 15:51 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Zach MetsaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:05 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:05 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Owen PowerD | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:05 | 0:35 | 1:39 | 14:51 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mattias SamuelssonD | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24:12 | 0:00 | 2:33 | 21:39 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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