Sat, Dec 20 · FINAL
19:33Jake Guentzel Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan McDonagh (4)
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Andrei VasilevskiyScoring
- 19:333rdJake Guentzel Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan McDonagh (4)
- 6:383rdJake Guentzel Goal (16) Backhand, assists: J.J. Moser (9), Nick Paul (5)
- 3:133rdRyan McDonagh Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Pontus Holmberg (6), Charle-Edouard D'Astous (8)
- 2:473rdAndrei Svechnikov Goal (8) Backhand, assists: Mark Jankowski (4), Jesperi Kotkaniemi (4)
- 16:362ndJack Finley Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Dominic James (5), Yanni Gourde (7)
- 1:202ndBrayden Point Goal (6) Tip-In, assists: Charle-Edouard D'Astous (7), Nikita Kucherov (30)
- 0:302ndGage Goncalves Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Dominic James (4), Max Crozier (5)
- 12:271stBradly Nadeau Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Logan Stankoven (10)
- 4:001stJackson Blake Goal (10) Tip-In, assists: Nikolaj Ehlers (16), Shayne Gostisbehere (23)
- 2:421stEric Robinson Goal (7) Slap Shot, assists: Jordan Staal (5)
Carolina Hurricanes
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jalen ChatfieldD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 19:59 | 0:12 | 2:49 | 16:58 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Shayne GostisbehereD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 18:11 | 4:58 | 0:20 | 12:53 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 K'Andre MillerD | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 21:28 | 0:20 | 3:18 | 17:50 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alexander NikishinD | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19:45 | 3:15 | 3:03 | 13:27 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike ReillyD | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 13:45 | 0:00 | 0:11 | 13:34 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sean WalkerD | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 18:05 | 0:00 | 2:19 | 15:46 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Lightning
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Declan CarlileD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:22 | 0:00 | 2:32 | 12:50 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
 Maxwell CrozierD | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:42 | 0:00 | 3:01 | 13:41 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charle-Edouard D'AstousD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:42 | 0:57 | 0:39 | 15:06 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan McDonaghD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19:34 | 0:09 | 4:27 | 14:58 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 J.J. MoserD | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 22:55 | 0:00 | 5:04 | 17:51 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Darren RaddyshD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23:06 | 5:05 | 1:06 | 16:55 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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