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Arturs SilovsScoring
- 0:00SORickard Rakell Goal Backhand
- 0:00SOCole Caufield Goal Wrist Shot
- 0:00SOKevin Hayes Goal Wrist Shot
- 4:043rdNoah Dobson Goal (6) Backhand, assists: Samuel Blais (3), Mike Matheson (13)
- 11:512ndNoel Acciari Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Kris Letang (15), Arturs Silovs (2)
- 3:542ndIvan Demidov Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (13), Oliver Kapanen (8)
- 12:401stRickard Rakell Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Bryan Rust (17), Sidney Crosby (17)
- 7:581stSidney Crosby Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: Erik Karlsson (23), Rickard Rakell (8)
- 7:311stOliver Kapanen Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (12), Ivan Demidov (20)
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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:29 | 0:00 | 3:26 | 18:03 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Noah DobsonD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:33 | 0:31 | 0:32 | 21:30 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
 Adam EngstromD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10:40 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:40 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Lane HutsonD | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28:58 | 3:39 | 0:57 | 24:22 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike MathesonD | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27:23 | 0:19 | 4:02 | 23:02 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Arber XhekajD | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11:05 | 0:00 | 0:18 | 10:47 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Erik KarlssonD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27:07 | 3:27 | 3:27 | 20:13 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Brett KulakD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21:51 | 0:00 | 0:55 | 20:56 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kris LetangD | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23:36 | 1:10 | 0:21 | 22:05 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
 Ryan SheaD | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 13:49 | 0:00 | 0:12 | 13:37 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Jack St. IvanyD | 1 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 12:42 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:42 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Parker WotherspoonD | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21:34 | 0:00 | 3:04 | 18:30 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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