Tue, Dec 23 · FINAL
0:31Bowen Byram Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (14), Mattias Samuelsson (10)
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- 0:31OTBowen Byram Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (14), Mattias Samuelsson (10)
- 9:272ndTim Stützle Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Drake Batherson (22), Dylan Cozens (17)
- 6:112ndNoah Ostlund Goal (6) Tip-In, assists: Bowen Byram (9), Alex Tuch (19)
- 17:131stRidly Greig Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Claude Giroux (18)
- 15:221stBowen Byram Goal (7) Tip-In, assists: Jordan Greenway (3), Josh Dunne (3)
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 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24:18 | 1:11 | 2:06 | 21:01 | 31 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Rasmus DahlinD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:48 | 0:49 | 0:24 | 21:35 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Michael KesselringD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:39 | 0:00 | 0:35 | 12:04 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Zach MetsaD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8:38 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:38 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Owen PowerD | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25:10 | 1:11 | 2:07 | 21:52 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mattias SamuelssonD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26:39 | 0:01 | 3:16 | 23:22 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ottawa Senators
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Thomas ChabotD | 3 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 23:23 | 0:49 | 1:11 | 21:23 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Nick JensenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:47 | 0:00 | 1:11 | 16:36 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nikolas MatinpaloD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:17 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:17 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Jake SandersonD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:25 | 3:25 | 0:49 | 18:11 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jordan SpenceD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 19:33 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 19:33 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Artem ZubD | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19:04 | 0:13 | 0:49 | 18:02 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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