Tue, Dec 23 · FINAL
8:04Collin Graf Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Tyler Toffoli (15), Alexander Wennberg (16)
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Carter HartScoring
- 8:043rdCollin Graf Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Tyler Toffoli (15), Alexander Wennberg (16)
- 5:223rdMitch Marner Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Mark Stone (21), Ivan Barbashev (16)
- 18:502ndReilly Smith Goal (5) Slap Shot, assists: Kaedan Korczak (5), Braeden Bowman (8)
- 6:492ndMacklin Celebrini Goal (19) Snap Shot, assists: Tyler Toffoli (14)
- 18:341stMark Stone Goal (8) Backhand, assists: Ivan Barbashev (15), Kaedan Korczak (4)
- 14:571stTomas Hertl Goal (15) Snap Shot, assists: Pavel Dorofeyev (10)
- 11:371stColton Sissons Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Keegan Kolesar (5), Brandon Saad (4)
- 9:071stMitch Marner Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Noah Hanifin (9), Pavel Dorofeyev (9)
- 1:461stBrett Howden Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Braeden Bowman (7), Reilly Smith (4)
San Jose Sharks
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sam DickinsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:22 | 0:00 | 1:24 | 16:58 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Mario FerraroD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 20:44 | 0:00 | 2:54 | 17:50 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 John KlingbergD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 19:58 | 0:10 | 0:03 | 19:45 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Nick LeddyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 19:46 | 0:00 | 2:03 | 17:43 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Shakir MukhamadullinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 20:02 | 0:00 | 2:04 | 17:58 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Dmitry OrlovD | 2 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 21:22 | 0:00 | 2:11 | 19:11 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vegas Golden Knights
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Noah HanifinD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21:23 | 4:02 | 0:00 | 17:21 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ben HuttonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20:29 | 0:19 | 0:00 | 20:10 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Kaedan KorczakD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:19 | 1:11 | 0:10 | 18:58 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeremy LauzonD | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 19:26 | 0:48 | 0:00 | 18:38 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Brayden McNabbD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:15 | 0:10 | 0:10 | 16:55 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Zach WhitecloudD | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17:30 | 0:24 | 0:00 | 17:06 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
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