Sat, Dec 27 · FINAL
19:04Nikita Kucherov Goal (15) Backhand, assists: Anthony Cirelli (12)
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Andrei Vasilevskiy26 SA24 SV2 GA.923
Sergei BobrovskyScoring
- 19:043rdNikita Kucherov Goal (15) Backhand, assists: Anthony Cirelli (12)
- 7:052ndBrad Marchand Goal (21) Snap Shot, assists: Sam Bennett (14), Sam Reinhart (20)
- 2:312ndNikita Kucherov Goal (14) Backhand, assists: Brayden Point (14), Gage Goncalves (6)
- 19:521stPontus Holmberg Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Yanni Gourde (8), Declan Carlile (2)
- 13:051stJake Guentzel Goal (18) Snap Shot, assists: Anthony Cirelli (11), Max Crozier (6)
- 5:371stEetu Luostarinen Goal (4) Backhand, assists: Mackie Samoskevich (14), Evan Rodrigues (11)
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 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18:32 | 0:00 | 6:25 | 12:07 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Maxwell CrozierD | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 20:25 | 0:19 | 5:15 | 14:51 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Charle-Edouard D'AstousD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:42 | 2:18 | 0:45 | 13:39 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
 J.J. MoserD | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22:28 | 0:00 | 9:16 | 13:12 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
 Darren RaddyshD | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25:07 | 8:42 | 6:41 | 9:44 | 29 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Steven SantiniD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7:58 | 0:07 | 1:18 | 6:33 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Florida Panthers
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Uvis BalinskisD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9:51 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:51 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Aaron EkbladD | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20:36 | 5:48 | 3:18 | 11:30 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 Gustav ForslingD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:00 | 0:10 | 4:40 | 14:10 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Seth JonesD | 3 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 25:53 | 8:48 | 6:27 | 10:38 | 28 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Niko MikkolaD | 0 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 16:47 | 0:14 | 5:36 | 10:57 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff PetryD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:28 | 2:33 | 0:22 | 11:33 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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