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Carter HartScoring
- 0:00SONathan MacKinnon Goal Wrist Shot
- 0:00SOMitch Marner Goal Backhand
- 0:00SOMartin Necas Goal Wrist Shot
- 18:033rdArtturi Lehkonen Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (33), Brock Nelson (12)
- 16:003rdColton Sissons Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Keegan Kolesar (6), Kaedan Korczak (6)
- 8:213rdNathan MacKinnon Goal (31) Wrist Shot, assists: Sam Malinski (18), Gabriel Landeskog (13)
- 3:523rdMartin Necas Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (32)
- 12:052ndBrett Howden Goal (7) Tip-In, assists: Reilly Smith (5), Jeremy Lauzon (5)
- 11:362ndBen Hutton Goal (5) Slap Shot, assists: Alexander Holtz (1), Noah Hanifin (11)
- 10:272ndMartin Necas Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Sam Malinski (17), Samuel Girard (7)
- 5:192ndSamuel Girard Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Sam Malinski (16), Valeri Nichushkin (14)
- 0:342ndIvan Barbashev Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (30)
- 2:431stAlexander Holtz Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Noah Hanifin (10), Tomas Hertl (14)
Colorado Avalanche
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brent BurnsD | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 17:53 | 0:00 | 2:44 | 15:09 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Samuel GirardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:41 | 0:00 | 0:55 | 15:46 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Cale MakarD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24:39 | 1:07 | 2:11 | 21:21 | 31 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Sam MalinskiD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19:11 | 0:00 | 0:48 | 18:23 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Josh MansonD | 1 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 18:37 | 0:00 | 2:10 | 16:27 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Devon ToewsD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 25:39 | 1:00 | 3:16 | 21:23 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 26:01 | 3:44 | 0:53 | 21:24 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ben HuttonD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:51 | 2:01 | 0:00 | 18:50 | 23 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Kaedan KorczakD | 1 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 23:13 | 0:11 | 1:06 | 21:56 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeremy LauzonD | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:13 | 0:00 | 0:51 | 13:22 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Brayden McNabbD | 6 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 21:21 | 0:15 | 1:09 | 19:57 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Zach WhitecloudD | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:47 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:47 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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