Mon, Dec 29 · FINAL
19:25Sam Reinhart Goal (21) Backhand, assists: Eetu Luostarinen (13), Aaron Ekblad (13)
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Logan Thompson28 SA24 SV4 GA.857
Sergei BobrovskyScoring
- 19:253rdSam Reinhart Goal (21) Backhand, assists: Eetu Luostarinen (13), Aaron Ekblad (13)
- 13:123rdAaron Ekblad Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Sam Reinhart (21), Anton Lundell (17)
- 6:163rdBrad Marchand Goal (22) Batted, assists: Sam Bennett (15), Seth Jones (17)
- 3:113rdDylan Strome Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Tom Wilson (18), Aliaksei Protas (14)
- 19:171stTom Wilson Goal (19) Snap Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (23), Jakob Chychrun (15)
- 12:451stSam Reinhart Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: Seth Jones (16), Brad Marchand (22)
- 4:351stAnton Lundell Goal (13) Tip-In, assists: Jeff Petry (8)
- 3:531stTom Wilson Goal (18) Snap Shot, assists: Martin Fehervary (9), Dylan Strome (22)
Washington Capitals
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 John CarlsonD | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 22:43 | 4:23 | 5:16 | 13:04 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
 Jakob ChychrunD | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 26:59 | 7:57 | 0:00 | 19:02 | 24 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Martin FehervaryD | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17:05 | 0:00 | 5:01 | 12:04 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt RoyD | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 17:38 | 0:00 | 3:39 | 13:59 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rasmus SandinD | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:56 | 0:00 | 0:50 | 15:06 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Trevor van RiemsdykD | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:35 | 0:00 | 4:05 | 10:30 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13:54 | 0:07 | 1:14 | 12:33 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Aaron EkbladD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22:01 | 2:22 | 5:17 | 14:22 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Gustav ForslingD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:03 | 0:04 | 3:56 | 15:03 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Seth JonesD | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:19 | 7:07 | 2:13 | 12:59 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
 Niko MikkolaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 19:15 | 0:00 | 3:47 | 15:28 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff PetryD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:16 | 0:28 | 1:06 | 12:42 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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