Wed, Dec 31 · FINAL
11:52Michael Bunting Goal (10) Tip-In, assists: Nick Blankenburg (13), Erik Haula (16)
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Justus Annunen31 SA29 SV2 GA.935
Akira SchmidScoring
- 11:522ndMichael Bunting Goal (10) Tip-In, assists: Nick Blankenburg (13), Erik Haula (16)
- 16:211stReid Schaefer Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Brady Skjei (12), Michael McCarron (6)
- 15:371stSteven Stamkos Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Filip Forsberg (15), Luke Evangelista (23)
- 11:201stNick Perbix Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Luke Evangelista (22)
- 9:061stBen Hutton Goal (6) Tip-In, assists: Tomas Hertl (15), Pavel Dorofeyev (13)
- 5:351stMark Stone Goal (10) Tip-In, assists: Pavel Dorofeyev (12), Noah Hanifin (12)
Nashville Predators
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nick BlankenburgD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:17 | 1:56 | 1:34 | 14:47 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Nicolas HagueD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:34 | 0:09 | 0:40 | 16:45 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Roman JosiD | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:31 | 4:55 | 0:46 | 14:50 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nick PerbixD | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:45 | 0:00 | 3:02 | 16:43 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brady SkjeiD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:08 | 2:10 | 2:55 | 19:03 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Adam WilsbyD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:00 | 0:00 | 0:53 | 16:07 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 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 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29:59 | 3:52 | 3:12 | 22:55 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Ben HuttonD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:19 | 0:12 | 0:00 | 16:07 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Kaedan KorczakD | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20:13 | 0:03 | 1:49 | 18:21 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeremy LauzonD | 3 | 5 | 1 | -1 | 17:02 | 0:00 | 3:04 | 13:58 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Brayden McNabbD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:24 | 0:00 | 1:54 | 8:30 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Zach WhitecloudD | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 19:32 | 0:00 | 3:43 | 15:49 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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3:00 PM, December 31, 2025
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