Wed, Dec 31 · FINAL
11:35Tage Thompson Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: Noah Ostlund (5), Owen Power (8)
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- 11:353rdTage Thompson Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: Noah Ostlund (5), Owen Power (8)
- 9:213rdTage Thompson Goal (19) Snap Shot, assists: Josh Doan (15), Bowen Byram (11)
- 17:052ndBowen Byram Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Noah Ostlund (4), Alex Tuch (20)
- 7:442ndJosh Doan Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (17)
- 0:151stMavrik Bourque Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Jason Robertson (23), Miro Heiskanen (28)
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bowen ByramD | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 24:36 | 1:54 | 2:30 | 20:12 | 28 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rasmus DahlinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:43 | 2:06 | 0:00 | 22:37 | 30 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Michael KesselringD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:04 | 0:00 | 0:52 | 11:12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Zach MetsaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:28 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:28 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Owen PowerD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:12 | 1:54 | 2:05 | 20:13 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mattias SamuelssonD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22:56 | 0:00 | 2:34 | 20:22 | 30 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Stars
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Thomas HarleyD | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 22:58 | 1:04 | 0:57 | 20:57 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Miro HeiskanenD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 24:50 | 3:08 | 3:03 | 18:39 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Esa LindellD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22:58 | 0:20 | 3:04 | 19:34 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Nils LundkvistD | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 15:53 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:53 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ilya LyubushkinD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:37 | 0:00 | 0:56 | 15:41 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alexander PetrovicD | 2 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 13:27 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:27 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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