Thu, Jan 1 · FINAL
17:38Fabian Zetterlund Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Thomas Chabot (11), Tim Stützle (23)
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- 17:383rdFabian Zetterlund Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Thomas Chabot (11), Tim Stützle (23)
- 15:533rdAliaksei Protas Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Justin Sourdif (8), Tom Wilson (20)
- 2:473rdDavid Perron Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Stephen Halliday (6), Nick Cousins (4)
- 19:312ndRidly Greig Goal (5) Deflected, assists: Shane Pinto (8), Michael Amadio (9)
- 7:422ndNick Jensen Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake Sanderson (20), Shane Pinto (7)
- 18:591stDylan Strome Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan Leonard (15), Jakob Chychrun (16)
- 8:131stTom Wilson Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: Justin Sourdif (7)
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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 23:15 | 1:58 | 4:15 | 17:02 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jakob ChychrunD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23:25 | 4:10 | 0:21 | 18:54 | 22 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Martin FehervaryD | 3 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 16:04 | 0:00 | 4:11 | 11:53 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt RoyD | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:38 | 0:19 | 1:37 | 19:42 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Rasmus SandinD | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 18:05 | 0:00 | 1:14 | 16:51 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Trevor van RiemsdykD | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 11:39 | 0:00 | 2:26 | 9:13 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Ottawa Senators
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Thomas ChabotD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22:54 | 3:17 | 0:30 | 19:07 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Nick JensenD | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18:10 | 0:00 | 1:10 | 17:00 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 Tyler KlevenD | 1 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 13:31 | 0:00 | 1:40 | 11:51 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jake SandersonD | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25:44 | 3:50 | 4:53 | 17:01 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jordan SpenceD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:23 | 0:17 | 0:00 | 14:06 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Artem ZubD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18:55 | 0:04 | 4:03 | 14:48 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
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