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- 18:003rdLane Hutson Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: none
- 16:583rdSebastian Aho Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: Nikolaj Ehlers (20), K'Andre Miller (13)
- 11:203rdJuraj Slafkovský Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Jayden Struble (6), Ivan Demidov (25)
- 16:462ndJosh Anderson Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: none
- 16:232ndCole Caufield Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: Alexandre Texier (6)
- 5:012ndSamuel Blais Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (34), Brendan Gallagher (11)
- 0:542ndAlexander Nikishin Goal (5) Slap Shot, assists: Sebastian Aho (24), Andrei Svechnikov (19)
- 14:511stAndrei Svechnikov Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Sebastian Aho (23), Nikolaj Ehlers (19)
- 12:191stSebastian Aho Goal (15) Tip-In, assists: Joel Nystrom (8), Andrei Svechnikov (18)
- 10:471stNikolaj Ehlers Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Alexander Nikishin (11), Sebastian Aho (22)
- 4:061stOliver Kapanen Goal (12) Snap Shot, assists: Ivan Demidov (24), Juraj Slafkovský (16)
- 3:101stNick Suzuki Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Alexandre Texier (5), Samuel Blais (4)
Montreal Canadiens
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alexandre CarrierD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23:08 | 0:02 | 1:49 | 21:17 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Noah DobsonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24:49 | 1:06 | 2:16 | 21:27 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
 Adam EngstromD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:04 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:04 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lane HutsonD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24:33 | 1:05 | 1:09 | 22:19 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 Jayden StrubleD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19:17 | 0:00 | 0:42 | 18:35 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Arber XhekajD | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13:54 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:54 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Carolina Hurricanes
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jalen ChatfieldD | 3 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 21:53 | 0:06 | 1:05 | 20:42 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 K'Andre MillerD | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 25:18 | 0:42 | 1:23 | 23:13 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Alexander NikishinD | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 21:08 | 2:16 | 0:00 | 18:52 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joel NystromD | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 14:59 | 0:00 | 0:55 | 14:04 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike ReillyD | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 13:17 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:17 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Sean WalkerD | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20:34 | 0:00 | 0:36 | 19:58 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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