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Scott Wedgewood25 SA23 SV2 GA.920
Daniil TarasovScoring
- 18:122ndAaron Ekblad Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: none
- 11:511stArtturi Lehkonen Goal (15) Tip-In, assists: Josh Manson (13), Brock Nelson (15)
- 6:271stSam Bennett Goal (14) Backhand, assists: none
Colorado Avalanche
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brent BurnsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:57 | 1:35 | 3:30 | 15:52 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Samuel GirardD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:05 | 0:05 | 1:27 | 18:33 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Cale MakarD | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 29:07 | 6:06 | 2:52 | 20:09 | 27 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Sam MalinskiD | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 14:23 | 0:00 | 1:21 | 13:02 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Josh MansonD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:22 | 0:00 | 2:11 | 14:11 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 Ilya SolovyovD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:40 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:40 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:05 | 0:04 | 1:46 | 15:15 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 Aaron EkbladD | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 26:57 | 4:27 | 4:23 | 18:07 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Gustav ForslingD | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 24:51 | 0:14 | 4:03 | 20:34 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Niko MikkolaD | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21:11 | 0:30 | 3:18 | 17:23 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff PetryD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:42 | 1:08 | 0:38 | 11:56 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Donovan SebrangoD | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:23 | 0:00 | 1:10 | 10:13 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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