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Thatcher Demko19 SA15 SV4 GA.789
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenScoring
- 18:363rdJosh Doan Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: none
- 15:553rdLiam Ohgren Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Marcus Pettersson (8), Linus Karlsson (9)
- 15:163rdElias Pettersson Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Brock Boeser (11), Filip Hronek (23)
- 10:173rdJake DeBrusk Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Kiefer Sherwood (5), Brock Boeser (10)
- 6:133rdZach Metsa Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Beck Malenstyn (4), Jordan Greenway (4)
- 9:372ndAlex Tuch Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Bowen Byram (13), Josh Norris (9)
- 11:241stRyan McLeod Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Tuch (21), Mattias Samuelsson (14)
- 2:011stTage Thompson Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Bowen Byram (12), Owen Power (10)
Vancouver Canucks
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zeev BuiumD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:50 | 3:11 | 0:00 | 19:39 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Filip HronekD | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26:20 | 3:08 | 0:56 | 22:16 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pierre-Olivier JosephD | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:34 | 0:33 | 0:00 | 15:01 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tyler MyersD | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 16:26 | 0:36 | 1:32 | 14:18 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Marcus PetterssonD | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18:37 | 0:00 | 1:34 | 17:03 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom WillanderD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:40 | 4:07 | 0:00 | 12:33 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jacob BrysonD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:50 | 0:00 | 0:50 | 12:00 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bowen ByramD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:29 | 0:00 | 3:49 | 20:40 | 29 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 Rasmus DahlinD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:49 | 0:42 | 2:33 | 18:34 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Zach MetsaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:16 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:16 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Owen PowerD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22:09 | 1:18 | 3:29 | 17:22 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Mattias SamuelssonD | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24:36 | 0:00 | 5:02 | 19:34 | 25 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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