Tue, Jan 6 · FINAL
18:11Wyatt Johnston Goal (23) Batted, assists: Mikko Rantanen (42), Jason Robertson (27)
DAL
CAR
Jake Oettinger15 SA10 SV5 GA.667
Brandon BussiScoring
- 18:113rdWyatt Johnston Goal (23) Batted, assists: Mikko Rantanen (42), Jason Robertson (27)
- 8:183rdWilliam Carrier Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Nikolaj Ehlers (23)
- 0:363rdMikko Rantanen Goal (17) Backhand, assists: Jason Robertson (26)
- 6:592ndSeth Jarvis Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: Andrei Svechnikov (23), Nikolaj Ehlers (22)
- 5:172ndK'Andre Miller Goal (4) Slap Shot, assists: Andrei Svechnikov (22), Nikolaj Ehlers (21)
- 18:561stLogan Stankoven Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: K'Andre Miller (15), Jalen Chatfield (8)
- 13:321stShayne Gostisbehere Goal (5) Slap Shot, assists: Seth Jarvis (11), Andrei Svechnikov (21)
- 11:531stJason Robertson Goal (25) , assists: none
- 7:191stK'Andre Miller Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Andrei Svechnikov (20), Sebastian Aho (26)
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 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 22:50 | 0:40 | 1:29 | 20:41 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Miro HeiskanenD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:47 | 3:22 | 2:42 | 16:43 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Esa LindellD | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21:09 | 0:21 | 5:34 | 15:14 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nils LundkvistD | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:44 | 0:00 | 0:03 | 13:41 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Ilya LyubushkinD | 3 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 19:32 | 0:00 | 2:56 | 16:36 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Alexander PetrovicD | 1 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 16:27 | 0:00 | 1:06 | 15:21 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 20:05 | 0:11 | 2:07 | 17:47 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Shayne GostisbehereD | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:31 | 4:58 | 0:00 | 16:33 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 K'Andre MillerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20:20 | 0:58 | 1:54 | 17:28 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Alexander NikishinD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:24 | 1:17 | 0:00 | 14:07 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joel NystromD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:17 | 0:00 | 2:08 | 14:09 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Sean WalkerD | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19:56 | 0:00 | 1:55 | 18:01 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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