Thu, Jan 8 · FINAL
19:10Alexandre Texier Goal (7) Batted, assists: Samuel Blais (5), Joseph Veleno (2)
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Sergei Bobrovsky19 SA14 SV5 GA.737
Sam MontembeaultScoring
- 19:103rdAlexandre Texier Goal (7) Batted, assists: Samuel Blais (5), Joseph Veleno (2)
- 17:593rdJuraj Slafkovský Goal (16) , assists: Oliver Kapanen (11), Lane Hutson (36)
- 11:233rdSam Bennett Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: Evan Rodrigues (12), Niko Mikkola (6)
- 7:263rdAlexandre Texier Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Mike Matheson (16)
- 13:412ndAlexandre Texier Goal (5) Tip-In, assists: Alexandre Carrier (11), Nick Suzuki (34)
- 5:332ndSam Bennett Goal (15) Snap Shot, assists: none
- 17:351stOliver Kapanen Goal (15) Backhand, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (19)
- 2:591stNoah Dobson Goal (8) Slap Shot, assists: Mike Matheson (15), Oliver Kapanen (10)
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 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 18:16 | 0:00 | 0:22 | 17:54 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Aaron EkbladD | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 23:32 | 3:37 | 4:37 | 15:18 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Gustav ForslingD | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23:46 | 1:52 | 4:22 | 17:32 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Niko MikkolaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:02 | 0:11 | 3:38 | 17:13 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff PetryD | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 16:58 | 2:13 | 3:00 | 11:45 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Donovan SebrangoD | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 11:08 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:08 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 16 |
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 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21:47 | 0:00 | 3:36 | 18:11 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Noah DobsonD | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22:43 | 3:09 | 2:22 | 17:12 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Lane HutsonD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:07 | 5:05 | 0:34 | 18:28 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike MathesonD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25:50 | 0:33 | 5:26 | 19:51 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jayden StrubleD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9:39 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:39 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Arber XhekajD | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8:37 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:37 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
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