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Leevi Merilainen18 SA15 SV3 GA.833
Scott WedgewoodScoring
- 7:033rdBrady Tkachuk Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Tyler Kleven (6)
- 18:042ndBrock Nelson Goal (21) Slap Shot, assists: Ilya Solovyov (2), Ross Colton (14)
- 16:482ndJosh Manson Goal (4) Slap Shot, assists: Jack Drury (7), Zakhar Bardakov (6)
- 14:232ndBrock Nelson Goal (20) Slap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (42), Cale Makar (38)
- 12:032ndBrent Burns Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Manson (15), Ross Colton (13)
- 11:462ndMartin Necas Goal (20) Slap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (41), Cale Makar (37)
- 5:082ndShane Pinto Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Claude Giroux (21), Jake Sanderson (24)
- 2:352ndCale Makar Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (40), Josh Manson (14)
- 17:141stNathan MacKinnon Goal (36) Wrist Shot, assists: Martin Necas (35), Sam Malinski (20)
- 10:111stJosh Manson Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Ross Colton (12), Brock Nelson (16)
Ottawa Senators
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Thomas ChabotD | 1 | 2 | 1 | -3 | 19:47 | 2:10 | 0:27 | 17:10 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Tyler KlevenD | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19:01 | 0:00 | 3:55 | 15:06 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
 Nikolas MatinpaloD | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19:40 | 0:00 | 3:34 | 16:06 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jake SandersonD | 2 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 20:29 | 3:46 | 4:56 | 11:47 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jordan SpenceD | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 17:20 | 0:25 | 0:00 | 16:55 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Artem ZubD | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 18:30 | 0:00 | 4:54 | 13:36 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:23 | 1:47 | 2:56 | 15:40 | 27 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Samuel GirardD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18:09 | 0:16 | 1:14 | 16:39 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
 Cale MakarD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19:50 | 4:52 | 1:39 | 13:19 | 22 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Sam MalinskiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:19 | 0:00 | 2:28 | 13:51 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Josh MansonD | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19:25 | 2:25 | 2:15 | 14:45 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
 Ilya SolovyovD | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17:49 | 0:03 | 1:03 | 16:43 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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