Thu, Jan 8 · FINAL
16:14Brett Howden Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Keegan Kolesar (7), Tomas Hertl (18)
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- 16:143rdBrett Howden Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Keegan Kolesar (7), Tomas Hertl (18)
- 14:283rdKirill Marchenko Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Ivan Provorov (12), Adam Fantilli (15)
- 18:442ndMark Stone Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Tomas Hertl (17), Jack Eichel (32)
- 13:072ndJack Eichel Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Ivan Barbashev (19), Mark Stone (23)
- 5:192ndReilly Smith Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (35), Mark Stone (22)
- 12:201stReilly Smith Goal (7) Tip-In, assists: Ben Hutton (7), Mitch Marner (34)
- 10:411stKent Johnson Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Sean Monahan (16), Boone Jenner (14)
- 8:241stBoone Jenner Goal (7) Tip-In, assists: Zach Werenski (30), Sean Monahan (15)
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dante FabbroD | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 12:58 | 0:00 | 0:41 | 12:17 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Denton MateychukD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:14 | 0:04 | 1:33 | 17:37 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Ivan ProvorovD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:13 | 0:30 | 1:37 | 22:06 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Damon SeversonD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 23:21 | 0:34 | 0:00 | 22:47 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Zach WerenskiD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28:00 | 1:30 | 0:43 | 25:47 | 26 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Egor ZamulaD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11:12 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Vegas Golden Knights
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dylan CoghlanD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:58 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:58 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Noah HanifinD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24:54 | 0:05 | 1:00 | 23:49 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ben HuttonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:17 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 16:17 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kaedan KorczakD | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 18:22 | 0:00 | 1:00 | 17:22 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeremy LauzonD | 4 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 17:16 | 0:00 | 1:14 | 16:02 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Zach WhitecloudD | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 22:52 | 0:03 | 0:46 | 22:03 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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