Mon, Jan 12 · FINAL
19:46Alex Tuch Goal (15) Backhand, assists: Bowen Byram (15), Rasmus Dahlin (26)
FLABUF
Sergei Bobrovsky23 SA20 SV3 GA.870
Colten EllisScoring
- 19:463rdAlex Tuch Goal (15) Backhand, assists: Bowen Byram (15), Rasmus Dahlin (26)
- 18:463rdA.J. Greer Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Carter Verhaeghe (21), Sam Bennett (19)
- 11:073rdAnton Lundell Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Eetu Luostarinen (15), Gustav Forsling (15)
- 17:572ndZach Benson Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (20)
- 15:111stA.J. Greer Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Sam Bennett (18), Carter Verhaeghe (20)
- 10:191stJacob Bryson Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (18), Zach Metsa (1)
- 2:351stSam Reinhart Goal (24) Tip-In, assists: Uvis Balinskis (7), Carter Verhaeghe (19)
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:19 | 0:19 | 0:53 | 21:07 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Aaron EkbladD | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23:58 | 0:00 | 2:37 | 21:21 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Gustav ForslingD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 24:12 | 0:00 | 2:34 | 21:38 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Niko MikkolaD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25:16 | 0:00 | 1:26 | 23:50 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff PetryD | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 13:15 | 0:00 | 0:30 | 12:45 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Donovan SebrangoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 10:44 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:44 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
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 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8:18 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:18 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bowen ByramD | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24:16 | 1:47 | 0:19 | 22:10 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Rasmus DahlinD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25:27 | 1:58 | 0:00 | 23:29 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Zach MetsaD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:07 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:07 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Owen PowerD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 23:46 | 0:29 | 0:00 | 23:17 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mattias SamuelssonD | 3 | 6 | 0 | -1 | 24:27 | 0:00 | 0:19 | 24:08 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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