Sat, Jan 17 · FINAL
1:46Mats Zuccarello Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Kirill Kaprizov (30), Filip Gustavsson (1)
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Filip Gustavsson24 SA20 SV4 GA.833
Ukko-Pekka LuukkonenScoring
- 1:46OTMats Zuccarello Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Kirill Kaprizov (30), Filip Gustavsson (1)
- 17:042ndQuinn Hughes Goal (4) Slap Shot, assists: Kirill Kaprizov (29), Mats Zuccarello (17)
- 16:072ndAlex Tuch Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (25), Ryan McLeod (20)
- 11:342ndJack Quinn Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (28), Jason Zucker (13)
- 10:072ndPeyton Krebs Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Mattias Samuelsson (16)
- 1:082ndVladimir Tarasenko Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Jared Spurgeon (10), Danila Yurov (11)
- 19:521stRyan Hartman Goal (13) Tip-In, assists: Quinn Hughes (37), Kirill Kaprizov (28)
- 10:051stRyan McLeod Goal (11) Deflected, assists: Jack Quinn (16), Jason Zucker (12)
- 9:191stMarcus Foligno Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Vladimir Tarasenko (14), Ben Jones (1)
Minnesota Wild
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brock FaberD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28:41 | 1:24 | 4:46 | 22:31 | 32 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Quinn HughesD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29:52 | 6:34 | 0:27 | 22:51 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 Daemon HuntD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:36 | 0:00 | 1:09 | 10:27 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 David JiricekD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:12 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Jake MiddletonD | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21:17 | 0:02 | 4:58 | 16:17 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jared SpurgeonD | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16:16 | 0:41 | 1:21 | 14:14 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bowen ByramD | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 25:36 | 0:28 | 4:29 | 20:39 | 31 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Rasmus DahlinD | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27:10 | 5:40 | 2:32 | 18:58 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Michael KesselringD | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10:16 | 0:00 | 0:28 | 9:48 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
 Zach MetsaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:04 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:04 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Owen PowerD | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 21:33 | 0:00 | 2:23 | 19:10 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mattias SamuelssonD | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 26:30 | 0:00 | 6:07 | 20:23 | 28 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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