Mon, Jan 19 · FINAL
16:30Nathan MacKinnon Goal (38) Snap Shot, assists: Martin Necas (38)
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Scott WedgewoodScoring
- 16:303rdNathan MacKinnon Goal (38) Snap Shot, assists: Martin Necas (38)
- 12:323rdArtturi Lehkonen Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: Nathan MacKinnon (47)
- 16:152ndEthen Frank Goal (11) Backhand, assists: Alex Ovechkin (22), Nic Dowd (11)
- 15:582ndVictor Olofsson Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Josh Manson (17), Brock Nelson (17)
- 7:032ndNathan MacKinnon Goal (37) Wrist Shot, assists: Martin Necas (37), Victor Olofsson (14)
- 7:271stJakob Chychrun Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (26), Ethen Frank (9)
- 5:541stParker Kelly Goal (9) Tip-In, assists: Cale Makar (40), Alex Barré-Boulet (1)
Washington Capitals
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 John CarlsonD | 1 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 22:59 | 1:29 | 2:57 | 18:33 | 29 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Declan ChisholmD | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11:51 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:51 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jakob ChychrunD | 4 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 22:21 | 3:20 | 0:00 | 19:01 | 25 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
 Martin FehervaryD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:29 | 0:13 | 5:16 | 15:00 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt RoyD | 3 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 21:39 | 0:10 | 4:00 | 17:29 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Rasmus SandinD | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 17:05 | 0:40 | 1:43 | 14:42 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19:32 | 1:09 | 3:17 | 15:06 | 30 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Samuel GirardD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:35 | 0:01 | 1:41 | 17:53 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Cale MakarD | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24:43 | 5:14 | 1:42 | 17:47 | 29 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Sam MalinskiD | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22:13 | 0:35 | 1:03 | 20:35 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Josh MansonD | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19:10 | 0:00 | 2:14 | 16:56 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Ilya SolovyovD | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8:02 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:02 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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