Tue, Jan 20 · FINAL
18:14Peyton Krebs Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Mattias Samuelsson (17)
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Alex Lyon34 SA31 SV3 GA.912
Justus AnnunenScoring
- 18:143rdPeyton Krebs Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Mattias Samuelsson (17)
- 9:303rdRyan O'Reilly Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Luke Evangelista (28), Filip Forsberg (20)
- 11:542ndFilip Forsberg Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan O'Reilly (29)
- 10:092ndRyan O'Reilly Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Filip Forsberg (19), Brady Skjei (14)
- 4:202ndTage Thompson Goal (26) Snap Shot, assists: Alex Tuch (24), Josh Doan (20)
- 17:241stKonsta Helenius Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Peyton Krebs (14)
- 11:451stNoah Ostlund Goal (9) Backhand, assists: Konsta Helenius (2), Owen Power (12)
- 8:111stNoah Ostlund Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Konsta Helenius (1), Rasmus Dahlin (29)
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:36 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:36 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bowen ByramD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:59 | 0:24 | 2:33 | 21:02 | 30 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Rasmus DahlinD | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 28:02 | 1:36 | 1:20 | 25:06 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Zach MetsaD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:06 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:06 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Owen PowerD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:25 | 0:00 | 1:26 | 21:59 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mattias SamuelssonD | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 25:53 | 0:00 | 2:41 | 23:12 | 31 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Nashville Predators
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Justin BarronD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 8:22 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Nick BlankenburgD | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 18:15 | 1:12 | 0:37 | 16:26 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nicolas HagueD | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 20:09 | 0:14 | 0:38 | 19:17 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Roman JosiD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28:24 | 2:34 | 0:00 | 25:50 | 29 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Nick PerbixD | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 14:30 | 0:03 | 1:22 | 13:05 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brady SkjeiD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26:15 | 0:00 | 1:23 | 24:52 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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