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Akira Schmid26 SA23 SV3 GA.885
Jakub DobesScoring
- 3:58OTJake Evans Goal (6) Backhand, assists: Alexandre Texier (11)
- 16:523rdPavel Dorofeyev Goal (24) Tip-In, assists: Ben Hutton (8), Braeden Bowman (12)
- 8:552ndCole Caufield Goal (30) Backhand, assists: Noah Dobson (23), Mike Matheson (21)
- 4:242ndPhillip Danault Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Zachary Bolduc (10)
- 8:381stPavel Dorofeyev Goal (23) Snap Shot, assists: none
Vegas Golden Knights
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rasmus AnderssonD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:49 | 1:26 | 2:43 | 18:40 | 29 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Noah HanifinD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:22 | 0:00 | 3:20 | 19:02 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Ben HuttonD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:14 | 0:00 | 0:03 | 13:11 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kaedan KorczakD | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15:40 | 0:00 | 1:15 | 14:25 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeremy LauzonD | 2 | 6 | 0 | -1 | 20:51 | 0:00 | 4:42 | 16:09 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Shea TheodoreD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 24:19 | 1:16 | 3:57 | 19:06 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Montreal Canadiens
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alexandre CarrierD | 4 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 21:23 | 0:00 | 3:51 | 17:32 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Noah DobsonD | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 20:41 | 1:17 | 1:56 | 17:28 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kaiden GuhleD | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 19:42 | 0:00 | 1:37 | 18:05 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Lane HutsonD | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 25:04 | 5:38 | 0:06 | 19:20 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Mike MathesonD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24:25 | 0:26 | 4:23 | 19:36 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Arber XhekajD | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8:16 | 0:00 | 0:05 | 8:11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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