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Spencer Knight23 SA20 SV3 GA.870
Jesper WallstedtScoring
- 0:00SOKirill Kaprizov Goal Wrist Shot
- 17:583rdJared Spurgeon Goal (5) Backhand, assists: Joel Eriksson Ek (22), Matt Boldy (26)
- 3:573rdJoel Eriksson Ek Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Marcus Johansson (22), Quinn Hughes (45)
- 12:332ndYakov Trenin Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Daemon Hunt (4)
- 5:542ndIlya Mikheyev Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Vlasic (11), Jason Dickinson (5)
- 15:141stRyan Donato Goal (11) Slap Shot, assists: none
- 1:191stTeuvo Teravainen Goal (10) Backhand, assists: Connor Bedard (29), Louis Crevier (11)
Chicago Blackhawks
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Louis CrevierD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:28 | 0:09 | 1:07 | 17:12 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt GrzelcykD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:24 | 2:57 | 0:00 | 14:27 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
 Wyatt KaiserD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 18:45 | 0:00 | 1:10 | 17:35 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Artyom LevshunovD | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 20:37 | 4:58 | 0:00 | 15:39 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Connor MurphyD | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:20 | 0:00 | 0:53 | 17:27 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex VlasicD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22:04 | 0:05 | 0:50 | 21:09 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 0 | -2 | 30:01 | 1:01 | 6:43 | 22:17 | 28 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Quinn HughesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 27:49 | 1:03 | 0:11 | 26:35 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Daemon HuntD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11:44 | 0:00 | 3:14 | 8:30 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 David JiricekD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10:33 | 0:00 | 1:24 | 9:09 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jake MiddletonD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:00 | 0:00 | 5:21 | 18:39 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Jared SpurgeonD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:41 | 0:57 | 3:03 | 18:41 | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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