Sat, Jan 31 · FINAL
19:12Oliver Kapanen Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Noah Dobson (25)
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- 19:123rdOliver Kapanen Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Noah Dobson (25)
- 10:133rdCole Caufield Goal (32) Snap Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (46), Kirby Dach (4)
- 4:143rdCole Caufield Goal (31) Tip-In, assists: Noah Dobson (24), Lane Hutson (47)
- 18:582ndNoah Ostlund Goal (10) Slap Shot, assists: Alex Tuch (25), Bowen Byram (17)
- 7:362ndOwen Power Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (28), Rasmus Dahlin (33)
- 11:201stJuraj Slafkovský Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (45), Cole Caufield (25)
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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 20:28 | 0:00 | 4:52 | 15:36 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Noah DobsonD | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 20:32 | 1:04 | 1:05 | 18:23 | 24 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Kaiden GuhleD | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 19:29 | 0:00 | 3:04 | 16:25 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Lane HutsonD | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20:10 | 3:56 | 0:28 | 15:46 | 21 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
 Mike MathesonD | 4 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 27:33 | 0:23 | 5:54 | 21:16 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Arber XhekajD | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7:09 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:09 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 20:19 | 1:50 | 1:11 | 17:18 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Rasmus DahlinD | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26:03 | 5:55 | 1:04 | 19:04 | 26 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Michael KesselringD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 8:53 | 0:00 | 0:56 | 7:57 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Zach MetsaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:46 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:46 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Owen PowerD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:00 | 0:17 | 2:30 | 21:13 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mattias SamuelssonD | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21:48 | 0:00 | 4:19 | 17:29 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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