Tue, Feb 3 · FINAL
4:45Jake Guentzel Goal (25) Snap Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (61), J.J. Moser (14)
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Andrei VasilevskiyScoring
- 4:45OTJake Guentzel Goal (25) Snap Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (61), J.J. Moser (14)
- 19:343rdDarren Raddysh Goal (17) Slap Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (60), Brandon Hagel (27)
- 14:533rdJosh Doan Goal (18) Deflected, assists: Tage Thompson (29), Rasmus Dahlin (36)
- 8:533rdOliver Bjorkstrand Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Darren Raddysh (34), Nikita Kucherov (59)
- 4:083rdMattias Samuelsson Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (29), Jack Quinn (24)
- 16:531stMattias Samuelsson Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: none
- 10:241stNikita Kucherov Goal (29) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake Guentzel (34)
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:01 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:01 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Bowen ByramD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 23:37 | 1:31 | 1:12 | 20:54 | 29 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Rasmus DahlinD | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27:47 | 4:27 | 1:18 | 22:02 | 34 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
 Zach MetsaD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:12 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:12 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Owen PowerD | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 21:51 | 0:05 | 1:39 | 20:07 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Mattias SamuelssonD | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24:01 | 0:00 | 2:33 | 21:28 | 29 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Lightning
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Declan CarlileD | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 15:08 | 0:00 | 0:36 | 14:32 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Erik CernakD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:04 | 0:00 | 4:37 | 13:27 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Victor HedmanD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17:39 | 0:29 | 1:17 | 15:53 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan McDonaghD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19:40 | 0:00 | 4:40 | 15:00 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 J.J. MoserD | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 23:51 | 0:00 | 0:46 | 23:05 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Darren RaddyshD | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 25:48 | 2:51 | 0:00 | 22:57 | 23 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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