Wed, Feb 25 · FINAL
17:30Timo Meier Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Hughes (25), Jesper Bratt (29)
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- 17:303rdTimo Meier Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Hughes (25), Jesper Bratt (29)
- 10:363rdPeyton Krebs Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (30)
- 8:102ndTage Thompson Goal (31) Wrist Shot, assists: Peyton Krebs (19), Bowen Byram (19)
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 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23:08 | 2:03 | 2:14 | 18:51 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Rasmus DahlinD | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24:07 | 3:51 | 1:11 | 19:05 | 26 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Michael KesselringD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:43 | 0:00 | 1:17 | 13:26 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Zach MetsaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:16 | 0:00 | 0:02 | 8:14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Owen PowerD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21:51 | 1:46 | 1:00 | 19:05 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 Mattias SamuelssonD | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24:15 | 0:10 | 2:16 | 21:49 | 25 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
New Jersey Devils
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brenden DillonD | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20:15 | 0:00 | 3:52 | 16:23 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dougie HamiltonD | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20:02 | 2:24 | 1:21 | 16:17 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnathan KovacevicD | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 15:13 | 0:00 | 1:34 | 13:39 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Simon NemecD | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22:23 | 1:36 | 0:56 | 19:51 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brett PesceD | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 18:50 | 0:01 | 3:31 | 15:18 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jonas SiegenthalerD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:59 | 0:00 | 0:47 | 15:12 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
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