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1:46Jean-Gabriel Pageau Goal (13) Backhand, assists: Simon Holmstrom (18)
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- 1:46OTJean-Gabriel Pageau Goal (13) Backhand, assists: Simon Holmstrom (18)
- 18:193rdAnders Lee Goal (12) Deflected, assists: Bo Horvat (17), Simon Holmstrom (17)
- 9:113rdCole Caufield Goal (33) Snap Shot, assists: Ivan Demidov (35), Juraj Slafkovský (25)
- 18:512ndMatthew Schaefer Goal (18) Snap Shot, assists: Tony DeAngelo (21), Ilya Sorokin (1)
- 17:562ndMatthew Schaefer Goal (17) Snap Shot, assists: Mathew Barzal (35), Calum Ritchie (9)
- 10:062ndNoah Dobson Goal (12) Slap Shot, assists: Alexandre Texier (12), Alex Newhook (7)
- 12:111stNoah Dobson Goal (11) Snap Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (49)
New York Islanders
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tony DeAngeloD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:45 | 0:42 | 0:00 | 20:03 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Scott MayfieldD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:52 | 0:00 | 0:52 | 13:00 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Adam PelechD | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22:04 | 0:00 | 3:05 | 18:59 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan PulockD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:43 | 0:00 | 3:44 | 17:59 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Matthew SchaeferD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25:56 | 1:32 | 0:37 | 23:47 | 28 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Carson SoucyD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:51 | 0:00 | 2:14 | 12:37 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:29 | 0:00 | 1:28 | 14:01 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Noah DobsonD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 21:54 | 1:10 | 0:42 | 20:02 | 24 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Kaiden GuhleD | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:37 | 0:00 | 1:58 | 19:39 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Lane HutsonD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24:00 | 4:04 | 0:00 | 19:56 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike MathesonD | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 21:45 | 0:00 | 0:08 | 21:37 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Arber XhekajD | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:58 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:58 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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