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Alex Lyon29 SA28 SV2 GA.966
Daniil TarasovScoring
- 19:253rdSam Bennett Goal (20) , assists: none
- 18:433rdPeyton Krebs Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (31), Alex Tuch (27)
- 11:383rdBeck Malenstyn Goal (5) Slap Shot, assists: Josh Norris (12), Noah Ostlund (10)
- 13:512ndMatthew Tkachuk Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Brad Marchand (26), Sam Bennett (25)
- 17:481stAlex Tuch Goal (23) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (31), Bowen Byram (20)
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:42 | 2:02 | 2:47 | 18:53 | 31 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rasmus DahlinD | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 25:04 | 3:50 | 1:09 | 20:05 | 30 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Michael KesselringD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:19 | 0:00 | 2:00 | 10:19 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Zach MetsaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:13 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 6:13 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Owen PowerD | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:46 | 0:51 | 2:38 | 20:17 | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mattias SamuelssonD | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23:42 | 0:00 | 3:38 | 20:04 | 31 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Florida Panthers
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Uvis BalinskisD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:38 | 1:26 | 0:00 | 7:12 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Aaron EkbladD | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 27:18 | 3:03 | 3:27 | 20:48 | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gustav ForslingD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:51 | 2:11 | 2:09 | 19:31 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Niko MikkolaD | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 25:29 | 0:01 | 3:25 | 22:03 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeff PetryD | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16:24 | 0:00 | 2:10 | 14:14 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Donovan SebrangoD | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 10:23 | 0:00 | 0:30 | 9:53 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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