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Akira Schmid28 SA25 SV3 GA.893
Alex LyonScoring
- 8:272ndPavel Dorofeyev Goal (29) Wrist Shot, assists: Reilly Smith (9)
- 6:502ndIvan Barbashev Goal (18) Wrap-around, assists: Shea Theodore (21), Jack Eichel (48)
- 5:442ndTage Thompson Goal (33) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Tuch (28), Rasmus Dahlin (41)
- 0:462ndOwen Power Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Noah Ostlund (11)
- 4:021stJason Zucker Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan McLeod (32), Rasmus Dahlin (40)
Vegas Golden Knights
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rasmus AnderssonD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:16 | 0:59 | 0:00 | 17:17 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Noah HanifinD | 3 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 19:10 | 0:00 | 0:42 | 18:28 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Kaedan KorczakD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17:26 | 0:04 | 0:00 | 17:22 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jeremy LauzonD | 1 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 15:59 | 0:00 | 0:41 | 15:18 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Brayden McNabbD | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20:36 | 0:04 | 1:19 | 19:13 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Shea TheodoreD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:29 | 0:48 | 1:18 | 22:23 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 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 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 22:42 | 0:47 | 1:02 | 20:53 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Rasmus DahlinD | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 25:50 | 1:13 | 0:56 | 23:41 | 29 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Michael KesselringD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:19 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:19 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Zach MetsaD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10:58 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:58 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Owen PowerD | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 22:54 | 0:47 | 0:40 | 21:27 | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mattias SamuelssonD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25:15 | 0:00 | 1:19 | 23:56 | 32 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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