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Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen28 SA27 SV1 GA.964
Arturs SilovsScoring
- 16:533rdMattias Samuelsson Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: none
- 10:302ndOwen Power Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Norris (13), Noah Ostlund (12)
- 6:182ndAlex Tuch Goal (25) Tip-In, assists: Owen Power (15), Tage Thompson (32)
- 4:102ndJosh Norris Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Doan (23), Bowen Byram (22)
- 14:481stBryan Rust Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Ben Kindel (15)
- 12:001stRyan McLeod Goal (12) Backhand, assists: none
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:32 | 5:10 | 3:16 | 14:06 | 22 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Rasmus DahlinD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21:29 | 4:55 | 2:30 | 14:04 | 25 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
 Michael KesselringD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:58 | 0:00 | 1:15 | 11:43 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Zach MetsaD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:00 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Owen PowerD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20:45 | 1:28 | 5:08 | 14:09 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mattias SamuelssonD | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 21:19 | 0:00 | 6:30 | 14:49 | 24 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Connor CliftonD | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17:55 | 0:00 | 6:10 | 11:45 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Samuel GirardD | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 18:02 | 0:10 | 2:23 | 15:29 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Erik KarlssonD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 23:05 | 7:09 | 2:26 | 13:30 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 Kris LetangD | 0 | 3 | 0 | -3 | 17:09 | 2:14 | 1:19 | 13:36 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan SheaD | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18:30 | 0:00 | 6:16 | 12:14 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Parker WotherspoonD | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 14:54 | 0:05 | 3:30 | 11:19 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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