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Jesper Wallstedt36 SA34 SV2 GA.944
Scott WedgewoodScoring
- 0:00SONathan MacKinnon Goal Wrist Shot
- 0:00SOMatt Boldy Goal Wrist Shot
- 0:00SOValeri Nichushkin Goal Wrist Shot
- 12:393rdNicolas Roy Goal (6) Tip-In, assists: Brett Kulak (10), Joel Kiviranta (6)
- 7:013rdNico Sturm Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Brock Faber (28)
- 4:173rdKirill Kaprizov Goal (36) Wrist Shot, assists: Quinn Hughes (57), Joel Eriksson Ek (26)
- 12:192ndNathan MacKinnon Goal (43) Snap Shot, assists: Nazem Kadri (30)
Minnesota Wild
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zach BogosianD | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:23 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:23 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 Jonas BrodinD | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:53 | 0:02 | 4:50 | 13:01 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Brock FaberD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 28:14 | 1:26 | 5:08 | 21:40 | 28 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Quinn HughesD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 26:48 | 3:29 | 0:06 | 23:13 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 Jake MiddletonD | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17:48 | 0:00 | 5:12 | 12:36 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jared SpurgeonD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:48 | 0:48 | 4:47 | 12:13 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Colorado Avalanche
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brent BurnsD | 5 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:41 | 2:54 | 2:52 | 12:55 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Brett KulakD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18:04 | 0:00 | 1:18 | 16:46 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cale MakarD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25:00 | 6:49 | 0:57 | 17:14 | 25 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Sam MalinskiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:44 | 0:00 | 0:23 | 17:21 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Josh MansonD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:14 | 0:00 | 1:20 | 12:54 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Devon ToewsD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25:43 | 3:41 | 3:24 | 18:38 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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