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15:43Josh Doan Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Jason Zucker (15), Rasmus Dahlin (44)
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- 15:433rdJosh Doan Goal (21) Wrist Shot, assists: Jason Zucker (15), Rasmus Dahlin (44)
- 14:293rdJason Zucker Goal (19) Backhand, assists: Ryan McLeod (33)
- 11:033rdRasmus Dahlin Goal (13) Wrist Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (36), Bowen Byram (25)
- 9:483rdBrandon Hagel Goal (30) Wrist Shot, assists: Anthony Cirelli (23), Darren Raddysh (41)
- 6:123rdSam Carrick Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Zach Benson (21), Michael Kesselring (2)
- 5:463rdBrayden Point Goal (16) , assists: none
- 0:593rdNikita Kucherov Goal (34) Snap Shot, assists: Brandon Hagel (29), J.J. Moser (17)
- 17:372ndJ.J. Moser Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Conor Geekie (2)
- 14:462ndZemgus Girgensons Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Yanni Gourde (16), J.J. Moser (16)
- 12:262ndNikita Kucherov Goal (33) Wrist Shot, assists: Darren Raddysh (40)
- 11:072ndAlex Tuch Goal (27) Backhand, assists: Bowen Byram (24)
- 7:552ndCorey Perry Goal (13) Backhand, assists: Nikita Kucherov (69), Darren Raddysh (39)
- 5:102ndAlex Tuch Goal (26) Tip-In, assists: Tage Thompson (35), Noah Ostlund (14)
- 2:152ndJason Zucker Goal (18) Snap Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (43), Tage Thompson (34)
- 8:261stJosh Doan Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (33), Bowen Byram (23)
Tampa Bay Lightning
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Erik CernakD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:47 | 0:04 | 1:14 | 5:29 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Charle-Edouard D'AstousD | 0 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 18:37 | 0:00 | 0:13 | 18:24 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
 Victor HedmanD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 20:07 | 0:37 | 2:17 | 17:13 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan McDonaghD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20:41 | 0:00 | 3:55 | 16:46 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 J.J. MoserD | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 26:17 | 0:00 | 4:55 | 21:22 | 29 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Darren RaddyshD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23:13 | 2:53 | 1:39 | 18:41 | 26 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
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 | 1 | 0 | 20:12 | 3:13 | 1:30 | 15:29 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 12 |
 Rasmus DahlinD | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26:16 | 3:40 | 0:59 | 21:37 | 30 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
 Michael KesselringD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6:03 | 0:00 | 0:05 | 5:58 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
 Zach MetsaD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8:55 | 0:00 | 0:58 | 7:57 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Owen PowerD | 3 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 27:08 | 0:25 | 1:01 | 25:42 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Mattias SamuelssonD | 3 | 2 | 0 | -3 | 24:57 | 0:10 | 2:31 | 22:16 | 28 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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