Tue, Mar 10 · FINAL
15:28Dante Fabbro Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Elvis Merzlikins (2)
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Elvis Merzlikins18 SA16 SV2 GA.889
Andrei VasilevskiyScoring
- 15:283rdDante Fabbro Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Elvis Merzlikins (2)
- 4:003rdConor Garland Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Sean Monahan (21), Zach Werenski (48)
- 16:232ndJ.J. Moser Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Anthony Cirelli (24)
- 11:422ndKirill Marchenko Goal (24) Slap Shot, assists: Adam Fantilli (27), Zach Werenski (47)
- 6:272ndConor Garland Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Kent Johnson (14), Sean Monahan (20)
- 5:572ndIvan Provorov Goal (8) Slap Shot, assists: Denton Mateychuk (17), Charlie Coyle (35)
- 13:381stGage Goncalves Goal (8) Tip-In, assists: Victor Hedman (15), Nikita Kucherov (70)
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jake ChristiansenD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:56 | 0:00 | 0:08 | 11:48 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dante FabbroD | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 19:09 | 0:00 | 4:27 | 14:42 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Denton MateychukD | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18:44 | 0:09 | 1:25 | 17:10 | 27 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Ivan ProvorovD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22:05 | 1:28 | 3:46 | 16:51 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Damon SeversonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19:29 | 1:10 | 2:06 | 16:13 | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Zach WerenskiD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:59 | 5:33 | 0:08 | 17:18 | 24 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Lightning
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Declan CarlileD | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20:35 | 0:00 | 3:13 | 17:22 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charle-Edouard D'AstousD | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 23:34 | 1:15 | 1:02 | 21:17 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Victor HedmanD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:11 | 4:45 | 2:21 | 15:05 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan McDonaghD | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20:21 | 0:08 | 4:09 | 16:04 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 J.J. MoserD | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18:20 | 0:00 | 3:18 | 15:02 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
 Steven SantiniD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:21 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:21 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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