Mon, Mar 16 · FINAL
9:06Noel Acciari Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Elmer Soderblom (2), Connor Dewar (13)
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Arturs Silovs27 SA25 SV2 GA.926
Mackenzie BlackwoodScoring
- 9:063rdNoel Acciari Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Elmer Soderblom (2), Connor Dewar (13)
- 16:202ndBryan Rust Goal (25) Wrist Shot, assists: Evgeni Malkin (35), Rickard Rakell (19)
- 10:362ndErik Karlsson Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan Shea (24)
- 14:211stBrent Burns Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Gavin Brindley (7), Josh Manson (23)
- 13:431stElmer Soderblom Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Connor Dewar (12), Erik Karlsson (42)
- 13:001stEvgeni Malkin Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Egor Chinakhov (14), Parker Wotherspoon (20)
- 4:231stAnthony Mantha Goal (26) Backhand, assists: Erik Karlsson (41)
- 4:081stNathan MacKinnon Goal (45) Wrist Shot, assists: Martin Necas (50), Cale Makar (49)
- 3:011stEvgeni Malkin Goal (14) Backhand, assists: Bryan Rust (28), Noel Acciari (10)
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 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16:07 | 0:00 | 5:09 | 10:58 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
 Erik KarlssonD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 21:44 | 2:59 | 2:56 | 15:49 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Kris LetangD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:14 | 1:41 | 0:00 | 18:33 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan SheaD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23:39 | 0:13 | 5:07 | 18:19 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ilya SolovyovD | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13:21 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:21 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Parker WotherspoonD | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20:48 | 0:00 | 2:53 | 17:55 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nick BlankenburgD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 11:10 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:10 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brent BurnsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:18 | 1:50 | 1:59 | 11:29 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brett KulakD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:45 | 0:00 | 0:59 | 15:46 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cale MakarD | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 21:31 | 6:06 | 1:34 | 13:51 | 22 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sam MalinskiD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:00 | 0:00 | 0:53 | 14:07 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Josh MansonD | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 16:43 | 0:00 | 2:12 | 14:31 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Devon ToewsD | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 17:35 | 2:06 | 1:41 | 13:48 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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