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4:31Sean Walker Goal (7) Slap Shot, assists: Sebastian Aho (45), Seth Jarvis (26)
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- 4:31OTSean Walker Goal (7) Slap Shot, assists: Sebastian Aho (45), Seth Jarvis (26)
- 17:093rdK'Andre Miller Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Sean Walker (16), Nikolaj Ehlers (36)
- 15:093rdBen Kindel Goal (17) Snap Shot, assists: Anthony Mantha (27), Ilya Solovyov (7)
- 14:463rdErik Karlsson Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Parker Wotherspoon (21), Sidney Crosby (33)
- 12:593rdLogan Stankoven Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Nikolaj Ehlers (35), Jackson Blake (23)
- 7:163rdBryan Rust Goal (26) Backhand, assists: none
- 3:273rdTaylor Hall Goal (15) Backhand, assists: Jackson Blake (22), Logan Stankoven (18)
- 0:593rdErik Karlsson Goal (8) Slap Shot, assists: Rickard Rakell (21), Evgeni Malkin (36)
- 16:512ndJackson Blake Goal (20) Backhand, assists: Taylor Hall (23), Nikolaj Ehlers (34)
- 9:572ndSidney Crosby Goal (28) Backhand, assists: Rickard Rakell (20), Erik Karlsson (43)
- 9:341stJordan Martinook Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Jordan Staal (13), Jaccob Slavin (4)
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 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14:34 | 0:00 | 1:31 | 13:03 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Erik KarlssonD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:02 | 4:27 | 0:37 | 18:58 | 30 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kris LetangD | 2 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 25:28 | 2:34 | 0:33 | 22:21 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan SheaD | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 21:59 | 0:02 | 2:09 | 19:48 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ilya SolovyovD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:39 | 0:00 | 0:34 | 12:05 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Parker WotherspoonD | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18:54 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 18:54 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Carolina Hurricanes
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jalen ChatfieldD | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 20:43 | 0:00 | 4:32 | 16:11 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 K'Andre MillerD | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25:19 | 1:16 | 1:49 | 22:14 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Alexander NikishinD | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 16:20 | 1:25 | 0:01 | 14:54 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike ReillyD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:34 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:34 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jaccob SlavinD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 23:52 | 0:00 | 5:15 | 18:37 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Sean WalkerD | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 22:17 | 0:00 | 2:30 | 19:47 | 29 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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