Thu, Mar 19 · FINAL
16:54Sam Carrick Goal (8) Deflected, assists: Logan Stanley (14), Zach Metsa (3)
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- 16:543rdSam Carrick Goal (8) Deflected, assists: Logan Stanley (14), Zach Metsa (3)
- 0:403rdTage Thompson Goal (35) Wrist Shot, assists: Peyton Krebs (23), Alex Tuch (30)
- 10:482ndRasmus Dahlin Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Jason Zucker (17), Mattias Samuelsson (26)
- 9:412ndSam Carrick Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Rasmus Dahlin (48), Zach Benson (23)
- 9:052ndNoah Ostlund Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Doan (24), Logan Stanley (13)
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 | 1 | 24:07 | 2:36 | 2:30 | 19:01 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rasmus DahlinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:15 | 1:28 | 0:32 | 17:15 | 23 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Zach MetsaD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:48 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 15:48 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Owen PowerD | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:47 | 0:06 | 1:03 | 19:38 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Mattias SamuelssonD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:36 | 0:09 | 1:31 | 16:56 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Logan StanleyD | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 18:06 | 0:00 | 2:25 | 15:41 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
San Jose Sharks
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vincent DesharnaisD | 4 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 19:51 | 0:00 | 3:10 | 16:41 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Sam DickinsonD | 3 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 19:02 | 1:33 | 0:50 | 16:39 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mario FerraroD | 3 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 23:06 | 0:04 | 3:10 | 19:52 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Nick LeddyD | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 18:15 | 0:00 | 0:50 | 17:25 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Shakir MukhamadullinD | 0 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 16:16 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 16:16 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Dmitry OrlovD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 19:15 | 2:27 | 0:00 | 16:48 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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