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17:35Zach Benson Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Norris (15), Beck Malenstyn (6)
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- 17:353rdZach Benson Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Norris (15), Beck Malenstyn (6)
- 12:113rdRasmus Dahlin Goal (15) , assists: none
- 11:123rdSam Carrick Goal (9) Backhand, assists: Zach Benson (24), Zach Metsa (4)
- 4:052ndTage Thompson Goal (36) Wrist Shot, assists: Peyton Krebs (24), Mattias Samuelsson (27)
- 10:481stArtemi Panarin Goal (24) Slap Shot, assists: Anze Kopitar (22), Adrian Kempe (33)
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 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22:20 | 0:00 | 1:50 | 20:30 | 23 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rasmus DahlinD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23:07 | 0:59 | 1:26 | 20:42 | 25 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Zach MetsaD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13:59 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:59 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Owen PowerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:02 | 0:00 | 2:27 | 19:35 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mattias SamuelssonD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:40 | 0:00 | 1:05 | 20:35 | 24 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Logan StanleyD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16:26 | 0:00 | 3:02 | 13:24 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Los Angeles Kings
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mikey AndersonD | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:48 | 0:05 | 0:00 | 20:43 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cody CeciD | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 18:11 | 0:05 | 0:59 | 17:07 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Brandt ClarkeD | 3 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 20:38 | 3:11 | 0:00 | 17:27 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Drew DoughtyD | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:05 | 1:39 | 0:00 | 19:26 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brian DumoulinD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:11 | 0:10 | 0:00 | 17:01 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Joel EdmundsonD | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 17:28 | 0:00 | 0:59 | 16:29 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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