Sun, Mar 22 · FINAL
1:22Brock Nelson Goal (32) Tip-In, assists: Martin Necas (54), Devon Toews (16)
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Logan ThompsonScoring
- 1:22OTBrock Nelson Goal (32) Tip-In, assists: Martin Necas (54), Devon Toews (16)
- 14:173rdAlex Ovechkin Goal (26) Slap Shot, assists: Dylan Strome (35), Cole Hutson (1)
- 6:033rdNicolas Roy Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Zakhar Bardakov (9)
- 1:053rdGabriel Landeskog Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Martin Necas (53)
- 11:531stJustin Sourdif Goal (14) Snap Shot, assists: Connor McMichael (25), Matt Roy (15)
Colorado Avalanche
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brent BurnsD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:29 | 0:00 | 2:46 | 14:43 | 26 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Brett KulakD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:31 | 0:00 | 3:11 | 17:20 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Cale MakarD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25:06 | 2:50 | 2:18 | 19:58 | 24 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Sam MalinskiD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19:24 | 0:42 | 1:21 | 17:21 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Josh MansonD | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16:16 | 0:00 | 2:50 | 13:26 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 Devon ToewsD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 19:45 | 1:10 | 4:15 | 14:20 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Washington Capitals
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jakob ChychrunD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:30 | 4:40 | 0:00 | 16:50 | 22 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Martin FehervaryD | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 20:34 | 0:07 | 2:25 | 18:02 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole HutsonD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:55 | 3:33 | 0:00 | 14:22 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Matt RoyD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:50 | 0:13 | 2:24 | 16:13 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Rasmus SandinD | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 20:10 | 0:30 | 1:35 | 18:05 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Trevor van RiemsdykD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:57 | 0:00 | 1:36 | 13:21 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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