Sat, Mar 28 · FINAL
18:35Igor Chernyshov Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Will Smith (28), Macklin Celebrini (62)
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Alex Nedeljkovic24 SA22 SV2 GA.917
Elvis MerzlikinsScoring
- 18:353rdIgor Chernyshov Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Will Smith (28), Macklin Celebrini (62)
- 0:573rdMacklin Celebrini Goal (36) Slap Shot, assists: Dmitry Orlov (27), Alexander Wennberg (32)
- 12:092ndCole Sillinger Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Ivan Provorov (20)
- 17:171stIgor Chernyshov Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Will Smith (27)
- 0:311stDenton Mateychuk Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Adam Fantilli (33)
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 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 19:37 | 0:00 | 1:24 | 18:13 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Sam DickinsonD | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17:23 | 0:04 | 0:00 | 17:19 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Mario FerraroD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:58 | 0:00 | 1:23 | 19:35 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Nick LeddyD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:37 | 0:12 | 0:36 | 16:49 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Shakir MukhamadullinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:30 | 0:00 | 0:37 | 19:53 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Dmitry OrlovD | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 22:13 | 1:59 | 0:00 | 20:14 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jake ChristiansenD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9:43 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:43 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dante FabbroD | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:52 | 0:00 | 0:12 | 16:40 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Erik GudbransonD | 3 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 19:09 | 0:00 | 1:50 | 17:19 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Denton MateychukD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:57 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 14:57 | 20 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Ivan ProvorovD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 25:39 | 0:00 | 1:51 | 23:48 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Zach WerenskiD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30:51 | 2:00 | 0:13 | 28:38 | 26 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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