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14:15Carter Verhaeghe Goal (24) Wrist Shot, assists: Seth Jones (24)
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Arturs SilovsScoring
- 14:153rdCarter Verhaeghe Goal (24) Wrist Shot, assists: Seth Jones (24)
- 3:483rdBryan Rust Goal (28) Backhand, assists: Sidney Crosby (43), Egor Chinakhov (19)
- 18:082ndRickard Rakell Goal (24) Wrist Shot, assists: Evgeni Malkin (41), Thomas Novak (25)
- 19:121stRickard Rakell Goal (23) Snap Shot, assists: Sidney Crosby (42), Evgeni Malkin (40)
- 16:501stSidney Crosby Goal (29) Snap Shot, assists: Egor Chinakhov (18), Bryan Rust (36)
- 16:151stCole Schwindt Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Vinnie Hinostroza (10), Gustav Forsling (25)
- 11:001stElmer Soderblom Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Florida Panthers
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mike BenningD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:58 | 1:46 | 0:01 | 11:11 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tobias BjornfotD | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 12:36 | 0:00 | 2:17 | 10:19 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gustav ForslingD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24:21 | 1:29 | 6:37 | 16:15 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Seth JonesD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 24:50 | 9:03 | 4:55 | 10:52 | 24 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Dmitry KulikovD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:59 | 0:00 | 7:09 | 14:50 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Donovan SebrangoD | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14:00 | 0:00 | 2:34 | 11:26 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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 | 2 | 17:31 | 0:09 | 4:56 | 12:26 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
 Samuel GirardD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:17 | 0:09 | 2:22 | 14:46 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Erik KarlssonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21:27 | 8:08 | 2:53 | 10:26 | 19 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Kris LetangD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:06 | 3:42 | 0:23 | 12:01 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Ryan SheaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:48 | 0:09 | 6:26 | 12:13 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Parker WotherspoonD | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18:27 | 0:06 | 4:36 | 13:45 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
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