Sun, Apr 26 · FINAL
15:07Brandon Hagel Goal (6) Deflected, assists: Nikita Kucherov (5), J.J. Moser (2)
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Andrei Vasilevskiy18 SA16 SV2 GA.889
Jakub DobesScoring
- 15:073rdBrandon Hagel Goal (6) Deflected, assists: Nikita Kucherov (5), J.J. Moser (2)
- 1:403rdBrandon Hagel Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (4), Jake Guentzel (6)
- 19:062ndJake Guentzel Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: J.J. Moser (1), Darren Raddysh (1)
- 13:292ndCole Caufield Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (4), Lane Hutson (2)
- 10:062ndZachary Bolduc Goal (1) Deflected, assists: Kaiden Guhle (1), Alexandre Texier (2)
Tampa Bay Lightning
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Erik CernakD | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19:37 | 0:11 | 6:19 | 13:07 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Maxwell CrozierD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11:54 | 0:01 | 0:03 | 11:50 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Emil LillebergD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:43 | 0:02 | 2:33 | 11:08 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan McDonaghD | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20:22 | 0:04 | 6:29 | 13:49 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 J.J. MoserD | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:33 | 0:00 | 3:20 | 16:13 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Darren RaddyshD | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25:18 | 9:54 | 0:02 | 15:22 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Montreal Canadiens
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alexandre CarrierD | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 21:24 | 0:19 | 7:33 | 13:32 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kaiden GuhleD | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 22:48 | 0:02 | 4:42 | 18:04 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Lane HutsonD | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 26:15 | 7:14 | 1:10 | 17:51 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike MathesonD | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 23:08 | 2:33 | 7:05 | 13:30 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
 Jayden StrubleD | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9:24 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:24 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Arber XhekajD | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8:18 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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