Thu, May 14 · FINAL
3:32Ivan Demidov Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (5), Nick Suzuki (8)
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- 3:323rdIvan Demidov Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (5), Nick Suzuki (8)
- 17:332ndNick Suzuki Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Juraj Slafkovský (4), Lane Hutson (10)
- 16:152ndJake Evans Goal (1) Poke, assists: Ivan Demidov (5), Alex Newhook (2)
- 8:012ndJosh Anderson Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Lane Hutson (9), Phillip Danault (5)
- 10:151stKonsta Helenius Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Mattias Samuelsson (2), Rasmus Dahlin (6)
- 7:541stAlexandre Texier Goal (3) Deflected, assists: Alexandre Carrier (3), Phillip Danault (4)
- 7:451stJosh Doan Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Owen Power (5)
- 6:311stCole Caufield Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (7), Juraj Slafkovský (3)
- 2:001stJason Zucker Goal (1) Deflected, assists: Jack Quinn (4), Conor Timmins (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 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23:27 | 0:00 | 1:46 | 21:41 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Noah DobsonD | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20:20 | 0:00 | 0:20 | 20:00 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Kaiden GuhleD | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:38 | 0:00 | 1:54 | 18:44 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lane HutsonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:33 | 1:33 | 0:18 | 18:42 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Mike MathesonD | 4 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 26:18 | 0:00 | 3:40 | 22:38 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Arber XhekajD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7:16 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 7:16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:47 | 0:05 | 0:00 | 21:42 | 26 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Rasmus DahlinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27:28 | 3:13 | 0:00 | 24:15 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Owen PowerD | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21:52 | 0:42 | 0:10 | 21:00 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mattias SamuelssonD | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 25:27 | 0:00 | 1:23 | 24:04 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Luke SchennD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 8:01 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 8:01 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Conor TimminsD | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 10:56 | 0:00 | 1:33 | 9:23 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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