| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 BOS | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
 FLA | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
Game Leaders
Sam Bennett
· C
Evan Rodrigues
· C
Charlie McAvoy
· D
Charlie McAvoy
· D
Team Stats
21Blocked Shots8
27Hits26
8Takeaways5
28Shots35
1Power Play Goals0
4Power Play Opportunities6
25.0Power Play Percentage0.0
1Short Handed Goals1
0Shootout Goals0
31Faceoffs Won33
48.4Faceoff Win Percent51.6
17Giveaways8
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:59
A.J. Greer Snap Shot Wide Right
19:52
Nikita Zadorov shot blocked by Niko Mikkola
19:49
Trent Frederic faceoff won against Jesper Boqvist
19:49
Goalie Stopped
19:47
Nikita Zadorov Snap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
19:30
Sam Reinhart shot blocked by Elias Lindholm
19:22
Elias Lindholm Wrist Shot Wide Right
19:17
David Pastrnak Wrist Shot Wide Left
18:55
David Pastrnak Slap Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
18:15
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Pavel Zacha
18:15
David Pastrnak Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Charlie McAvoy (1)
17:03
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Anton Lundell
17:03
Uvis Balinskis Tripping against Mark Kastelic
16:59
Anton Lundell hit Mason Lohrei
16:51
Anton Lundell faceoff won against John Beecher
16:51
Trent Frederic Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Justin Brazeau (1)
16:38
A.J. Greer hit Trent Frederic
16:31
Trent Frederic faceoff won against Jesper Boqvist
16:31
Off-side
16:15
Sam Bennett shot blocked by Charlie McAvoy
15:42
Anton Lundell Wrist Shot Wide Right
15:40
Sam Bennett Wrist Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
15:31
Elias Lindholm faceoff won against Anton Lundell
15:31
Puck in Netting
15:29
Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by John Beecher
15:22
Aleksander Barkov shot blocked by Brandon Carlo
14:16
Aleksander Barkov faceoff won against Mark Kastelic
14:16
TV Timeout
14:16
Nikita Zadorov Slashing against Sam Bennett
14:01
Mackie Samoskevich Slap Shot Wide Right
13:59
Sam Bennett Backhand saved by Joonas Korpisalo
13:52
Giveaway by Andrew Peeke
13:48
Nikita Zadorov shot blocked by Sam Bennett
13:20
Charlie Coyle faceoff won against Sam Bennett
13:20
Puck in Benches
12:58
Cole Koepke Wrist Shot saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
12:49
Mark Kastelic faceoff won against A.J. Greer
12:49
Goalie Stopped
12:47
Aleksander Barkov Wrist Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
12:45
Charlie McAvoy hit Sam Reinhart
12:45
Carter Verhaeghe Wrist Shot saved by Joonas Korpisalo
12:44
Giveaway by Charlie McAvoy
12:12
David Pastrnak Tip-In saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
12:02
Pavel Zacha faceoff won against Sam Reinhart
12:02
Puck in Netting
11:59
Morgan Geekie Slap Shot Off Crossbar
11:52
Giveaway by Niko Mikkola
11:31
Morgan Geekie faceoff won against Jesper Boqvist
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