| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 TB | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
 CAR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Game Leaders
Jordan Staal
· C
William Carrier
· LW
Nikita Kucherov
· RW
Victor Hedman
· D
Team Stats
19Blocked Shots11
19Hits17
3Takeaways1
23Shots21
2Power Play Goals0
6Power Play Opportunities4
33.3Power Play Percentage0.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
31Faceoffs Won35
47.0Faceoff Win Percent53.0
18Giveaways17
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:44
Jack Drury faceoff won against Conor Geekie
19:44
Objects on Ice
19:44
Nikita Kucherov Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Jake Guentzel (2), Victor Hedman (3)
19:03
Brent Burns shot blocked by Nikita Kucherov
19:01
Jordan Staal faceoff won against Brayden Point
19:01
Icing
18:42
Brayden Point faceoff won against Jesperi Kotkaniemi
18:42
Hand Pass
17:53
Sebastian Aho faceoff won against Nicholas Paul
17:53
Nikita Kucherov Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake Guentzel (1), Erik Cernak (1)
17:45
Giveaway by Erik Cernak
17:42
Brayden Point faceoff won against Jordan Staal
17:42
On-Ice Official
17:42
Goalie Stopped
17:40
Sebastian Aho Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
17:38
Andrei Svechnikov shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh
17:20
Andrei Svechnikov hit Erik Cernak
17:10
Giveaway by Ryan McDonagh
17:09
Giveaway by Andrei Svechnikov
16:58
Seth Jarvis hit Zemgus Girgensons
16:41
Jordan Staal hit Janis Moser
16:38
William Carrier shot blocked by Janis Moser
16:27
Brent Burns Slap Shot High and Wide Right
16:24
Giveaway by Victor Hedman
16:23
Jaccob Slavin Slap Shot Above Crossbar
15:42
Martin Necas hit Janis Moser
15:18
Jesperi Kotkaniemi faceoff won against Nicholas Paul
15:18
Off-side
14:35
Giveaway by Victor Hedman
14:31
Darren Raddysh Slap Shot Wide Left
14:30
Giveaway by Jaccob Slavin
14:23
Anthony Cirelli Backhand saved by Frederik Andersen
13:41
Luke Glendening hit Jack Drury
13:33
Jack Drury faceoff won against Luke Glendening
13:33
Puck in Benches
12:48
Giveaway by Cameron Atkinson
12:44
Sean Walker shot blocked by Brayden Point
12:36
Jordan Martinook Wrist Shot Wide Left
12:35
William Carrier Backhand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
12:32
William Carrier shot blocked by Janis Moser
12:28
Sean Walker Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
12:08
Giveaway by Janis Moser
11:59
Giveaway by Brayden Point
11:31
Erik Cernak Wrist Shot saved by Frederik Andersen
11:21
Ryan McDonagh shot blocked by Martin Necas
11:06
Nicholas Paul faceoff won against Jesperi Kotkaniemi
11:06
Nikita Kucherov Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Victor Hedman (2), Nicholas Paul (1)
11:00
Nicholas Paul faceoff won against Jordan Staal
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