| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 TB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
 COL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Game Leaders
Cale Makar
· D
Nathan MacKinnon
· C
Jake Guentzel
· C
Nikita Kucherov
· RW
Team Stats
17Blocked Shots11
12Hits24
2Takeaways1
21Shots35
0Power Play Goals1
3Power Play Opportunities4
0.0Power Play Percentage25.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
28Faceoffs Won19
59.6Faceoff Win Percent40.4
18Giveaways9
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:51
Josh Manson shot blocked by Darren Raddysh
19:41
Giveaway by Conor Geekie
19:29
Ivan Ivan Backhand Wide Right
19:09
Sam Malinski shot blocked by Luke Glendening
18:55
Giveaway by Zemgus Girgensons
18:52
Takeaway by Zemgus Girgensons
18:40
Luke Glendening faceoff won against T.J. Tynan
18:40
Anthony Cirelli Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Brandon Hagel (6)
18:15
Nathan MacKinnon shot blocked by Ryan McDonagh
18:08
Cale Makar Wrist Shot Wide Left
17:19
Mikko Rantanen Snap Shot Wide Right
16:46
Darren Raddysh hit Logan O'Connor
16:40
Giveaway by Victor Hedman
16:19
Josh Manson Backhand Wide Left
15:35
J.J. Moser hit Mikko Rantanen
15:28
Cale Makar shot blocked by Michael Eyssimont
15:03
Devon Toews Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
15:00
Mikko Rantanen faceoff won against Nick Paul
15:00
Goalie Stopped
14:59
Calvin de Haan Slap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
14:51
Sam Malinski Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
14:28
Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov
14:16
Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Jake Guentzel
13:38
Anthony Cirelli Wrist Shot Wide Left
13:18
Anthony Cirelli Slap Shot Wide Left
11:50
Logan O'Connor faceoff won against Jake Guentzel
11:50
TV Timeout
11:50
Too many men/ice served by T.J. Tynan
11:09
Victor Hedman hit Logan O'Connor
11:00
Nikolai Kovalenko hit Darren Raddysh
10:57
Brayden Point faceoff won against Casey Mittelstadt
10:57
Cale Makar Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Mikko Rantanen (11), Nathan MacKinnon (13)
10:47
Samuel Girard shot blocked by Nathan MacKinnon
10:43
Cale Makar Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
10:36
Samuel Girard shot blocked by Nikita Kucherov
10:09
Luke Glendening hit Parker Kelly
10:04
Ivan Ivan Backhand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
10:03
Ivan Ivan Wrap-around saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
10:01
Ivan Ivan Backhand saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
10:00
Parker Kelly Wrist Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
9:42
Takeaway by Nikolai Kovalenko
9:30
Parker Kelly hit Conor Geekie
9:22
Parker Kelly faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
9:22
TV Timeout
9:22
Michael Eyssimont Fighting against Chris Wagner
9:22
Chris Wagner Fighting against Michael Eyssimont
9:18
Chris Wagner hit Michael Eyssimont
9:14
Giveaway by Calvin de Haan
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