| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 BUF | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 MTL | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
Game Leaders
Patrik Laine
· RW
Nick Suzuki
· C
Owen Power
· D
Team Stats
13Blocked Shots23
26Hits7
8Takeaways8
21Shots27
0Power Play Goals3
5Power Play Opportunities6
0.0Power Play Percentage50.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
29Faceoffs Won27
51.8Faceoff Win Percent48.2
11Giveaways10
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:56
Takeaway by Christian Dvorak
19:30
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
19:30
Puck in Crowd
19:28
JJ Peterka shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
19:20
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
19:20
Joel Armia High-sticking against Tage Thompson
19:16
Dennis Gilbert hit Joel Armia
18:42
Christian Dvorak Tip-In saved by James Reimer
18:06
Dylan Cozens Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
17:29
Zach Benson Backhand Wide Left
16:34
Alex Newhook faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
16:34
Dennis Gilbert Tripping against Kirby Dach
16:08
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Kirby Dach
16:08
Puck in Netting
16:03
Takeaway by Kaiden Guhle
15:51
Giveaway by Beck Malenstyn
15:47
Justin Barron shot blocked by Nicolas Aube-Kubel
15:30
Justin Barron shot blocked by Beck Malenstyn
15:12
Bowen Byram hit Emil Heineman
14:59
Beck Malenstyn hit Kaiden Guhle
14:48
Nicolas Aube-Kubel Wrist Shot Wide Left
14:05
Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
13:46
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
13:46
Icing
13:37
Jiri Kulich shot blocked by Christian Dvorak
13:26
Ryan McLeod shot blocked by Lane Hutson
12:30
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
12:30
Goalie Stopped
12:29
Jason Zucker Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
12:27
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
11:46
Beck Malenstyn hit David Savard
11:41
Takeaway by Patrik Laine
11:27
Alex Newhook faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
11:27
Puck in Netting
11:25
Arber Xhekaj Slap Shot saved by James Reimer
10:41
Justin Barron Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
10:27
Connor Clifton hit Jake Evans
9:50
Josh Anderson Wrist Shot Wide Right
9:42
Alex Tuch hit Christian Dvorak
8:33
Beck Malenstyn hit David Savard
8:04
Arber Xhekaj shot blocked by Jack Quinn
8:00
Connor Clifton hit Kirby Dach
7:54
Alex Newhook Snap Shot Hit Left Post
7:43
Dylan Cozens hit Kaiden Guhle
7:39
Justin Barron hit JJ Peterka
7:33
Connor Clifton Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
7:19
Dennis Gilbert shot blocked by Jack Quinn
7:04
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Alex Newhook
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