| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 MTL | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
 BUF | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Game Leaders
Alex Tuch
· RW
Rasmus Dahlin
· D
Jake Evans
· C
Lane Hutson
· D
Team Stats
28Blocked Shots17
27Hits28
6Takeaways5
29Shots25
1Power Play Goals0
4Power Play Opportunities2
25.0Power Play Percentage0.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
39Faceoffs Won28
58.2Faceoff Win Percent41.8
20Giveaways27
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:27
Takeaway by Connor Clifton
19:25
Giveaway by Connor Clifton
19:19
Giveaway by Mattias Samuelsson
19:10
Juraj Slafkovsky Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
19:02
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
19:02
JJ Peterka Misconduct
19:02
Dylan Cozens Roughing against Jayden Struble
19:02
Jordan Greenway Cross-checking against Jakub Dobes
19:02
Jayden Struble Roughing against Dylan Cozens
19:02
Icing
18:56
Jayden Struble hit Jordan Greenway
18:48
Jake Evans faceoff won against Dylan Cozens
18:48
Icing
18:22
Dylan Cozens faceoff won against Jake Evans
18:22
Jake Evans Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Christian Dvorak (14)
17:56
Tage Thompson shot blocked by Jake Evans
17:55
Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Jake Evans
17:55
Icing
17:48
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Tage Thompson
17:48
Goalie Stopped
17:46
Owen Power Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
16:59
Josh Anderson Backhand saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
16:24
Dylan Cozens shot blocked by Cole Caufield
16:22
Jack Quinn shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
15:45
Dylan Cozens hit Jake Evans
15:36
Giveaway by Dylan Cozens
15:31
Dylan Cozens shot blocked by Jayden Struble
15:28
Giveaway by Jayden Struble
15:06
Jiri Kulich shot blocked by Mike Matheson
14:45
Jiri Kulich faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
14:45
Icing
14:38
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Tage Thompson
14:38
Icing
14:31
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
14:31
Puck in Netting
14:29
Tage Thompson Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
14:19
Juraj Slafkovsky hit Tage Thompson
14:12
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Jiri Kulich
14:12
Puck Frozen - Goalie
13:43
Cole Caufield hit Owen Power
13:31
Dylan Cozens Backhand saved by Jakub Dobes
13:30
Dylan Cozens Deflected saved by Jakub Dobes
12:29
Mike Matheson hit JJ Peterka
12:17
JJ Peterka shot blocked by Mike Matheson
12:08
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Jake Evans
12:08
TV Timeout
12:08
Arber Xhekaj Roughing against Jordan Greenway
12:08
Jordan Greenway Roughing against Arber Xhekaj
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