| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 BUF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 UTAH | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Game Leaders
Mikhail Sergachev
· D
Nick Schmaltz
· C
Ryan McLeod
· C
Jason Zucker
· LW
Team Stats
16Blocked Shots9
24Hits18
2Takeaways2
27Shots31
1Power Play Goals0
5Power Play Opportunities4
20.0Power Play Percentage0.0
1Short Handed Goals1
0Shootout Goals0
31Faceoffs Won29
51.7Faceoff Win Percent48.3
14Giveaways11
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:41
Sam Lafferty faceoff won against Logan Cooley
19:41
Mikhail Sergachev Goal (13) Snap Shot, assists: Karel Vejmelka (1)
19:18
Ian Cole hit Ryan McLeod
19:15
Alexander Kerfoot Snap Shot Wide Right
19:02
Nick Schmaltz faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
19:02
On-Ice Official
19:00
Tage Thompson Snap Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
18:50
Alexander Kerfoot faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
18:50
Kevin Stenlund High-sticking against Bowen Byram
18:50
Kevin Stenlund Goal (11) , assists: none
17:45
Barrett Hayton hit Jason Zucker
17:41
Alex Tuch Snap Shot Wide Right
17:33
Alex Tuch hit John Marino
17:14
Jason Zucker Snap Shot Wide Right
16:07
Alexander Kerfoot Slap Shot Wide Right
16:05
Takeaway by Nick Schmaltz
15:22
Barrett Hayton faceoff won against Peyton Krebs
15:22
Goalie Stopped
15:20
Peyton Krebs Snap Shot Wide Left
15:15
Peyton Krebs faceoff won against Jack McBain
15:15
Icing
15:08
Ryan McLeod Snap Shot Wide Left
15:01
Rasmus Dahlin Snap Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
14:39
JJ Peterka Snap Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
14:35
Mikhail Sergachev hit Ryan McLeod
14:13
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Jack McBain
14:13
Dylan Guenther Goal (25) Wrist Shot, assists: Barrett Hayton (22), Michael Carcone (12)
14:11
Barrett Hayton Snap Shot saved by James Reimer
14:10
Michael Carcone shot blocked by Tyson Kozak
14:02
Jason Zucker Snap Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
14:01
Alex Tuch Snap Shot Failed Bank Attempt
13:37
Jordan Greenway Snap Shot Wide Left
13:29
Connor Clifton hit Alexander Kerfoot
13:25
Michael Kesselring Snap Shot Wide Right
13:07
Jack McBain hit Peyton Krebs
12:23
Sam Lafferty hit Sean Durzi
12:15
Owen Power shot blocked by Clayton Keller
11:34
Giveaway by JJ Peterka
11:30
JJ Peterka shot blocked by Ian Cole
11:01
Alexander Kerfoot faceoff won against Tage Thompson
11:01
Puck in Netting
10:59
Matias Maccelli Snap Shot High and Wide Left
10:27
JJ Peterka Snap Shot saved by Karel Vejmelka
9:38
Alex Tuch faceoff won against Alexander Kerfoot
9:38
Clayton Keller Hooking against Mattias Samuelsson
9:34
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Logan Cooley
9:34
Goalie Stopped
9:32
Dylan Guenther Slap Shot saved by James Reimer
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