| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 BOS | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 BUF | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Game Leaders
Tage Thompson
· C
Tage Thompson
· C
Morgan Geekie
· C
Morgan Geekie
· C
Team Stats
14Blocked Shots11
38Hits53
5Takeaways5
20Shots38
1Power Play Goals0
3Power Play Opportunities4
33.3Power Play Percentage0.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
32Faceoffs Won31
50.8Faceoff Win Percent49.2
13Giveaways13
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:52
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
19:52
David Pastrnak Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Pavel Zacha (1), Morgan Geekie (2)
19:41
Ryan McLeod faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
19:41
Tage Thompson Tripping against Hampus Lindholm
19:22
Fraser Minten faceoff won against Tage Thompson
19:22
Icing
19:09
Josh Doan Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
19:03
Rasmus Dahlin hit Fraser Minten
18:48
Josh Norris faceoff won against Fraser Minten
18:48
Alex Tuch Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Tage Thompson (1), Owen Power (1)
18:43
Nikita Zadorov hit Tage Thompson
18:24
Bowen Byram hit Mason Lohrei
17:39
Elias Lindholm hit Beck Malenstyn
17:05
Marat Khusnutdinov hit Peyton Krebs
16:52
Nikita Zadorov Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
16:48
Takeaway by Fraser Minten
16:36
Fraser Minten faceoff won against Tage Thompson
16:36
Mattias Samuelsson Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Quinn (1)
16:14
Mattias Samuelsson hit Charlie McAvoy
16:12
Pavel Zacha faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
16:12
Sean Kuraly Roughing against Conor Timmins
16:12
Mark Kastelic Roughing against Zach Benson
16:12
Conor Timmins Roughing against Sean Kuraly
16:12
Zach Benson Roughing against Mark Kastelic
16:12
Goalie Stopped
16:09
Charlie McAvoy Snap Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
16:06
Tanner Jeannot hit Logan Stanley
15:52
Mark Kastelic hit Zach Benson
15:44
Mark Kastelic faceoff won against Josh Norris
15:44
Tage Thompson Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Alex Tuch (1)
15:33
Mattias Samuelsson Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
15:12
Mattias Samuelsson Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
15:09
Tage Thompson faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
15:09
Icing
14:35
Takeaway by Marat Khusnutdinov
14:21
Fraser Minten faceoff won against Ryan McLeod
14:21
Goalie Stopped
14:19
Jack Quinn Wrist Shot saved by Jeremy Swayman
14:15
Giveaway by Marat Khusnutdinov
14:14
Jack Quinn hit Marat Khusnutdinov
13:57
Rasmus Dahlin shot blocked by Jonathan Aspirot
13:51
Tage Thompson Batted Wide Left
13:27
Alex Tuch hit Jonathan Aspirot
12:38
Logan Stanley hit David Pastrnak
12:36
Josh Doan hit Nikita Zadorov
12:34
Josh Norris faceoff won against Elias Lindholm
12:34
Puck in Netting
12:32
James Hagens Wrist Shot saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen
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