| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 MTL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
 TB | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Game Leaders
Jake Guentzel
· C
Yanni Gourde
· C
Alexandre Texier
· LW
Zack Bolduc
· RW
Team Stats
16Blocked Shots18
37Hits23
6Takeaways4
24Shots40
0Power Play Goals0
2Power Play Opportunities3
0.0Power Play Percentage0.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
33Faceoffs Won17
66.0Faceoff Win Percent34.0
11Giveaways18
Play-by-Play
20:00
Game End
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:59
Brandon Hagel Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
19:57
Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
19:51
Jake Guentzel shot blocked by Mike Matheson
19:41
Brayden Point shot blocked by Mike Matheson
19:35
Jake Guentzel Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
19:20
Nikita Kucherov shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovský
19:14
Nikita Kucherov Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
19:07
Anthony Cirelli Tip-In saved by Jakub Dobes
18:57
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Anthony Cirelli
18:57
Icing
18:35
Nikita Kucherov Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
18:32
Brayden Point faceoff won against Phillip Danault
18:32
Timeout - Visitor
18:32
Puck in Netting
18:30
Darren Raddysh Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
18:28
Anthony Cirelli Backhand saved by Jakub Dobes
18:12
Brandon Hagel Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
18:03
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
18:03
Icing
17:48
Brayden Point faceoff won against Phillip Danault
17:48
Goalie Stopped
17:46
Jake Guentzel Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
17:37
Brandon Hagel shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
17:29
Nikita Kucherov Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
17:27
Anthony Cirelli faceoff won against Jake Evans
17:27
Goalie Stopped
17:25
J.J. Moser Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
17:25
Giveaway by Lane Hutson
17:20
Gage Goncalves Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
16:53
Jake Evans faceoff won against Dominic James
16:53
Puck in Netting
16:50
Ryan McDonagh Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
16:29
Darren Raddysh hit Alex Newhook
16:23
Giveaway by J.J. Moser
15:58
Zachary Bolduc hit Darren Raddysh
15:48
Brayden Point faceoff won against Kirby Dach
15:48
Icing
13:58
Jake Evans faceoff won against Dominic James
13:58
Goalie Stopped
13:56
Brandon Hagel Backhand saved by Jakub Dobes
13:30
Giveaway by Nikita Kucherov
13:21
Lane Hutson shot blocked by J.J. Moser
13:05
Alexandre Texier Snap Shot saved by Andrei Vasilevskiy
12:26
Josh Anderson hit Corey Perry
12:11
Phillip Danault hit Max Crozier
12:03
Giveaway by Conor Geekie
12:01
Jayden Struble hit Conor Geekie
11:36
Brendan Gallagher Snap Shot Above Crossbar
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