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Anaheim Ducks at Pittsburgh Penguins

FinalTV ATTSN-PT, FS-W·PPG Paints Arena

Recap

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The Anaheim Ducks beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-0. The Ducks scored first and never trailed. The Ducks led 4-0 after two periods. The biggest swing in win probability was Rickard Rakell's goal at 10:35 of the first period, which took the Ducks' chances from 60% to 75%. Expected goals were close — ANA 1.8, PIT 2.0; shots on goal were ANA 23, PIT 29. With league-average goaltending at both ends, the Penguins win a replay of these chances 55% of the time. John Gibson stopped 29 of 29 (1.000), 2.0 goals saved above expected; Tristan Jarry stopped 9 of 10 (.900). Three stars: 1. John Gibson (29 saves, 1.000), 2. Rickard Rakell (1 G, 1 A), 3. Ondrej Kase (1 G).

Three stars

  1. ★
    ANA
    J. Gibson29 saves, 1.000
  2. ★★
    ANA
    R. Rakell1 G, 1 A
  3. ★★★
    ANA
    O. Kase1 G

Line score

goals · shots on goal beneath
Goals and shots on goal by period
Team1st2nd3rdT
ANAANA2112606423
PITPIT0901307029

Scoring

4 goals

1st period

  1. ANA
    Unassisted
    backhandxG 0.25win prob +12 pts
    1-0
    3:10
  2. ANA
    backhandxG 0.08win prob +16 pts
    2-0
    10:35

2nd period

  1. ANA
    wristxG 0.15win prob +13 pts
    3-0
    3:42
  2. ANA
    C. Fowler(4)PPG
    snapxG 0.18win prob +2 pts
    4-0
    19:56

Penalties

ANA 6 PIM·PIT 6 PIM

2nd

  • 2:51ANAHampus Lindholm · Cross checkingdrawn by Ryan Reaves2 min
  • 10:57ANARyan Getzlaf · Interferencedrawn by Jake Guentzel2 min
  • 18:42PITBrian Dumoulin · Holdingdrawn by Ondrej Kase2 min

3rd

  • 5:34ANAHampus Lindholm · Holdingdrawn by Bryan Rust2 min
  • 5:34PITBryan Rust · Holdingdrawn by Hampus Lindholm2 min
  • 15:42PITPatric Hornqvist · Trippingdrawn by Rickard Rakell2 min

Win probability

ours · the whole game
Tap or hover the chart for the moment-by-moment number
PIT goalANA goalFinal: PIT 0%

Biggest swing: Rickard Rakell, 1st 10:35 — ANA 60% → 75%

Shot map

unblocked attempts · size = our xG
E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.20C. Sheary · On goal · xG 0.16S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.13J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.13S. Crosby · Missed · xG 0.10E. Malkin · On goal · xG 0.09R. Reaves · On goal · xG 0.08C. Sheary · On goal · xG 0.08B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.07B. Rust · On goal · xG 0.07R. Sheahan · Missed · xG 0.06P. Kessel · On goal · xG 0.06S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.06I. Cole · Missed · xG 0.05I. Cole · Missed · xG 0.05P. Kessel · Missed · xG 0.05P. Hornqvist · Missed · xG 0.05I. Cole · Missed · xG 0.05R. Reaves · On goal · xG 0.04J. Guentzel · Missed · xG 0.04P. Hornqvist · Missed · xG 0.04J. Guentzel · On goal · xG 0.04J. Oleksiak · On goal · xG 0.04B. Dumoulin · On goal · xG 0.03J. Oleksiak · Missed · xG 0.03S. Crosby · On goal · xG 0.03P. Hornqvist · On goal · xG 0.02I. Cole · Missed · xG 0.02O. Maatta · On goal · xG 0.02R. Sheahan · On goal · xG 0.02C. Ruhwedel · Missed · xG 0.02K. Letang · On goal · xG 0.02J. Oleksiak · On goal · xG 0.01O. Maatta · On goal · xG 0.01C. Ruhwedel · On goal · xG 0.01C. Sheary · On goal · xG 0.01O. Maatta · Missed · xG 0.01K. Letang · On goal · xG 0.01C. Ruhwedel · On goal · xG 0.01B. Dumoulin · Missed · xG 0.01C. Ruhwedel · On goal · xG 0.00B. Dumoulin · On goal · xG 0.00I. Cole · On goal · xG 0.00
PIT0 G · 2.0 xG · 43 att
Tap a shot for who, when and how likely
GoalOn goalMissedBigger = higher xG

Expected goals

ANAvsPIT
1.84 G
All situations
0 G2.0
1.22 G
Even strength
0 G1.6
0.21 G
Power play
0 G0.3
0.41 G
Shorthanded
0 G0.1

Expected goals: the chance each unblocked attempt scores, from our shot model, summed. 75 unblocked attempts.

Deserve to win

on the chances created
ANA45%55%PIT

Flurry-adjusted xG 1.81 – 2.04

How often each side wins a replay of these chances with league-average goaltending at both ends. Rebounds in a flurry are counted once, so a scramble is not three chances.

Team stats

ANAvsPIT
23
Shots on goal
29
37%
Faceoffs
63%
1/2
Power play
0/2
6
Penalty minutes
6
20
Hits
28
13
Blocked shots
10
4
Giveaways
13
9
Takeaways
5

Box score

every player line
Anaheim Ducks skaters
SkaterGAP+/-SOGixGHitBlkPIMFO%TOI
4C. FowlerD101+120.20110—23:22
26B. MontourD011+110.02200—20:41
33J. SilfverbergR011+110.25000—20:33
47H. LindholmD000+110.00024—19:33
3K. BieksaD000+110.02110—19:18
15R. GetzlafC011+230.123025019:10
42J. MansonD000+100.00000—18:26
7A. CoglianoC101+120.2321010018:23
14A. HenriqueC000000.001102418:21
23F. BeaucheminD000+100.07130—18:06
67R. RakellR112+240.202006717:38
25O. KaseR101+250.52010—16:04
37N. RitchieL000000.12210—12:14
50A. VermetteC000000.001204011:54
63K. RoyC000010.03100011:07
38D. GrantC000010.021002511:05
21C. WagnerR000010.01100—09:03
48L. ShawR000000.00100—09:02
Anaheim Ducks goalies
GoalieSASVGASV%xGAGSAxTOI
36J. Gibson(W)292901.0002.05+2.0560:00

Season series

ANA leads 2-0

Data: NHL. Model: Gridpex (expected goals and win probability built on NHL play-by-play).