Anaheim Ducks at Pittsburgh Penguins

Thursday, October 31, 2024, 7:00 PM ET PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Anaheim Ducks 2–1 in overtime on Thursday, October 31, 2024 at home.

Final score, Anaheim Ducks at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2024-2025 record
Anaheim Ducks	1	35-37-10
at Pittsburgh Penguins	2	34-36-12

News about this game

Pittsburgh Penguins Look to End Losing Streak Against Anaheim Ducks in Thursday Night Showdown

Wed, Oct 30, 2024

Thursday at 7 p.m. EDT, the Penguins (3-7-1) clash with the Ducks (4-4-1) in Pittsburgh. The Penguins aim to break their six-game skid, while Anaheim eyes a better 2-3-1 away record.
Sidney Crosby's Overtime Goal Snaps Penguins' Six-Game Losing Streak with 2-1 Victory Over Ducks

Thu, Oct 31, 2024

Sidney Crosby's OT goal lifted the Penguins over the Ducks 2-1, ending a 6-game skid. It was Crosby's 93rd GWG. Nedeljkovic made 22 saves; Dostal stopped 44 shots.

Goals by period

Goals by period, Anaheim Ducks at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Anaheim Ducks	1	0	0	0	1
Pittsburgh Penguins	0	0	1	1	2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Anaheim Ducks at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Total
Anaheim Ducks	7	9	7	0	23
Pittsburgh Penguins	18	11	14	2	45

Three stars

S. Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals)
A. Nedeljkovic, Pittsburgh Penguins (goaltender)
L. Dostal, Anaheim Ducks (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Anaheim Ducks at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	15:50	Anaheim Ducks	Alex Killorn (2)	Trevor Zegras (2), Cutter Gauthier (4)	Even strength	ANA 1, PIT 0
3rd	01:47	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby (2)	Matt Grzelcyk (6), Erik Karlsson (6)	Even strength	ANA 1, PIT 1
OT	02:35	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby (3)	Cody Glass (4)	Even strength	ANA 1, PIT 2

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Anaheim Ducks at Pittsburgh Penguins
Stat	Anaheim Ducks	Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal	23	45
Power play	0 of 2	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	6	4
Hits	27	17
Blocked shots	26	13
Giveaways	23	11
Takeaways	7	2
Faceoffs won	26/57 (45.6%)	31/57 (54.4%)

Box score

Anaheim Ducks

Anaheim Ducks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 T. Zegras	C	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	2	36.4%	14:05
Number 13 R. Fabbri	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	50%	19:07
Number 16 R. Strome	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	50%	12:40
Number 17 A. Killorn	L	1	0	1	0	0	2	1	0		17:31
Number 19 T. Terry	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1		20:05
Number 20 B. Leason	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	100%	10:38
Number 21 I. Lundestrom	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	46.2%	14:04
Number 23 M. McTavish	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	57.1%	13:19
Number 26 B. McGinn	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3		12:07
Number 61 C. Gauthier	L	0	1	1	-1	0	5	1	3		14:44
Number 77 F. Vatrano	R	0	0	0	-1	2	0	4	0		15:49
Number 91 L. Carlsson	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	40%	18:51
Number 2 J. LaCombe	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	1		15:38
Number 4 C. Fowler	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2		21:40
Number 6 B. Dumoulin	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2		21:30
Number 7 R. Gudas	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	7	1		18:01
Number 34 P. Mintyukov	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	3		22:37
Number 51 O. Zellweger	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	1		19:19

Anaheim Ducks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 L. Dostal	45	43	2	.956	62:35	OT loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 M. Bunting	L	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0		14:37
Number 10 D. O'Connor	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		17:49
Number 13 K. Hayes	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:00
Number 19 C. Glass	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	0	14.3%	14:23
Number 20 L. Eller	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	57.1%	20:38
Number 46 B. Lizotte	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	50%	05:39
Number 48 V. Puustinen	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		12:45
Number 55 N. Acciari	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	1	50%	13:05
Number 67 R. Rakell	R	0	0	0	+1	0	6	4	0		22:16
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	0	0	0	+1	0	6	0	2		21:53
Number 72 A. Beauvillier	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0		10:14
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	2	0	2	+2	2	6	0	1	71.4%	22:31
Number 3 J. St. Ivany	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		14:32
Number 24 M. Grzelcyk	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	1	0		21:30
Number 27 R. Graves	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2		14:00
Number 28 M. Pettersson	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		23:50
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	0	0	+1	0	4	2	2		22:19
Number 65 E. Karlsson	D	0	1	1	+1	0	6	0	1		23:44

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 39 A. Nedeljkovic	23	22	1	.957	62:35	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Anaheim Ducks at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:59	Anaheim Ducks	Jackson LaCombe	Holding	2
1st	19:49	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby	Holding	2
2nd	07:50	Anaheim Ducks	Mason McTavish	Interference goalkeeper	2
2nd	15:08	Anaheim Ducks	Frank Vatrano	Holding	2
2nd	19:06	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2

Game information

Anaheim Ducks head coach: Greg Cronin
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Mike Sullivan
Referees: Kelly Sutherland, Beau Halkidis
Linesmen: Jesse Marquis, Ben O'Quinn
Anaheim Ducks scratches: Ross Johnston, Urho Vaakanainen, Tristan Luneau
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Ryan Shea, Jesse Puljujarvi

2024-2025 season series

Every Anaheim Ducks and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2024-2025 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final/OT	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Pittsburgh Penguins, Thu, Oct 31, 2024
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Anaheim Ducks 5	Final	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Anaheim Ducks, Thu, Jan 23, 2025

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