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Anaheim Ducks at Pittsburgh Penguins

PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Anaheim Ducks beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 in a shootout on Tuesday, December 9, 2025 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Anaheim Ducks 4 43-33-6
at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 41-25-16

Goals by period

Team Total
Anaheim Ducks 0 2 1 0 1 4
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 1 1 0 0 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Anaheim Ducks 8 10 8 2 0 28
Pittsburgh Penguins 16 12 12 7 0 47

Three stars

  1. V. Husso, Anaheim Ducks (goaltender)
  2. B. Sennecke, Anaheim Ducks (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. T. Novak, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 09:49 Pittsburgh Penguins Noel Acciari (1) Connor Dewar (4) Even strength ANA 0, PIT 1
2nd 05:19 Anaheim Ducks Jackson LaCombe (4) Beckett Sennecke (16), Cutter Gauthier (18) Even strength ANA 1, PIT 1
2nd 14:10 Anaheim Ducks Troy Terry (8) Unassisted Even strength ANA 2, PIT 1
2nd 19:41 Pittsburgh Penguins Tommy Novak (5) Erik Karlsson (18), Ryan Shea (9) Even strength ANA 2, PIT 2
3rd 16:05 Pittsburgh Penguins Anthony Mantha (9) Sidney Crosby (13), Erik Karlsson (19) Power play ANA 2, PIT 3
3rd 19:59 Anaheim Ducks Beckett Sennecke (10) Unassisted Shorthanded ANA 3, PIT 3

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

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 Pittsburgh Penguins Tommy Novak Saved
1 Anaheim Ducks Leo Carlsson Goal (winner)
2 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby Saved
2 Anaheim Ducks Troy Terry Saved
3 Pittsburgh Penguins Ville Koivunen Saved

Team stats

Stat Anaheim Ducks Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 28 47
Power play 0 of 1 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 10 2
Hits 24 11
Blocked shots 17 13
Giveaways 17 19
Takeaways 7 9
Faceoffs won 28/55 (50.9%) 27/55 (49.1%)

Box score

Anaheim Ducks

Anaheim Ducks skaters
Player
16 R. Strome C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 71.4% 08:31
17 A. Killorn L 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 13:29
19 T. Terry R 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 15:39
20 C. Kreider L 0 0 0 0 4 2 4 1 0 16:41
23 M. McTavish C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 61.1% 18:43
25 R. Poehling C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 35.7% 17:10
44 R. Johnston L 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 0 12:06
45 B. Sennecke R 1 1 2 +1 0 4 1 0 0 18:56
61 C. Gauthier L 0 1 1 +1 0 3 1 0 0 19:32
64 M. Granlund C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 19:41
77 F. Vatrano R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 09:48
91 L. Carlsson C 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 53.8% 17:36
2 J. LaCombe D 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0 3 0 29:19
7 R. Gudas D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 10 3 0 19:39
14 D. Helleson D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 18:37
51 O. Zellweger D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 17:19
65 J. Trouba D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 0 1 0 24:37
98 P. Mintyukov D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13:32
Anaheim Ducks goalies
Goalie
33 V. Husso 47 44 3 .936 62:47 Win

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
2 R. McGroarty R 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 12:00
13 K. Hayes R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 15:38
16 J. Brazeau R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 13:46
17 B. Rust R 0 0 0 -2 0 6 0 0 0 22:33
18 T. Novak C 1 0 1 -2 0 6 0 0 0 18:42
19 C. Dewar C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 0 0 12:51
39 A. Mantha R 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 1 19:11
41 V. Koivunen R 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 15:46
43 D. Heinen L 0 0 0 +1 2 0 1 1 0 11:58
55 N. Acciari C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 72.7% 11:22
81 B. Kindel C 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 1 0 33.3% 19:23
87 S. Crosby C 0 1 1 -2 0 0 0 0 0 61.5% 22:54
5 R. Shea D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 1 0 18:42
27 R. Graves D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 13:45
28 P. Wotherspoon D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 1 0 19:21
58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 25:08
65 E. Karlsson D 0 2 2 -2 0 5 0 1 0 28:07
75 C. Clifton D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 13:54
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
37 A. Silovs 28 26 3 .929 64:48 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 15:47 Anaheim Ducks Leo Carlsson Hooking 2
1st 18:31 Anaheim Ducks Chris Kreider Cross checking 2
2nd 07:22 Anaheim Ducks Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 10:10 Pittsburgh Penguins Danton Heinen Interference 2
3rd 15:58 Anaheim Ducks Ville Husso Holding the stick 2
3rd 19:42 Anaheim Ducks Chris Kreider Tripping 2

Game information

Anaheim Ducks head coach
Joel Quenneville
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Muse
Referees
Jon McIsaac, Justin Kea
Linesmen
Michel Cormier, Dan Kelly
Anaheim Ducks scratches
Jansen Harkins, Nikita Nesterenko, Ian Moore
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Mathew Dumba, Sam Poulin, Harrison Brunicke

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 at Anaheim Ducks 4 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final/SO Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 9

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 6 at Montreal Canadiens 1 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 4 at Ottawa Senators 3 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 4 at New York Islanders 5 Final/SO Game page
San Jose Sharks 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 4 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 Final Game page
Boston Bruins 5 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 4 at Winnipeg Jets 3 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 4 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final/OT Game page
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Nashville Predators 4 Final/SO Game page

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