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2025-12-09 · PPG Paints Arena

4 – 3Final/SO

ANA beat PIT 4–3 in a shootout. ANA lost the expected-goals battle 2.1 to 5.9 and won anyway, a result the shot quality did not support. The biggest swing: Beckett Sennecke scored at 19:59 of the third, moving ANA’s win probability from 1% to 46%. Ville Husso saved 3.9 goals above expected.

Shots on goal
29 – 47
Expected goals
2.1 – 5.9
xG share
PIT 73%
Home-ice start
PIT 53%

Win probability

The site’s win-probability model, second by second: score, time left and the manpower on the ice. Dots are goals; hover for the swing.

ANA goalPIT goal

Expected goals

Running total of each team’s shot quality (unblocked attempts). Dots are goals.

ANAPIT

Three stars, by the model

Net goals added in this game versus a league-average player: on-ice goal share, finishing, playmaking, suppression, drawn and taken penalties, faceoffs; goalies by goals saved above expected.

ANA
62:47 TOI
GSAx +4.10
+3.91
PIT
1 G, 0 A · 11:22 TOI
Finishing +0.84 · Faceoffs +0.05
+0.87
PIT
1 G, 0 A · 19:11 TOI
Finishing +0.54
+0.57

Rough nights

PIT
64:48 TOI
GSAx −0.82
−0.82
ANA
0 G, 0 A · 16:41 TOI
On-ice −0.20 · Finishing −0.23 · Penalties −0.39
−0.81
ANA
0 G, 0 A · 19:41 TOI
On-ice −0.44 · Finishing −0.15
−0.58

Scoring

Win probability of the scoring team just before and after each goal.

TimeTeamGoalANA–PITWin prob.
P1 9:49 PITNoel Acciari
from Connor Dewar
0–153% → 70%
P2 5:19 ANAJackson LaCombe
from Beckett Sennecke, Cutter Gauthier
1–127% → 47%
P2 14:10 ANATroy Terry
unassisted
2–147% → 70%
P2 19:41 PITTommy Novak
from Erik Karlsson, Ryan Shea
2–228% → 52%
P3 16:05 PITAnthony ManthaPP
from Sidney Crosby, Erik Karlsson
2–352% → 90%
P3 19:59 ANABeckett Sennecke
unassisted
3–31% → 46%

Every player

Show both lineups

ANA

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffsShootout
Troy Terry R15:391+0.27−0.24+0.63−0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.11
Jackson LaCombe D29:441+0.05−0.63+0.71−0.01−0.03+0.00+0.00+0.00
Jacob Trouba D24:37+0.02+0.00+0.00+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Pavel Mintyukov D13:32−0.09−0.07+0.00−0.01−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Mason McTavish C18:43−0.10−0.12−0.02+0.01−0.02+0.00+0.04−0.00
Beckett Sennecke R18:5611−0.15−0.43+0.29−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00−0.00
Drew Helleson D18:37−0.15−0.12+0.00−0.02−0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Ryan Strome C8:31−0.16−0.16−0.02+0.01−0.01+0.00+0.03−0.00
Frank Vatrano R9:48−0.16−0.14−0.01−0.01−0.00+0.00+0.00−0.00
Leo Carlsson C17:36−0.18−0.56−0.09−0.01−0.01−0.19+0.01+0.66
Ross Johnston L12:06−0.21−0.14−0.06−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
Alex Killorn L13:29−0.40−0.20−0.18−0.00−0.02+0.00+0.00−0.00
Olen Zellweger D17:19−0.40−0.58−0.01−0.01−0.00+0.19+0.00+0.00
Ryan Poehling C17:39−0.42−0.20−0.18−0.01+0.01+0.00−0.04−0.00
Radko Gudas D19:39−0.49−0.48−0.04+0.01+0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Cutter Gauthier L19:321−0.50−0.18−0.31−0.00+0.01+0.00−0.01−0.00
Mikael Granlund C19:41−0.58−0.44−0.15+0.01+0.02+0.00−0.02−0.00
Chris Kreider L16:41−0.81−0.20−0.23+0.00+0.01−0.39+0.00−0.00
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Ville Husso G62:47+3.91

PIT

SkaterTOIGANet goalsOn-iceFinishingPlaymakingSuppressionPenaltiesFaceoffsShootout
Noel Acciari C11:221+0.87−0.01+0.84−0.01+0.01+0.00+0.05−0.00
Anthony Mantha R19:111+0.57+0.05+0.54−0.00−0.00+0.00−0.01−0.00
Sidney Crosby C22:541+0.51+0.62+0.00+0.12−0.00+0.00+0.06−0.29
Tommy Novak C18:421+0.45+0.50+0.23+0.05−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.32
Ryan Shea D18:421+0.43+0.41+0.00+0.01+0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Connor Clifton D13:54+0.29+0.33−0.04−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Connor Dewar C12:511+0.23+0.25−0.21−0.02+0.01+0.19+0.00−0.00
Kris Letang D25:08+0.22+0.65−0.43+0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00+0.00
Ryan Graves D13:45+0.01+0.31−0.31+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00+0.00
Danton Heinen L11:58−0.04−0.03+0.00−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.01−0.00
Parker Wotherspoon D19:21−0.07−0.08−0.01+0.00+0.02+0.00+0.00+0.00
Ben Kindel C19:23−0.09+0.75−0.77−0.02−0.01+0.00−0.03−0.00
Justin Brazeau R13:46−0.12−0.11−0.19−0.01+0.01+0.19+0.00−0.00
Rutger McGroarty R12:00−0.19+0.29−0.64−0.01−0.00+0.19−0.01−0.00
Kevin Hayes R15:38−0.21−0.10−0.05+0.00−0.00+0.00−0.06−0.00
Erik Karlsson D28:072−0.35+0.23−0.52+0.01−0.07+0.00+0.00+0.00
Bryan Rust R22:33−0.43+0.47−0.88−0.01−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.00
Ville Koivunen R15:46−0.49+0.31−0.44−0.02−0.01+0.00+0.00−0.33
GoalieTOIGSAx (net goals)
Arturs Silovs G64:48−0.82

Net goals for one game are noisy: a single goal against on the ice or a lucky finish moves them a lot. See the card guide and Net Goals 101 for how they are built.