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Anaheim Ducks at Pittsburgh Penguins

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Beckett Sennecke beats the buzzer to force OT and Ducks win shootout to beat Penguins 4-3

Anaheim Ducks vs. Pittsburgh Penguins: Game Highlights

The 19-year-old Sennecke eluded three defenders and his shot deflected off the glove of Pittsburgh's Erik Karlsson and into the net. A replay review confirmed the shot beat the buzzer.

Ville Husso made 45 saves, including seven in overtime, and stopped all three shots in the shootout.

Jackson LaCombe and Troy Terry also scored for the Ducks. Noel Acciari, Tommy Novak and Anthony Mantha scored for the Penguins, and Arturs Silovs stopped 25 shots as Pittsburgh suffered its second consecutive shootout loss.

Mantha put the Penguins ahead 3-2 on the power play with 3:55 remaining. Sidney Crosby won a faceoff and assisted on Mantha's goal for his 1,717th career point, moving him within five of Mario Lemieux's franchise record.

Novak poked in a rebound of his own shot with 19 seconds left in the second period to tie it at 2-all, extending his goal streak to four games.

LaCombe scored from a nearly impossible angle in the second period to make it 1-all. He was nearly parallel with the goal line when he flicked the puck between Silovs’ head and the near post.

Terry put the Ducks ahead 2-1 later in the second when he secured a bouncing puck and slammed it past Silovs.

Sennecke assisted on LaCombe’s goal. The rookie has 26 points in 30 games, becoming the fastest teenager in Ducks history to reach 25 points. Mason McTavish took 40 games to reach the mark in 2022-23.

Up next Ducks: At the New York Islanders on Thursday night.

Penguins: Host Montreal on Thursday night.

Regular Season Series

ANA wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 9:49 Noel Acciari Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Connor Dewar (4)
Goal 2nd Period 5:19 Jackson LaCombe Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Beckett Sennecke (16), Cutter Gauthier (18)
Goal 2nd Period 14:10 Troy Terry Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 2nd Period 19:41 Thomas Novak Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Erik Karlsson (18), Ryan Shea (9)
Goal 3rd Period 16:05 Anthony Mantha Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Sidney Crosby (13), Erik Karlsson (19)
Goal 3rd Period 19:59 Beckett Sennecke Goal (10) , assists: none
Goal 5 0:00 Leo Carlsson Goal Backhand

Statistics

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17 Blocked Shots 13
24 Hits 11
7 Takeaways 9
28 Shots 47
0 Power Play Goals 1
1 Power Play Opportunities 5
0.0 Power Play Percentage 20.0
1 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
28 Faceoffs Won 27
50.9 Faceoff Win Percent 49.1
17 Giveaways 19
5 Total Penalties 1
10 Penalty Minutes 2
Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Brett Kulak, D Injured Reserve Dec 13
Stuart Skinner, G Injured Reserve Dec 13
Harrison Brunicke, D Out Dec 9
Blake Lizotte, C Injured Reserve Dec 9
Evgeni Malkin, C Injured Reserve Dec 9
Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Petr Mrazek, G Injured Reserve Dec 5

Game Information

PPG Paints Arena

Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 15,165 | Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 16 6 41 9
Anaheim 19 12 39 1
Los Angeles 14 8 37 9
Edmonton 15 11 36 6
San Jose 16 14 35 3
Seattle 12 11 30 6
Calgary 13 16 30 4
Vancouver 11 17 25 3

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 20 9 42 2
NY Islanders 19 11 41 3
Washington 18 10 40 4
Philadelphia 16 9 37 5
New Jersey 18 13 37 1
Pittsburgh 14 8 36 8
NY Rangers 16 13 36 4
Columbus 13 13 32 6
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