Saturday, January 12, 2019

PENGUINS FINISH OFF THE DUCKS


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PITTSBURGH 7, ANAHEIM 4
WHEN: 10:00 PM ET, Friday, January 11, 2019
WHERE: Honda Center, Anaheim, California
REFEREES: Marc Joannette, Justin St. Pierre
LINESMEN: Devin Berg, Jesse Marquis
ATTENDANCE: 17473
Jake Guentzel had a hat trick, and Phil Kessel delivered the go-ahead goal in the third period Friday as the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins rallied from a three-goal deficit to earn a 7-4 victory and send the Anaheim Ducks to their 10th consecutive defeat.
Tanner Pearson scored a pair of third-period goals as the Penguins won for the 10th time in their past 11 games, a run that started after they lost a 4-2 decision on Dec. 17 at home to the Ducks. Anaheim has not won since that date, going 0-7-3 and dropping all six games on their-just completed homestand (0-3-3).
Kessel scored the game-winner unassisted at 10:22 of the third period, when he forced a Ducks turnover in the Anaheim zone and beat goaltender John Gibson for his 18th of the season.
Pearson had just tied the score 3-3 less than a minute before Kessel's goal. Evgeni Malkin fed him the puck from behind the Ducks' net, and Pearson delivered to the short side of the net. Pearson's insurance goal, his eighth of the season for a 6-4 lead, came with 3:25 to play.
Daniel Sprong scored against his former team, delivering the last of Anaheim's three first-period goals. Sprong, traded to the Ducks from the Penguins in December, scored for the sixth time in 16 games with his new team. Nick Ritchie and Ryan Getzlaf also scored in the opening period for the Ducks.
Guentzel scored twice in the second period as the Penguins tied the score 3-3. Malkin also scored in the second period, his 14th of the season, and he contributed three assists on the night. Kessel had two assists.
Guentzel added his third of the night into an empty net with less than a minute remaining.
Jakob Silfverberg scored in the second period for the Ducks, his 12th of the season.
The seven goals were the most the Ducks have allowed this season. Their 10-game losing streak extended the longest such run in franchise history. The Ducks will now play at home just once in the next 33 days.
The Penguins won the opener of a five-game West Coast road trip that continues Saturday at Los Angeles against the Kings. The road trip will lead Pittsburgh into the All-Star break.

TOP GAME PERFORMANCES
PITTSBURGH

ANAHEIM
Evgeni Malkin 4
Points
Ryan Getzlaf 2
Jake Guentzel 3
Goals
Ryan Getzlaf 1
Evgeni Malkin 3
Assists
Adam Henrique 2
Jake Guentzel 1
Power Play Goals
N/A
N/A
Short Handed Goals
Jakob Silfverberg 1
Matt Murray .840
Save Percentage
John Gibson .829
Matt Murray 21
Saves
John Gibson 29

TEAM STATS SUMMARY
TEAM
SHOTS
GOALS
POWER PLAY
PENALTY KILL
PENALTY MINS
FACE OFFS WON
PITTSBURGH
36
7
1-3
2-2
4
21
ANAHEIM
25
4
0-2
2-3
6
26

MY 3 STARS OF THE GAME
1ST: JAKE GUENTZEL, C – PIT, 3 Goals, 0 Assists
2ND:  BRANDON MONTOUR, D – Ana, 0 GOALS, 0 ASSISTS
3RD: PHIL KESSEL, RW – PIT, 1 Goals, 2 Assists

SCORING SUMMARY
1ST PERIOD

1:27
Ducks
Nick Ritchie (6)
Assists: Ondrej Kase, Adam Henrique
0
1
7:41
Ducks
Ryan Getzlaf (10)
Assists: Andrew Cogliano
0
2
12:23
Ducks
Daniel Sprong (6)
Assists: Rickard Rakell, Ryan Getzlaf
0
3

2ND PERIOD

0:59
Penguins
Evgeni Malkin (14)
Assists: Phil Kessel, Kris Letang
1
3
4:54
Penguins
Jake Guentzel (19)
Assists: Brian Dumoulin
2
3
11:24
Penguins
Jake Guentzel (20) (Power Play)
Assists: Phil Kessel, Evgeni Malkin
3
3
14:39
Ducks
Jakob Silfverberg (12) (Shorthanded)
Assists: Adam Henrique
3
4

3RD PERIOD

9:33
Penguins
Tanner Pearson (7)
Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Dominik Simon
4
4
10:21
Penguins
Phil Kessel (18)
Unassisted
5
4
16:35
Penguins
Tanner Pearson (8)
Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Marcus Pettersson
6
4
19:02
Penguins
Jake Guentzel (21)
Assists: Sidney Crosby
7
4
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FINAL SCORING SUMMARY
FINAL
1
2
3
T
PITTSBURGH
0
3
4
7
ANAHEIM
3
1
0
4
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS
PLAYER
POS
G
A
P
+/-
PIM
SOG
SHF
TOI
EV
PP
SH
PP
SH
HT
BS
FW
FL
FO%
Casey DeSmith
G
0
0
0
0
0
0:00
0:00
0:00
0:00
0
0
-
-
-
-
-
Matt Murray
G
0
0
0
0
0
60:00
51:10
4:50
4:00
0
0
-
-
-
-
-
Olli Maatta
D
0
0
0
+1
0
1
23
17:32
15:24
1:02
1:06
0
0
3
2
-
-
-
Jamie Oleksiak
D
0
0
0
+1
2
0
22
14:19
14:19
0:00
0:00
0
0
2
-
-
-
-
Matt Cullen
C
0
0
0
+1
0
2
16
13:11
10:59
0:00
2:12
0
0
-
-
2
5
29
Brian Dumoulin
D
0
1
1
E
0
1
27
22:11
19:24
0:00
2:47
0
0
4
2
-
-
-
Garrett Wilson
LW
0
0
0
E
0
2
12
9:30
8:55
0:00
0:35
0
0
1
1
-
-
-
Dominik Simon
LW
0
1
1
+1
0
0
18
14:23
13:31
0:52
0:00
0
0
1
1
-
-
-
Tanner Pearson
LW
2
0
2
+1
0
2
19
14:37
13:45
0:52
0:00
0
0
-
-
-
-
-
Riley Sheahan
C
0
0
0
-1
0
1
18
12:02
10:47
0:00
1:15
0
0
1
-
0
2
0
Bryan Rust
RW
0
0
0
+1
0
5
22
19:39
17:36
0:00
2:03
0
0
1
-
0
1
0
Derick Brassard
C
0
0
0
-1
0
1
18
12:46
11:54
0:52
0:00
0
0
2
-
6
7
46
Marcus Pettersson
D
0
1
1
+2
0
3
23
18:05
16:36
1:23
0:06
0
0
1
2
-
-
-
Derek Grant
C
0
0
0
+1
0
2
11
9:02
8:16
0:00
0:46
0
0
2
-
1
0
100
Kris Letang
D
0
1
1
E
0
1
29
26:09
19:33
3:48
2:48
0
0
3
2
-
-
-
Jake Guentzel
LW
3
0
3
E
2
7
24
21:23
18:00
3:02
0:21
1
0
2
-
-
-
-
Evgeni Malkin
C
1
3
4
+1
0
4
19
15:03
11:05
3:58
0:00
0
0
-
-
3
3
50
Jack Johnson
D
0
0
0
+1
0
0
26
18:47
17:09
0:25
1:13
0
0
2
2
-
-
-
Phil Kessel
RW
1
2
3
E
0
4
20
15:16
11:18
3:58
0:00
0
0
-
-
-
-
-
Sidney Crosby
C
0
1
1
+1
0
0
26
22:05
17:19
3:58
0:48
0
0
1
-
9
8
53
ANAHEIM DUCKS
PLAYER
POS
G
A
P
+/-
PIM
SOG
SHF
TOI
EV
PP
SH
PP
SH
HT
BS
FW
FL
FO%
Chad Johnson
G
0
0
0
0
0
0:00
0:00
0:00
0:00
0
0
-
-
-
-
-
John Gibson
G
0
0
0
0
0
59:43
50:53
4:00
4:50
0
0
-
-
-
-
-
Cam Fowler
D
0
0
0
-4
0
1
29
22:47
17:50
2:39
2:18
0
0
1
1
-
-
-
Andrew Cogliano
LW
0
1
1
E
2
1
18
12:18
12:18
0:00
0:00
0
0
-
1
-
-
-
Daniel Sprong
RW
1
0
1
-1
0
4
19
14:47
13:26
1:21
0:00
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
Adam Henrique
C
0
2
2
+1
0
0
24
17:33
15:18
0:58
1:17
0
0
4
-
10
8
56
Ryan Getzlaf
C
1
1
2
-1
0
5
23
20:55
15:28
2:56
2:31
0
0
2
1
4
3
57
Ryan Kesler
C
0
0
0
-3
0
1
19
16:29
12:07
2:33
1:49
0
0
1
3
7
6
54
Jake Dotchin
D
0
0
0
-1
0
0
16
12:57
12:57
0:00
0:00
0
0
1
-
-
-
-
Brian Gibbons
C
0
0
0
E
0
0
13
9:19
8:57
0:06
0:16
0
0
-
-
-
-
-
Carter Rowney
RW
0
0
0
-1
0
0
14
11:44
10:46
0:06
0:52
0
0
2
1
4
3
57
Ondrej Kase
RW
0
1
1
-2
0
1
20
16:05
13:32
2:33
0:00
0
0
1
-
-
-
-
Brandon Montour
D
0
0
0
+2
0
1
28
23:41
20:56
1:21
1:24
0
0
5
-
-
-
-
Jacob Larsson
D
0
0
0
-1
0
2
20
15:27
14:00
0:00
1:27
0
0
1
2
-
-
-
Jakob Silfverberg
RW
1
0
1
E
0
4
23
17:28
13:46
1:21
2:21
0
1
-
-
-
-
-
Nick Ritchie
LW
1
0
1
-1
0
1
22
16:34
14:39
1:21
0:34
0
0
-
1
1
0
100
Josh Manson
D
0
0
0
-2
4
1
25
17:29
15:58
0:06
1:25
0
0
-
2
-
-
-
Hampus Lindholm
D
0
0
0
+2
0
0
27
21:36
18:30
0:00
3:06
0
0
1
3
-
-
-
Kiefer Sherwood
RW
0
0
0
E
0
0
12
9:58
9:52
0:06
0:00
0
0
5
-
-
-
-
Rickard Rakell
C
0
1
1
E
0
3
19
18:20
15:47
2:33
0:00
0
0
-
-
-
-
-
Goaltending
Pittsburgh

Shots
Saves
GA
SV %
PIM
TOI
Matt Murray W (13-5-1)
25
21
4
.840
0
60:00

Anaheim

Shots
Saves
GA
SV %
PIM
TOI
John Gibson L (15-14-7)
35
29
6
.829
0
59:43
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