GameThread: Anaheim Ducks vs. Pittsburgh Penguins

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Numbers for Nerds:

The last matchup between these two teams was the season opener for both clubs.

That game saw Penguin-acquisition/former-Duck, Ben Lovejoy post a dismal -3 rating with one hit and one giveaway in 18:08 TOI. On the flip side, Duck newcomer, Simon Despres contributed with a +1 rating, 4 shots, one hit, 3 blocked shots and one takeaway in 15:36 TOI.

Doesn't it feel great knowing how frustrated Penguin fans were when they heard that Simon Despres would sport an Anaheim sweater?

Team Records:

Ducks: (42-17-7), 91 total points (1st in Pacific, 1st in West, 1st in NHL), 2.96 G/GP, 2.71 GA/GP

Penguins: (36-18-9), 81 total points (3rd in Metropolitan, 6th in East), 2.89 G/GP, 2.39 GA/GP

Ducks Team Leaders:

Scoring: Ryan Getzlaf (20+41=61), Corey Perry (27+18=45), Ryan Kesler (17+24=41); Among Defensemen: Sami Vatanen (12+22=34).

TOI/GP: Francois Beauchemin (22:45), Hampus Lindholm (22:01), Sami Vatanen (21:40); Among Forwards: Ryan Getzlaf (20:05).

Possession: (5v5 FF%, minimum 50 GP): Matt Beleskey (54.6%), Patrick Maroon (54.3%), Ryan Getzlaf (53.1%).

Possession numbers and chart via WAR-on-ice.com.

Panguins Leaders:

Scoring: Evgeni Malkin (27+38=65), Sidney Crosby (20+44=64), Kris Letang (10+39=49).

TOI/GP: Kris Letang (25:41), Paul Martin (22:34), Christian Ehrhoff (22:10); Among Forwards: Sidney Crosby (19:49).

Possession: (5v5 FF%, minimum 50 GP): Chris Kunitz (56.8%), Kris Letang (56.0%), Sidney Crosby (55.6%).

Possession numbers and chart via WAR-on-ice.com.

Goalies:

Ducks: Frederik Andersen: (30-8-5), .917 Sv%, 27.3 Shots Faced/GP or John Gibson (9-5-0) .924 Sv%, 30.9 Shots Faced/GP

Penguins: Marc-Andre Fleury: (29-14-6), .923 Sv%, 28.2 Shots Faced/GP or Thomas Greiss (7-3-3), .906 Sv%, 29.8 Shots Faced/GP

Power Play:

Ducks: 17.3% (22nd in NHL), Top PPG Scorer: Sami Vatanen (7 PPG)

Penguins: 21.2% (7th in NHL), Top PPG Scorer: Evgeni Malkin (9 PPG)

Penalty Kill:

Ducks: 81.6% (13th in NHL), Top SHG Scorer: Andrew Cogliano (3 SHG)

Penguins: 85.1% (5th in NHL), Top SHG Scorer: Brandon Sutter (3 SHG)