Final
FLA at ANA game report
Sunday, October 4, 2026 · 5:00 p.m. PT · Honda Center
Ducks beat the Panthers 3–2 in overtime despite being out-chanced 3.4–2.3 in expected goals and 13–10 in high-danger chances. Lukas Dostal saved 1.4 goals more than expected.
Team comparison
- 3Goals2
- 2.33Expected goals3.41
- 0.955-on-5 expected goals2.05
- 10High-danger chances13
- 20Shots on goal31
- 42Shot attempts72
- 315-on-5 shot attempts50
- 5:15Power-play time8:53
5-on-5 shares for ANA: 38.3% of shot attempts, 31.6% of expected goals.
Expected goals through the game
Each step is a shot; the bigger the step, the better the chance. A goal on a small step was a low-percentage finish.
Shot map
By strength
| ANA at… | Time | Attempts | xG | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 on 5 | 47:30 | 31–50 | 0.95–2.05 | 0–1 |
| Power play | 5:15 | 9–14 | 0.92–0.76 | 3–0 |
| Shorthanded | 8:53 | 1–2 | 0.00–0.06 | 0–0 |
| Other (4 on 4, 3 on 3, empty net) | 2:36 | 1–6 | 0.46–0.53 | 0–1 |
Read pairs as ANA–FLA. “Power play” means ANA had the extra skater.
Goaltending
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | xGA | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lukas Dostal ANA | 29/31 | .935 | 3.41 | +1.41 |
| Jacob Markstrom FLA | 17/20 | .850 | 2.33 | -0.67 |
GSAx above zero means the goalie stopped more than an average goalie would have, given the shots faced.
Player ratings
Out of 10, from each player's Game Score (goals, assists, shots, blocks, penalties, faceoffs and 5-on-5 shot and goal differential while on the ice) compared with every NHL game of the last two seasons. 6 is above average, 7 very good, 8 excellent. Goalies are rated on goals saved above expected. ★ = top three of the night. How ratings work
Average ratingDucks5.7Panthers6.3
| ★Top three of the night: Cutter GauthierFANA | 8.4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 20:50 | 44.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★Top three of the night: Leo CarlssonFANA | 8.1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 20:26 | 45.5 |
| ★Top three of the night: Sam BennettFFLA | 7.2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 21:52 | 53.3 |
| Brad MarchandFFLA | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 13:10 | 61.9 |
| Lukas DostalGANA | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | — | 63:43 | — |
| Lars EllerFFLA | 6.9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 11:32 | 81.8 |
| Carter VerhaegheFFLA | 6.8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 19:18 | 50.0 |
| Radko GudasDFLA | 6.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:47 | 74.1 |
| Matthew TkachukFFLA | 6.7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23:28 | 54.8 |
| Brady TkachukFFLA | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16:02 | 86.7 |
| Uvis BalinskisDFLA | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:40 | 85.0 |
| Mikael GranlundFANA | 6.5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22:31 | 31.3 |
| Garnet HathawayFFLA | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9:30 | 81.8 |
| Beckett SenneckeFANA | 6.4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 21:44 | 28.0 |
| Sandis VilmanisFFLA | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13:38 | 66.7 |
| Anton LundellFFLA | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:33 | 57.1 |
| Sam ReinhartFFLA | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 22:19 | 63.6 |
| Jackson LaCombeDANA | 6.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28:41 | 46.2 |
| Seth JonesDFLA | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28:35 | 51.9 |
| Niko MikkolaDFLA | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:17 | 58.3 |
| Dmitry KulikovDFLA | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:49 | 56.7 |
| Tyson HindsDANA | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14:44 | 45.8 |
| Bokondji ImamaFFLA | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7:45 | 70.0 |
| Ryan PoehlingFANA | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:55 | 60.0 |
| Nikita NesterenkoFANA | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:24 | 64.3 |
| Sam ColangeloFANA | 5.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:24 | 60.0 |
| Eetu LuostarinenFFLA | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:12 | 50.0 |
| Jacob MarkstromGFLA | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | — | 63:43 | — |
| Noah WarrenDANA | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:57 | 48.0 |
| Jeff MalottFANA | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7:56 | 33.3 |
| Gustav ForslingDFLA | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:25 | 48.6 |
| Tristan LuneauDANA | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26:36 | 43.9 |
| Judd CaulfieldFANA | 4.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9:49 | 27.3 |
| Alex KillornFANA | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:32 | 21.1 |
| Travis MitchellDANA | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:08 | 14.3 |
| Pavel MintyukovDANA | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19:50 | 14.3 |
| A.J. GreerFANA | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:02 | 38.2 |
| Tim WasheFANA | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:24 | 15.8 |
Lines used
Each team's most-used forward lines and defence pairs at 5 on 5, from the NHL's shift charts · time together · shot attempts for–against · expected goals for–against
Ducks
Forward lines
- Killorn – Granlund – Sennecke10:03 · 4–9 · xG 0.0–0.1
- Greer – Gauthier – Carlsson9:26 · 12–12 · xG 0.3–0.7
- Poehling – Nesterenko – Colangelo7:35 · 9–5 · xG 0.3–0.1
- Caulfield – Malott – Washe6:27 · 3–6 · xG 0.1–0.1
Defence pairs
- LaCombe – Luneau17:15 · 17–19 · xG 0.4–0.9
- Hinds – Warren11:29 · 11–13 · xG 0.3–0.3
- Mintyukov – Mitchell10:37 · 2–12 · xG 0.2–0.6
Panthers
Forward lines
- Verhaeghe – Bennett – Tkachuk11:45 · 15–13 · xG 0.8–0.5
- Luostarinen – Lundell – Vilmanis10:23 · 11–6 · xG 0.4–0.1
- Marchand – Reinhart – Tkachuk8:47 · 12–2 · xG 0.5–0.0
- Eller – Hathaway – Imama5:12 · 6–2 · xG 0.2–0.0
Defence pairs
- Kulikov – Forsling13:59 · 13–12 · xG 0.4–0.4
- Jones – Mikkola13:40 · 11–7 · xG 0.4–0.1
- Gudas – Balinskis11:50 · 16–2 · xG 0.9–0.0
Three stars
- ★C. GauthierANA · 2G 1A
- ★★M. GranlundANA · 1G 0A
- ★★★N. WarrenANA · 0G 0A
Scoring
Period 1
- 16:18ANA C. Gauthier pp (from J. LaCombe, L. Carlsson)0–1
- 17:09FLA C. Verhaeghe (from S. Bennett, M. Tkachuk)1–1
Period 2
- 00:47ANA C. Gauthier pp (from B. Sennecke, L. Carlsson)1–2
Period 3
- 18:10FLA B. Marchand (from L. Eller)2–2
Overtime
- 04:14ANA M. Granlund pp (from L. Carlsson, C. Gauthier)2–3