ANA 4–3 CBJ Final · W
Ducks/Schedule/Recap Sat, Dec 20, 2025 · 2025-26 regular season
Anaheim Ducks
ANA · 21-13-2
4–3
FinalW
Columbus Blue Jackets
CBJ · 14-15-6
1ST2ND3RDT ANA 21011117428 CBJ 1911017326 goals · shots on goal
Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1
ANA 21-13-2 · CBJ 14-15-6 · Meeting 2 this season — the season series is tied 1–1

Ducks beat the Blue Jackets

The Ducks earned it: 3.7 expected goals to 3.1, and a 4–3 win to show for it. The Ducks owned the 3rd period, 1.7 to 0.6 in expected goals.

Who had the better chances

The Ducks created the better chances: 3.7 expected goals to 3.1, on 28 and 26 shots on goal.

ANA 3.7 xG · 28 shots CBJ 3.1 xG · 26 shots
0
1
2
3
4
1st 1.0 · 1.2
2nd 1.0 · 1.3
3rd · the swing 1.7 · 0.6
Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.
Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Ducks win 59.
ANA 59%CBJ 41%

Goals and penalties

7 goals · 5 penalties
← Ducks shoot this way Blue Jackets shoot this way →
On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list
1st period
1
Olen Zellweger, Frank Vatrano · snap shot, a good chance (22%)
1–0
2
03:00 Jacob Trouba
Ryan Poehling, Alex Killorn · slap shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
2–0
PEN
04:31 Beckett Sennecke· Holding the stick
Voronkov scored on this power play
2 min
Minor
3
05:54 Dmitri Voronkov PP
Charlie Coyle, Zach Werenski · Power play (Sennecke, holding the stick) · tip in shot, a great chance (33%)
2–1
PEN
13:32 Kent Johnson· Delaying game puck over glass
Killed
2 min
Minor
2nd period
4
Damon Severson, Ivan Provorov · tip in shot, a low-percentage shot (10%) that found a way in
2–2
PEN
05:15 Beckett Sennecke· Interference goalkeeper
Killed
2 min
Minor
5
Ross Johnston · snap shot, a good chance (19%)
3–2
PEN
16:30 Mason Marchment· Tripping
Killed
2 min
Minor
3rd period
6
Denton Mateychuk, Kent Johnson · snap shot, a low-percentage shot (3%) that found a way in
3–3
7
16:31 Pavel Mintyukov GWG
Mikael Granlund, Radko Gudas · wrist shot, a good chance (10%)
4–3
PEN
17:49 Bench· Too many men on the ice
Killed
2 min
Bench minor
Goaltending
+0.1
vs expected
23/26 saves · 3 GA · 3.1 xGA Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
−0.3
vs expected
24/28 saves · 4 GA · 3.7 xGA Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.
Team ANACBJ
Shots on goal
28
26
Expected goals
3.7
3.1
Hits
0
0
Blocks
0
0
Faceoffs
43%
57%
Power play
0/3
1/2
Penalty minutes
0
0
The Ducks went 0-for-3 on the power play and allowed 1 on 2 Blue Jackets power plays.