Ducks 5–4 Blues — Final Score & Stats (Dec 31, 2005)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🎵 STL

Doug Weight

1 G, 2 A

4 shots · 24:35 TOI

2nd star 🦆 ANA

Chris Kunitz

2 G

4 shots · 13:33 TOI

3rd star 🦆 ANA

Jean-Sebastien Giguere

30 saves

0.882 SV% · 4 GA

Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🎵 Jamal Mayers Go-ahead 1st · 00:23

Assists: Dennis Wideman · beat Jean-Sebastien Giguere

0–1

🦆 Andy McDonald Tying 1st · 07:40

Assists: Teemu Selanne, Francois Beauchemin · beat Jason Bacashihua

1–1

🦆 Chris Kunitz Go-ahead 1st · 07:50

Assists: Joffrey Lupul, Francois Beauchemin · beat Jason Bacashihua

2–1

2nd period

🦆 Vitaly Vishnevski Empty net 2nd · 07:27

Unassisted

3–1

🎵 Dean McAmmond PP 2nd · 19:32

Assists: Scott Young, Doug Weight · beat Jean-Sebastien Giguere

3–2

3rd period

🦆 Chris Kunitz 3rd · 06:13

Assists: Todd Marchant, Joffrey Lupul · beat Curtis Sanford

4–2

🎵 Doug Weight PP 3rd · 06:50

Assists: Mike Sillinger, Scott Young · beat Jean-Sebastien Giguere

4–3

🎵 Mike Sillinger PP Tying 3rd · 10:51

Assists: Doug Weight, Dennis Wideman · beat Jean-Sebastien Giguere

4–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🦆Ducks

L1 Marchant · Niedermayer · Pahlsson 19:35

L2 McDonald · Sykora · Selanne 17:23

L3 Lupul · Kunitz · Hedstrom 15:24

L4 Fedoruk · Konopka · Wright 7:28

D1 Niedermayer · Beauchemin 27:54

D2 Salei · Carney 22:40

D3 Vishnevski · Dipenta 14:12

🎵Blues

L1 Weight · Sillinger · Cajanek 23:33

L2 McAmmond · Young · Drake 20:36

L3 Johnson · Mayers · Rycroft 11:54

L4 Sejna · McClement · Hoggan 6:33

D1 Brewer · Wideman 25:37

D2 Weinrich · Salvador 21:16

D3 Jackman · Walker 15:26

Team stats

Away left · home right

🦆ANA STL🎵

33 Shots on goal 34

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 3/7

21 Hits 18

11 Blocked shots 15

5 Takeaways 5

15 Giveaways 19

21 Penalty minutes 23

ANA shooting 15.2% (5/33) STL shooting 11.8% (4/34)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🦆Ducks

Jean-Sebastien Giguere

30/34

.882 SV% · 4 GA · 65:00 TOI

🎵Blues

Curtis Sanford

26/27

.963 SV% · 1 GA · 56:57 TOI

Jason Bacashihua

3/5

.600 SV% · 2 GA · 07:50 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Ducks

Ducks — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 6-3-2 (55% win rate, 11 games)

Blues

Blues — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-10-1 (15% win rate, 13 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Ducks

Ducks — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 8-1-2 (73% win rate, 11 games)

Blues

Blues — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-3-1 (0% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Ducks lead the season series 3–1

Dec 212005 🎵STL @ 🦆ANA 3–6 Oct 282005 🎵STL @ 🦆ANA 4–6 Oct 192005 🦆ANA @ 🎵STL 2–3 Mar 252004 🦆ANA @ 🎵STL 2–3 Mar 172004 🎵STL @ 🦆ANA 1–1 OT

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Who won Ducks vs Blues on December 31, 2005?

Ducks won 5–4 in a shootout. The final score was Ducks 5, Blues 4.

Who scored for Ducks?

Chris Kunitz (2), Andy McDonald, Vitaly Vishnevski.

Who scored for Blues?

Dean McAmmond, Doug Weight, Jamal Mayers, Mike Sillinger.

How did the Ducks goalie play?

Jean-Sebastien Giguere made 30 saves on 34 shots (.882 save percentage).

How did the Blues goalie play?

Curtis Sanford made 26 saves on 27 shots (.963 save percentage).

Where is Ducks vs Blues played?

At Enterprise Center in St. Louis, the Blues home rink.

What is the Ducks vs Blues season series?

Ducks lead the season series 3–1 after 4 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🦆 Ducks

BeforeDec 28 🦆ANA @ 🧥CBJ 0–1 AfterJan 1 🦆ANA @ 🐯NSH 4–2

🎵 Blues

BeforeDec 29 🎵STL @ ⭐DAL 0–3 AfterJan 2 🐋VAN @ 🎵STL 1–4

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