Vancouver Canucks
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3–11–1 · 7 pts
Wins–losses–overtime losses · 2026-27
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Vancouver Canucks vs Pittsburgh Penguins — Wednesday, November 27, 2024 Game Analysis
Vancouver Canucks at Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena. Final.
Game Analysis
PPG Paints Arena
- USSN-PIT
- CanadaSportsnet
PIT
- Blake Lizotte (3)
- Rickard Rakell (8)
- PPKevin Hayes (4)
- Bryan Rust (6)
- Bryan Rust (7)
VAN
- Aatu Raty (2)
- Pius Suter (7)
- Quinn Hughes (5)
- Elias Pettersson (7)
Vancouver Canucks vs Pittsburgh Penguins Game Summary — Wednesday, November 27, 2024
By Hockey in 60
Initial summary · A fuller recap will replace this when published.
Pittsburgh Penguins defeated Vancouver Canucks 5–4. The game was played at PPG Paints Arena.
A brief summary of the verified result. Source: ESPN game record. Detailed reporting is shown when available.
Vancouver Canucks vs Pittsburgh Penguins Game Analysis — Wednesday, November 27, 2024
By Hockey in 60
Pittsburgh Penguins won despite being outshot 29–23. Vancouver Canucks generated more shots on target, but the volume advantage did not translate into a better result. Pittsburgh Penguins scored on 21.7% of its shots, compared with 13.8% for Vancouver Canucks. Those are team scoring rates, not goalie save percentages; empty-net goals can affect them. The totals establish a difference in conversion, but cannot separate finishing, chance quality and goaltending.
Vancouver Canucks converted 0 of 1 power plays (0.0%); Pittsburgh Penguins converted 1 of 4 power plays (25.0%). The 1-goal net power-play edge matched the 1-goal final margin. This identifies special teams as a meaningful scoring difference, without proving how the game would have unfolded with different penalties.
Pittsburgh Penguins won 64.9% of faceoffs. That is a clear edge in restarts, but faceoff percentage should not be treated as a possession percentage: the totals do not show where the draws occurred or what happened immediately afterwards.
Hockey in 60’s interpretation of verified game statistics, highlighting meaningful differences and what they suggest about the result. Comparisons describe this game, not season averages. Source: ESPN game statistics.
Vancouver Canucks vs Pittsburgh Penguins Official Game Highlights — Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Vancouver Canucks vs Pittsburgh Penguins Game Statistics — Wednesday, November 27, 2024
| Statistic | Vancouver Canucks | Pittsburgh Penguins |
|---|---|---|
| Shots on goal | 29 | 23 |
| Power-play goals | 0 | 1 |
| Power-play opportunities | 1 | 4 |
| Power-play conversion (%) | 0.0 | 25.0 |
| Faceoffs won (%) | 35.1 | 64.9 |
| Hits | 32 | 11 |
| Blocked shots | 10 | 22 |
| Takeaways | 4 | 6 |
| Giveaways | 12 | 17 |
| Penalty minutes | 8 | 2 |
Source: ESPN game statistics.
Scoring and goaltending
Pittsburgh Penguins won 5–4 at PPG Paints Arena.
Who scored
- Blake Lizotte Goal (3) Backhand, assists: Ryan Shea (1), Drew O'Connor (4)
- Aatu Raty Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Max Sasson (2)
- Rickard Rakell Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Bryan Rust (4), Marcus Pettersson (9)
- Kevin Hayes Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Evgeni Malkin (16), Erik Karlsson (11)
- Bryan Rust Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Sidney Crosby (14), Erik Karlsson (12)
- Bryan Rust Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Sidney Crosby (15), Erik Karlsson (13)
- Pius Suter Goal (7) Slap Shot, assists: Quinn Hughes (17), Filip Hronek (8)
- Quinn Hughes Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Elias Pettersson (10)
- Elias Pettersson Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Conor Garland (12), Quinn Hughes (18)
Goalies
- Arturs Silovs stopped 18 of 23 for Vancouver Canucks.
- Tristan Jarry stopped 25 of 29 for Pittsburgh Penguins.
Rickard Rakell Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Bryan Rust (4), Marcus Pettersson (9) That made the score 1–2 in the 1st, and Pittsburgh Penguins stayed ahead.