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Chris Kreider's 2nd goal is the late tiebreaker in the Anaheim Ducks' 4-3 win over the Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Anaheim Ducks: Game Highlights

Cutter Gauthier and Drew Helleson also scored and Lukas Dostal made 23 saves for the Ducks, who matched Boston and Toronto for the NHL's longest active victory streak in home openers.

Kreider, who also had an assist, is off to an outstanding start with four goals in three games for the Ducks after the Rangers traded their longtime left winger last June to create cap space.

Kreider scored Anaheim's first goal off a slick pass from Leo Carlsson in the first period, and he won it for the Ducks just seven seconds after Parker Wotherspoon went to the penalty box for shooting the puck over the glass.

Justin Brazeau, Rickard Rakell and Anthony Mantha scored and Tristan Jarry stopped 17 shots as Pittsburgh opened a three-game California trip.

Sidney Crosby had two assists to pass Steve Yzerman, one of his boyhood idols, for the ninth-most in NHL history.

The Ducks had the largest crowd in franchise history for the home debut of coach Joel Quenneville, who got loud cheers when introduced. The second-winningest coach in NHL history opened his Ducks tenure with a loss and a win on the road last week.

Brazeau extended his impressive start to his Penguins tenure just 63 seconds after the opening faceoff, redirecting Ryan Shea's point shot for his fourth goal in four games. Evgeni Malkin also got his sixth assist of the season.

Rakell redirected another shot by Shea for his first career goal against the Ducks, who drafted him in 2011. He spent parts of 10 NHL seasons in Anaheim.

Gauthier tied it late in the first with a one-timer set up by Pavel Mintyukov.

Up next Penguins: Visit Kings on Thursday.

Ducks: Host Hurricanes on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

ANA leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 1:03 Justin Brazeau Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Ryan Shea (2), Evgeni Malkin (6)
Goal 1st Period 7:01 Rickard Rakell Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Ryan Shea (3), Sidney Crosby (2)
Goal 1st Period 9:42 Chris Kreider Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Leo Carlsson (3), Mikael Granlund (3)
Goal 1st Period 19:25 Cutter Gauthier Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Pavel Mintyukov (1), Beckett Sennecke (2)
Goal 2nd Period 9:48 Drew Helleson Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Chris Kreider (1)
Goal 2nd Period 17:01 Anthony Mantha Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Sidney Crosby (3), Bryan Rust (1)
Goal 3rd Period 18:33 Chris Kreider Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Troy Terry (3), Leo Carlsson (4)

Statistics

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26 Blocked Shots 16
16 Hits 25
3 Takeaways 1
25 Shots 22
0 Power Play Goals 2
1 Power Play Opportunities 6
0.0 Power Play Percentage 33.3
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
26 Faceoffs Won 28
48.1 Faceoff Win Percent 51.9
12 Giveaways 14
6 Total Penalties 1
12 Penalty Minutes 2
Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Radko Gudas, D Day-To-Day Apr 17
Ross Johnston, LW Day-To-Day Apr 17
Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Peyton Kettles, D Out Nov 24

Game Information

Honda Center

Location: Anaheim, CA
Attendance: 17,622 | Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 53 22 113 7
Pittsburgh 41 25 98 16
Philadelphia 43 27 98 12
Washington 43 30 95 9
Columbus 40 30 92 12
NY Islanders 43 34 91 5
New Jersey 42 37 87 3
NY Rangers 34 39 77 9

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 39 26 95 17
Edmonton 41 30 93 11
Anaheim 43 33 92 6
Los Angeles 35 27 90 20
San Jose 39 35 86 8
Seattle 34 37 79 11
Calgary 34 39 77 9
Vancouver 25 49 58 8
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