Overview
- Anaheim returns to Honda Center after a 7-6 overtime win in San Jose, where Chris Kreider tied it late and Leo Carlsson won it 46 seconds into OT.
- Players signaled a focus on tightening coverage after conceding nine goals in two games, even as the Ducks lead the NHL at 40 shots per game.
- Rookie Beckett Sennecke has scored in each of his first two NHL games, becoming just the third Duck to open a career that way.
- Pittsburgh is 2-1-0 following a 6-1 loss to the Rangers, and defenseman Kris Letang is day-to-day with his availability for tonight undecided.
- Starting goalies had not been announced, with Lukáš Dostál an option for Anaheim and Pittsburgh weighing Artūrs Silovs or Tristan Jarry; pregame begins at 6:45 p.m. and puck drop is set for 7:44 at Honda Center.