Overview
- Anaheim beat Pittsburgh 5-2 at the Honda Center on Sunday night as Cutter Gauthier scored a hat trick and added an assist.
- Gauthier has three hat tricks in the first 10 days of November and extended his goal streak to six games and his point streak to eight games.
- The Ducks converted twice on the power play in the game and have relied on a league-leading man-advantage to boost their scoring during this run.
- Laurent Brossoit made 32 saves for his fourth win in four starts since being recalled from AHL San Diego, while Pittsburgh’s late 6-on-4 goals narrowed but did not change the outcome.
- The result reinforces a contrast between Anaheim’s young, fast offense and special-teams strength and Pittsburgh’s veteran core struggling with defensive lapses and inconsistent play, with the Ducks now sitting among the NHL’s highest scorers and the Penguins facing more questions as they head to San Jose.