Overview
- Chris Kreider buried the tiebreaker with 1:27 remaining, scoring seconds into a power play after Parker Wotherspoon’s delay-of-game penalty.
- Kreider finished with two power-play goals and an assist, giving him four goals through his first three games with Anaheim.
- Cutter Gauthier and Drew Helleson also scored for the Ducks, with Leo Carlsson supplying two assists and Lukáš Dostál earning the win in goal.
- Justin Brazeau, Rickard Rakell and Anthony Mantha scored for Pittsburgh, Tristan Jarry made 17 saves, and Sidney Crosby’s two assists moved him past Steve Yzerman for ninth all-time in NHL assists.
- A franchise-record crowd watched Joel Quenneville’s Ducks home debut, with Anaheim set to host the Hurricanes on Thursday as the Penguins continue their California swing against the Kings.