Anaheim Ducks (12-27-4, eighth in the Pacific Division) vs. Pittsburgh Penguins (21-15-6, sixth in the Metropolitan Division)
Pittsburgh; Monday, 7 p.m. ET
Bottom line: The Anaheim Ducks enter their game against the Pittsburgh Penguins after losing three straight games.
Pittsburgh is 21-15-6 overall and 11-5-4 at home. The Penguins are 5-4-6 in single games.
Anaheim is 4-14-3 on the road and 12-27-4 overall. The Ducks made a total of 203 free throws (4.7 per game), second in the league.
Monday’s game is the first meeting between the two teams this season.
Top performer: Sidney Crosby had 21 goals and 27 assists for the Penguins. Jason Zuker has scored 4 goals and provided 1 assist in the past 10 games.
Troy Terry had 12 goals and 22 assists for the Ducks. Mason McTavish has scored 5 goals and provided 3 assists in his last 10 games.
Last 10 games: Penguins: 2-6-2, averaging 2.4 goals, 3.5 assists, 3.4 free throws and 7.3 free throw minutes while conceding 3.5 goals per game.
Ducks: 3-6-1, 1.9 goals per game, 3.2 assists, 3.8 free throws and 9.3 free throw minutes per game, 4.1 goals conceded per game.
Injuries: Penguins: Ryan Poehling: Out (upper body), Josh Archibald: Out (undisclosed), Marcus Pettersson: Out (illness), Jeff Petry: Out (upper body), Tristan Jarry: Out (Lower body).
Ducks: Jamie Drysdale: Out (shoulder), John Moore: Out (undisclosed), Isac Lundestrom: Out (finger), Derek Grant: Out (lower body), Justin Kirkland: Out (undisclosed).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data provided by Sportradar.
