Cutter Gauthier scored three times as the Anaheim Ducks beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 on Sunday night at Honda Center.
Mikael Granlund opened the scoring on the power play at 8:26 of the first period, with assists from Gauthier and Jackson LaCombe. Gauthier made it 2-0 on the power play at 6:28 of the second period. Gauthier made it 3-0 at 9:11 of the second period. Tristan Luneau made it 4-0 on the power play at 5:12 of the third period.
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Kris Letang pulled the Penguins within 4-1 on the power play at 8:05 of the third period. Rickard Rakell pulled the Penguins within 4-2 on the power play at 13:42 of the third period. Gauthier made it 5-2 into an empty net at 19:26 of the third period.
For Anaheim, Gauthier had three goals and an assist, Granlund had a goal and three assists, LaCombe had three assists, Luneau scored, and Laurent Brossoit stopped 31 of 33 shots.
For Pittsburgh, Evgeni Malkin had two assists, Letang and Rakell each scored, and Arturs Silovs stopped 20 of 24 shots.
Pittsburgh outshot Anaheim 33-25. Anaheim went 3 for 4 on the power play, and Pittsburgh went 2 for 6. The Ducks improved to 10-7-1. The Penguins dropped to 6-10-2.
The Ducks sit sixth in the Western Conference and have won five straight. The Penguins are 14th in the Eastern Conference.
The Ducks are back in action when they host the Nashville Predators on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 10:00 p.m. ET. The Penguins are back in action when they visit the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 10:00 p.m. ET.
