Venue & Game Details
Location: Honda Center, 2695 E Katella Ave, Anaheim, CA 92806
Time: 10:30 p.m. ET / 7:30 p.m. PT
Broadcast: ESPN+, SportsNet Pittsburgh, KTTV (Anaheim)
Atmosphere: Ducks’ home opener, with a young roster energized by a new coaching staff under Joel Quenneville
Team Recent Form
Pittsburgh Penguins): Began the season with two wins before a 6-1 loss to the Rangers. Despite the setback, Pittsburgh holds a 51.2% expected goals share and 52.8% scoring chance percentage at 5-on-5, suggesting strong underlying play.
Anaheim Ducks): Dropped their opener to Seattle but bounced back with a 7-6 OT win over San Jose, highlighted by Leo Carlsson’s OT winner and a breakout performance from Cutter Gauthier.
Recent Form (last 3 games):
Penguins: W vs. Columbus, W vs. Ottawa, L vs. NY Rangers
Ducks: L vs. Seattle, W vs. San Jose
Injury Report
Pittsburgh: C Kevin Hayes (upper body, week-to-week), C Rutger McGroarty (upper body, indefinite), D Kris Letang (day-to-day), G Joel Blomqvist (lower body, week-to-week).
Anaheim: C Ryan Strome (day-to-day, lower body).
Key Player Matchups
Top Lines:
Sidney Crosby – Rickard Rakell – Bryan Rust (PIT) vs. Leo Carlsson – Chris Kreider – Alex Killorn (ANA).
Secondary Scoring:
Evgeni Malkin – Anthony Mantha – Justin Brazeau (PIT) vs. Cutter Gauthier – Mason McTavish – Beckett Sennecke (ANA).
Goaltending:
Tristan Jarry (PIT) – expected starter after Arturs Silovs struggled vs. NYR.
Lukas Dostal (ANA) – breakout candidate, likely to start after Petr Mrázek’s shaky outing vs. San Jose.
Series History
Penguins have won 8 of their last 11 vs. Anaheim (8-3-0).
Pittsburgh is 15-7-0 in their last 22 vs. Ducks dating back to 2013.
Penguins are 3-1-0 in their last 4 visits to Honda Center.
Betting Trends
Anaheim leads the NHL in shots per game (40) through two contests.
Pittsburgh is 5-1-1 in its last 7 vs. Western Conference opponents.
Ducks games have gone Over in both outings this season.
Game Odds
Pittsburgh Penguins 6.5
Anaheim Ducks – 148
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Monday, October 13, 2025
