{"id":523846,"date":"2026-11-09T15:18:40","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T15:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/523846\/"},"modified":"2026-11-09T15:18:40","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T15:18:40","slug":"preview-pittsburgh-penguins-game-18-vs-anaheim-ducks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/523846\/","title":{"rendered":"PREVIEW: Pittsburgh Penguins Game 18 vs Anaheim Ducks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">This article originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">PGHHockeyNOW.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">There were smiles and relaxed shoulders in the Pittsburgh Penguins (6-9-2) Saturday after they accelerated to a 5-2 win over the LA Kings. Just 20 hours after the end of that game, the Penguins hit the ice to face the other SoCal team, the Anaheim Ducks, Sunday at the Honda Center.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The puck drops just after 8 p.m. EST. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/pittsburgh-penguins-lines\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Penguins lines tonight: projected lineup and starting goalie \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The Penguins took an early 2-0 lead over LA with some exceptional play from their second line, especially <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/pittsburgh-penguins-sign-tommy-novak-new-3-year-contract-full-analysis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tommy Novak<\/a>, who finished a rebound chance on his first shift, then created a counterattack goal for his second tally at 5:10 of the first period. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/pittsburgh-penguins-end-the-losing-not-pretty-but-good-enough-in-la\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/pittsburgh-penguins-end-the-losing-not-pretty-but-good-enough-in-la\/\">Click here to read more from PGHHockeyNOW.com.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/monongahela-police-officer-caught-camera-using-homophobic-slur\/7DCKYOQYTNAVBAHOZANAAZMC3I\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Monongahela police officer caught on camera using homophobic slur<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/trending\/russell-brand-rape-conviction-judge-sentences-him-prison\/FBBV2QOEW5FJ7CDP6TS27SRE24\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Russell Brand rape conviction: Judge sentences him to prison<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/investigation-underway-into-death-local-man-who-collapsed-during-traffic-stop\/J2BYI5ES3FCR7CUCGRV5LPYCQ4\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Investigation underway into death of local man who collapsed during traffic stop<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/world-war-i-memorial-knocked-over-pittsburgh\/2UY3OTMIW5A7ZD7B3FN3E4P62A\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">World War I memorial toppled over by truck in Pittsburgh<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/news\/local\/east-hills-home-damaged-early-morning-fire\/SPMJOYI5CFDC7H2YOVY7UIP3KA\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">East Hills home damaged in early morning fire<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This article originally appeared on PGHHockeyNOW.com. 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