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The Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center on Sunday, November 8, 2026, with puck drop set for 8:00 PM EST.
Matchup: Pittsburgh Penguins (6-9-2, 14 points in 2026-27) at Anaheim Ducks (9-7-1, 19 points in 2026-27)
Date: Sunday, November 8, 2026
Puck drop: 8:00 PM EST (5:00 PM PST local)
Venue: Honda Center
How to watch: ANA: SN, Prime Video · PIT: SN-PIT
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Pittsburgh Penguins News & Notes
Sidney Crosby scored twice in Saturday’s 5-2 win at Los Angeles, moving past Marcel Dionne into sole possession of sixth place on the NHL’s all-time scoring list. Tommy Novak also scored twice against the Kings, who led early before the game turned. The result ended a four-game losing streak for Pittsburgh and closed the Western swing on firmer ground. Crosby’s climb up the career list has become a running subplot to an otherwise uneven first quarter for the club.
The injury list shifted during the trip. Evgeni Malkin and defenseman Kaedan Korczak were both listed day-to-day with lower-body injuries, with Malkin missing the game in Las Vegas before being cleared to return Thursday. Elmer Soderblom’s status was downgraded in the same update. Pittsburgh also reassigned forward prospect Melvin Fernstrom to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, where goaltender Taylor Gauthier turned aside every shot in a 5-0 win over Hershey.
Anaheim Ducks News & Notes
The Ducks picked up a 5-3 win over the Flames on Friday night. Ville Husso got the win coming in, in relief for Lukas Dostal. Husso stopped all ten shots he faced. Leo Carlsson, Cutter Gauthier, Nikita Nesterenko, Jeff Mallot, and Tristan Luneau scored the Anaheim goals.
It was the Ducks fourth straight win. During the streak, they’re averaging 5.3 goals per game while allowing 3.5 goals per game.
Pittsburgh Penguins Projected Lines
Line 1: Evgeni Malkin – Sidney Crosby – Rickard Rakell
Line 2: Tommy Novak – Ben Kindel – Egor Chinakhov
Line 3: Ville Koivunen – Hendrix Lapierre – Justin Brazeau
Line 4: Connor Dewar – Blake Lizotte – Nicholas Robertson
Pair 1: Samuel Girard – Kaedan Korczak
Pair 2: Spencer Stastney – Erik Karlsson
Pair 3: Declan Carlile – Kris Letang
Goaltenders: Sergei Murashov – Arturs Silovs
Pittsburgh Penguins Special Teams
Power play, First unit: Ben Kindel – Tommy Novak – Rickard Rakell – Erik Karlsson – Sidney Crosby
Power play, Second unit: Ville Koivunen – Hendrix Lapierre – Egor Chinakhov – Kris Letang – Evgeni Malkin
Penalty kill, First unit: Blake Lizotte – Connor Dewar – Declan Carlile – Kaedan Korczak
Penalty kill, Second unit: Rickard Rakell – Nicholas Robertson – Spencer Stastney – Erik Karlsson
Anaheim Ducks Projected Lines
Line 1: Alex Killorn – Leo Carlsson – Judd Caulfield
Line 2: Cutter Gauthier – Mikael Granlund – Beckett Sennecke
Line 3: Nico Myatovic – Tim Washe – Sam Colangelo
Line 4: Jeff Malott – Roger McQueen – Nikita Nesterenko
Pair 1: Jackson Lacombe – Drew Helleson
Pair 2: Pavel Mintyukov – Noah Warren
Pair 3: Travis Mitchell – Tristan Luneau
Goaltenders: Lukas Dostal – Laurent Brossoit
Anaheim Ducks Special Teams
Power play, First unit: Beckett Sennecke – Leo Carlsson – Mikael Granlund – Jackson Lacombe – Cutter Gauthier
Power play, Second unit: Alex Killorn – Roger McQueen – Nikita Nesterenko – Judd Caulfield – Tristan Luneau
Penalty kill, First unit: Tim Washe – Alex Killorn – Jackson Lacombe – Tristan Luneau
Penalty kill, Second unit: Leo Carlsson – Jeff Malott – Noah Warren – Pavel Mintyukov
Players To Watch
Evgeni Malkin — Pittsburgh Penguins
Malkin piled up three assists on one shot last time out, and the underlying work backs the production: Box Score Junkie has him at 59.4% Corsi-for with 67.1 shot attempts for per 60 this season, both team highs. He also has six goals on 3.5 expected, so the finishing is running hot. An assist prop is the safer angle.
Cutter Gauthier — Anaheim Ducks
Gauthier led Anaheim with four shots last game and scored. Box Score Junkie’s 2026-27 numbers show 68.3 shot attempts for per 60 and a 56.8% Corsi-for, the busiest rate on the roster, plus 12 goals on 7.4 expected. He’s shooting often enough to make shots-on-goal props the cleanest play.
Injury Report
Pittsburgh Penguins
Elmer Soderblom (LW) — Injured Reserve, Upper Body, expected back Saturday, November 14
Bryan Rust (RW) — Injured Reserve, Lower Body, expected back Saturday, December 5
Trevor van Riemsdyk (D) — Injured Reserve, Lower Body, expected back Sunday, November 8
Ryan Graves (D) — Injured Reserve, Knee, expected back Saturday, November 28
Anaheim Ducks
A.J. Greer (LW) — Injured Reserve, Upper Body, expected back Wednesday, November 11
Troy Terry (RW) — Injured Reserve, Hip, expected back Sunday, November 8
Ian Moore (D) — Injured Reserve, Lower Body, expected back Sunday, November 8
Ryan Poehling (C) — Injured Reserve, Lower Body, expected back Wednesday, November 25
Betting Odds
Moneyline (DraftKings, as of November 8 at 4:12 AM ET): Pittsburgh Penguins +100, Anaheim Ducks -120.
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Next Up
Pittsburgh Penguins: visit the San Jose Sharks on Wednesday, November 11.
Anaheim Ducks: host the Nashville Predators on Wednesday, November 11.