Game #18: Ducks vs. Penguins Gameday Preview (11/08/26)

The Ducks are trying to extend their winning streak to five games on Sunday as they face the Pittsburgh Penguins, who are coming off a 5-2 win against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.

It will be the debut of Anaheim’s “Hometown Remix” jersey, which pays homage to the D5 jerseys in Disney’s “Mighty Ducks” movie franchise.

After losing seven of eight games to close out October, the Ducks have now rattled off four wins in a row. This run has been spurred by a white-hot power play and the surprise recall and insertion of goaltender Laurent Brossoit. Brossoit started three of the four games during the current winning streak and holds a 3-0-0 record. His promotion represents head coach Joel Quenneville’s displeasure with his goaltender’s performances of late, in addition to simply wanting better defensive performances.

While Brossoit hasn’t been much better statistically, he is making timely saves. Defensive consistency is still a work in progress. In his last start on Friday, typical starter Lukáš Dostál (who has 10 days off between starts) allowed three goals on 11 shots and was pulled after one period. Ville Husso made 10 saves in relief, helping the Ducks rally as they scored four unanswered to beat the Calgary Flames 5-3.

At some point, Dostál will need to find his form. For now, it’s Brossoit’s net, and the expectation is that he will start on Sunday against the Penguins.

Pittsburgh snapped a four-game losing streak on Saturday, with rookie goaltender Sergei Murashov earning his first win of the season. Artūrs Šilovs will start the second game of the back-to-back.

Ducks Projected Lines

Alex Killorn - Leo Carlsson - Judd Caulfield
Cutter Gauthier - Mikael Granlund - Beckett Sennecke
Nico Myatovic - Tim Washe - Frank Vatrano
Jeff Malott - Roger McQueen - Nikita Nesterenko

Jackson LaCombe - Drew Helleson
Pavel Mintyukov - Noah Warren
Tyson Hinds - Tristan Luneau

Laurent Brossoit (projected)

Penguins Projected Lines

Evgeni Malkin - Sidney Crosby - Rickard Rakell
Tommy Novak - Ben Kindel - Egor Chinakhov
Ville Koivunen - Hendrix LaPierre - Justin Brazeau
Connor Dewar - Blake Lizotte - Nick Robertson

Sam Girard - Kaedan Korczak
Spencer Stastney - Erik Karlsson
Declan Carlile - Kris Letang

Artūrs Šilovs (confirmed)