Pittsburgh Penguins @ Anaheim Ducks

21-9-5, 11-4-3 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Penguins PIT	1	2	1	4
Ducks ANA	0	1	0	1

Anaheim DucksDucksANA

19-13-7, 12-6-4 Home

Malkin scores twice in return, Penguins defeat Ducks 4-1

— Evgeni Malkin couldn't have dreamed up a better return to the Pittsburgh Penguins' lineup.

Jan 12, 2022, 06:51 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Penguins	1	2	1	4
	Ducks	0	1	0	1

1st Period			PIT	ANA
1:05		Jeff Carter (10) Assists: Marcus Pettersson (10)	1	0

2nd Period		PIT	ANA
3:23	Evgeni Malkin (1) (Power Play) Assists: Kris Letang (28), Jake Guentzel (17)	2	0
8:33	Jakob Silfverberg (2) Assists: Sonny Milano (16)	2	1
14:38	Evgeni Malkin (2) Assists: Kasperi Kapanen (11), John Marino (15)	3	1

3rd Period			PIT	ANA
17:03		Jeff Carter (11) (Empty Net) Assists: Kasperi Kapanen (12), Evgeni Malkin (1)	4	1

PENGUINS

DUCKS

Regular Season Series

PIT wins 2-0

Ducks
0
Penguins
1

Game 1

12/12

Penguins
4
Ducks
1

Game 2

12/1

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Vegas	39	26	17	95
Edmonton	40	30	11	91
Anaheim	42	33	6	90
Los Angeles	35	26	20	90
San Jose	38	35	8	84
Seattle	34	36	11	79
Calgary	33	39	9	75
Vancouver	25	48	8	58

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Pittsburgh Penguins @ Anaheim Ducks

Stars of the Game

Evgeni MalkinC - PIT

Jakob SilfverbergRW - ANA

Jeff CarterC - PIT

Game Information

Malkin scores twice in return, Penguins defeat Ducks 4-1

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

PIT wins 2-0

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

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