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	41	18	6	88
Pittsburgh	32	18	15	79
NY Islanders	37	24	5	79
Columbus	33	21	11	77
Philadelphia	31	23	11	73
Washington	33	27	7	73
New Jersey	32	31	2	66
NY Rangers	27	30	8	62

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Anaheim	36	26	3	75
Vegas	30	22	14	74
Edmonton	32	26	9	73
Los Angeles	27	23	15	69
San Jose	31	26	6	68
Seattle	29	26	9	67
Calgary	26	32	7	59
Vancouver	20	37	8	48

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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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