Alex Nedeljkovic made 22 saves for the Penguins (4-7-1), who were outscored 26-13 in their previous six games (0-5-1) and had allowed at least four goals in each of their previous seven.
“I thought it was one of our more complete games,” Pittsburgh coach Mike Sullivan said. “I thought we controlled territory. We played more of a north-south, straight-ahead game. ... We’re not compromising our offense by playing a more calculated game. That’s the conversation that we’re having with the group.
“We’re not going to score our way to success. We’re going to defend our way to success. That’s the message that we’re preaching to the group. I thought a lot of guys bought in tonight and played extremely well.”
Dostal made 44 saves, and Alex Killorn scored for the Ducks (4-4-2), who lost three of four on a road trip.
“Pittsburgh played a heck of a game,” Anaheim coach Greg Cronin said. “They were getting pounded by the media, and locally, for not winning and not playing defense. I thought they played an exceptional game. We were fortunate to hang in there. Obviously, ‘Dos’ was the guy that kept us in the game.”
Killorn put the Ducks ahead 1-0 at 15:50 of the first period with a one-timer in the slot off a pass from Trevor Zegras from behind the net.