The Penguins, who have won four straight after going 2-4-0 in their previous six games, have scored four goals or more in those four victories, and have outscored opponents 19-8. Goaltender Tristan Jarry is expected to make his fifth consecutive start for Pittsburgh; No. 1 goaltender Matt Murray returned home to Ontario following the death of his father on Tuesday and will be away from the Penguins indefinitely. Goaltender John Gibson will start for the Ducks, who are 1-2-1 in their past four games after going 5-1-0 in their previous six games.
Players to watch
Penguins center Sidney Crosby has 11 points (three goals, eight assists) in a four-game point streak, and 18 points (eight goals, 10 assists) in 13 games against Anaheim. Ducks forward JT Brown will make his home debut after he was claimed off waivers on Sunday. Brown had an assist in his Anaheim debut, a 3-1 loss at the Colorado Avalanche on Monday.
They said it
"We're not spending a lot of time in our own end, which is nice. You don't want to be spending time in there. It's way more fun to go the other way." -- Penguins center Sidney Crosby "They've got a good team here. They play a tough style, a tough team to play against. … That was something that fit well with me and the style I like to play." -- Ducks forward J.T. Brown
The Penguins recalled Dea from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League. … Cogliano will serve the second game of a two-game suspension for an interference penalty on Los Angeles Kings forward Adrian Kempe on Saturday. The suspension ended a streak of 830 consecutive NHL appearances for Cogliano, fourth-longest in League history.
Stat pack
Kessel has eight points (three goals, five assists) in a four-game point streak and 13 points (five goals, eight assists) in his past nine games. … Getzlaf has 18 points (three goals, 15 assists) in his past 14 games, and 17 points (five goals, 12 assists) in 15 games against Pittsburgh.
