The Ducks bring a four-game streak and a higher power-index standing into Sunday’s matchup with the Penguins.
Anaheim enters Sunday at Honda Center with a 9-7-1 record and 19 points, while Pittsburgh is 6-9-2 with 14; the Ducks also sit 19th in the power index, eight places ahead of the Penguins at 27th. Anaheim has won four straight and four of its last five, while Pittsburgh has gone 1-4 over its last five. The key matchup is Anaheim’s attack, led by Leo Carlsson’s 21 points and Beckett Sennecke’s 19, against a Penguins group whose leading scorer, Erik Karlsson, has 14 points. The Ducks’ recent scoring surge gives them an edge on paper, but Pittsburgh’s ability to slow those playmakers and build on its latest win could decide whether the streak survives.