NHL Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins at Anaheim Ducks with Line Combinations 1/23/2025

Pittsburgh Penguins (20-21-8, 48 Pts) at Anaheim Ducks (18-23-6, 42 Pts)

Venue: Honda Center
Date: Thursday, January 23
Time: 10:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/SN-PIT/KCOP-13
Radio:
Pittsburgh – 105.9 The X
Anaheim – KLAA 830 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Pittsburgh -1.5 ML -148
Anaheim: +1.5 ML +124
O/U 6.5

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Pittsburgh Penguins News & Notes:

The Penguins picked up a win on Monday, 5-1 over the Los Angeles Kings. With the win, they are now 3-4-4 in January and despite the skid are only four points out of the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. They are averaging 2.55 goals per game while allowing 3.18 goals per game.

Anaheim Ducks News & Notes:

The Ducks dropped their fourth straight last night as they lost 5-2 to the Florida Panthers. It was their second straight loss to the Panthers as they lost to them on Saturday 3-0. The Ducks are now 3-6-2 in January and are averaging two goals per game while allowing 3.55 goals per game.

Pittsburgh Penguins Projected Lineup:

Beauvillier-Crosby-Rust
Bunting-Malkin-Glass
O’Connor-Hayes-Tomasino
Nieto-Lizotte-Acciari

Pettersson-Letang
Grzelcyk-Karlsson
Pickering-Joseph

Nedeljkovic
Blomqvist

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Anaheim Ducks Projected Lines

Vatrano-Strome-Terry
Zegras-Carlsson-Killorn
Gauthier-McTavish-Fabbri
Nesterenko-Harkins-Leason

Lacombe-Gudas
Trouba-Mintykov
Zellweger-Dumoulin

Gibson
Dostal

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Players To Watch:

Pittsburgh Penguins

Sidney Crosby this season has 51 points on 13 goals and 38 assists. He’s faced the Ducks 25 times in his career recording 30 points on 12 goals and 18 assists; in the matchup earlier this season he had two goals.

Anaheim Ducks

Alex Killorn this season has 18 points on eight goals and ten assists. He’s faced the Penguins 32 times in his career recording 25 points on seven goals and 18 assists; he scored a goal in the previous matchup this season.

Injury Report:

Pittsburgh Penguins

F Rickard Rakell – DTD
D Jack St. Ivany – Out

Anaheim Ducks

F Isac Lundestrom – DTD
F Brock McGinn – IR

Next Game

Pittsburgh – January 25 at Seattle Kraken
Anaheim – January 25 vs. Nashville Predators

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