Ducks rally, beat Penguins on late goal in home opener
Chris Kreider scored a late power-play goal to extend the Ducks’ NHL record to 10 straight home opener wins, highlighting their strong special teams play.
- On Tuesday at Honda Center, the Anaheim Ducks beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3 on a late power-play goal by Chris Kreider at 1:27, securing their 10th consecutive home opener win.
- After 18:26 of scoreless third-period play, Anaheim Ducks received their fifth power play when Parker Wotherspoon shot the puck over the glass.
- Cutter Gauthier and Drew Helleson supplied goals for Anaheim, with Gauthier's set up by Pavel Mintyukov, and Lukáš Dostál earned his first victory of 2025-26.
- The victory matched Boston and Toronto for the NHL's longest active home-opener winning streak and came with the largest franchise crowd for Joel Quenneville's home debut.
- Trade acquisition Chris Kreider has four goals in three games after trade last June, and rookie Beckett Sennecke began his NHL career with a three-game point streak.
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Ducks rally, beat Penguins on late goal in home opener
The 21st Duck, Daniel “Doc” Jacobs takes the ice with the Anaheim Ducks before the team’s home opener against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, at the Honda Center. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register/SCNG) The 21st Duck, Daniel “Doc” Jacobs, center, takes the ice with the Anaheim Ducks before the team’s home opener against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, at the Honda Center. (Photo by Leonard Orti…


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Chris Kreider Wires Home Power-Play Goal To Give Ducks Late Lead vs. Penguins
Watch as Anaheim Ducks' Chris Kreider wires home a power-play goal off a slick feed from Troy Terry to give his team a lead in the dying minutes of the third over the Pittsburgh Penguins. --------------------------------------------- 📺 http://sportsnetplus.ca - Stream live on Sportsnet+ 💻 http://www.sportsnet.ca - More news & highlights on Sportsnet.ca https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVhibwHk4WKw4leUt6JfRLg https://www.facebook.com/sportsnet …
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