Crosby's first of two assists on Tuesday night gave him sole possession of 9th on the all-time assist leaders list in NHL history.

There weren’t many areas the Pittsburgh Penguins were expected to be exceedingly stout in entering 2025-26 campaign. In fact, it was anticipated that the rebuilding franchise would be one of the NHL’s least impressive clubs this season.

The Pittsburgh Penguins will look to avoid a third straight loss as they continue a three-game California road trip on Thursday against the Los Angeles Kings.

Penguins star Sidney Crosby now sits ninth all-time in assists after Pittsburgh's 4-3 loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night.

Chris Kreider scored two power-play goals and the Ducks beat the Penguins for their 10th straight victory in home openers.

Chris Kreider scored two goals, including the go-ahead tally on the power play with 1:27 remaining, as the Anaheim Ducks erased an early two-score deficit for a 4-3 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins on Tuesday.

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It was quite an eventful night on Tuesday in Anaheim. The Penguins jumped out to a 2-0 lead before the Ducks battled back to tie the game in the first period. In the second period, Anaheim went up 3-2 before Anthony Mantha evened the score at 3-3.

• The Penguins were very poor on the penalty kill. Anaheim converted on two of six chances, but that doesn’t tell the entire story. Let’s put it this way: The Penguins didn’t pass the eye test on the penalty kill. At all. The Ducks set up early in often and did an excellent job of caving in the Penguins’ penalty killers.