Game Thread: Pittsburgh Penguins (20-21-8, 48 pts) at Anaheim Ducks (18-23-6, 42 pts) - Jan 23, 2025 - 10:00 PM EST

Somewhere in between all the trade and "fire sale" rumors (despite it only being January), you may have noticed that the Penguins are still playing hockey. Some pretty good hockey, too, at least the last time we laced 'em up. I'm not sure if we're the baddies for absolutely stomping LA at their game honoring the firefighters, but a win's a win, and we could really stand to string a few together right about now.

Anaheim is up next, and they could be a great opportunity to tack another one on. They're coming off a home-and-away against the Panthers, having lost both games, and they've dropped 7 of their last 8. (Annoyingly, their one win was against the team we can never beat, the Hurricanes. How'd they do that??) Hopefully the fellas haven't had enough time for the jet lag to wear off, if that's their secret to playing some of the best hockey of the season. LGP.