Vatrano scored an empty-net goal on five shots, added an assist and went plus-3 in Tuesday's 6-4 win over the Kraken. Vatrano helped out on Troy Terry's opening goal before closing the scoring himself.

The Anaheim Ducks are fresh off a convincing win over the Pittsburgh Penguins with eyes on starting a winning streak when they take on the Nashville Predators tonight at Honda Center.

The Pittsburgh Penguins and perhaps Rickard Rakell got some good news since Sunday. Rakell left the team sometime after the loss on Saturday to the Washington Capitals to return to Pittsburgh and tend to a family matter.

Penguins: Pittsburgh never led and lost for the fifth time in seven games. The Penguins began the game with a flurry of shots, but couldn't break through against Gibson. The Ducks took control and got behind Pittsburgh's defense multiple times to keep pressure on Nedeljkovic.

ANAHEIM -- Mason McTavish and Alex Killorn each scored two goals for the Anaheim Ducks in a 5-1 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins at Honda Center on Thursday. Frank Vatrano also scored, and Troy Terry and Jacob Trouba each had two assists for the Ducks (19-23-6), who had lost four straight (0-3-1). John Gibson made 31 saves.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mason McTavish and Alex Killorn each scored twice and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 on Thursday night. Frank Vatrano also scored and Troy Terry and Jacob ...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) Mason McTavish and Alex Killorn each scored twice and the Anaheim Ducks beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-1 on Thursday night. Frank Vatrano also scored and Troy Terry and Jacob ...

Frank Vatrano, who scored a goal in the win over Pittsburgh, will be a central piece of that formula and it is for that reason, and a few others, he will be worth watching over the final 34 games ...

Mason McTavish and a healthy Trevor Zegras have augmented an attack that had been leaning heavily on Troy Terry and Frank Vatrano, but they need more production from Carlsson.

The Ducks host the Predators tonight eyeing their first winning streak of the new year. Let's look at the keys to the game.

The Pittsburgh Penguins this week headed out for the West Coast portion of their season-long road trip with, at least at first, mixed results. A win that could serve as a template for how to play. Then a loss that left the Penguins perhaps wanting to throw away the game tape.

Forward Bryan Rust left the game with a lower-body injury and did not return as Penguins failed to muster any offense