Takeaways & Observations: Net-front presence on goals highlight Penguins 3-1 win over Ducks

PITTSBURGH 3 – ANAHEIM 1 The Pittsburgh Penguins (13-8-0, 26 pts) got back into the win column with a 3-1 victory over a quality opponent in the Anaheim Ducks (15-6-2, 32 pts) Monday night. The Penguins are at their best when they overwhelm teams with their quick strike ability and that’s how things played out Monday night. With the game scoreless early in the third, the Penguins scored three goals in a 4:04 span, getting goals from Brian Gibbons (1), Brandon Sutter (4), and Sidney Crosby (10). Gibbons provided a spark breaking a 0-0 tie, 3:52 into the third period for his first NHL goal in his first NHL game. On the goal, Evgeni Malkin was the catalyst setting Gibbons