Gauthier scores third hat trick in five games as Ducks beat Penguins 5–2
Cutter Gauthier extended his goal streak to six games, and Jackson LaCombe tied Anaheim’s record with an assist in his 10th straight game.
Cutter Gauthier scored twice in less than three minutes in the second period and added an empty-net goal to give the Anaheim Ducks a 5–2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins at Honda Center on Sunday. It was his third hat trick in five games. He has 13 goals during a six-game scoring streak.
Mikael Granlund opened the scoring in the first period. Gauthier beat Arturs Silovs through the pads on a power play at 6:28 of the second. Gauthier made it 3–0 from the slot at 9:11, and Tristan Luneau scored from the point on a third-period power play.
Pittsburgh pulled Silovs for an extra attacker on two third-period power plays and scored on both. Kris Letang cut the deficit to 4–1 at 8:05 and Rickard Rakell made it 4–2 at 13:42. Gauthier put the game away with 34 seconds left.
Granlund finished with a goal and three assists. Jackson LaCombe assisted on three of Anaheim’s goals to tie the club record for consecutive games with an assist at 10. The Ducks have won five straight.
