Gauthier scores three as Ducks beat Penguins 5-2

Cutter Gauthier scored three goals and added an assist on six shots, and the Ducks beat the Penguins 5-2 at Honda Center. The Ducks built a 3-0 lead through two periods, then held off a late Pittsburgh push to move to 10-7-1.

Mikael Granlund opened the scoring at 8:26 of the first on a snap shot, with Gauthier assisting. Gauthier took over in the second. He scored at 6:28 and again at 9:11 to make it 3-0. Tristan Luneau made it 4-0 at 5:12 of the third.

Pittsburgh answered. Kris Letang scored at 8:05 to cut it to 4-1, and Rickard Rakell added a goal at 13:42 to make it 4-2. Evgeni Malkin assisted on both. Gauthier ended the comeback hopes with a snap shot at 19:26 for the 5-2 final. The Penguins fell to 6-10-2.

Chirp's Sim gave the Ducks a 59% chance over 10,000 simulations, and it called it.