Kevin Hayes, Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Cody Glass and Anthony Beauvillier scored for the Penguins. Alex Nedeljkovic, fresh off making history by becoming the first goalie in NHL history to score a goal and record an assist in the same game on Friday in Buffalo, stopped 25 of 26 shots to earn the victory.

Pittsburgh will be without their top goal-scoring forward when they take on Los Angeles, who will play their first home game since the onset of the wildfires

The Pittsburgh Penguins players and coaches honored the LA firefighters Monday. The coaches donned the hats on the ice while the players wore the LAFD hats in the locker room Monday after the team’s morning skate.

After one of their best efforts of the season in a 5-1 win against the Los Angeles Kings on Monday, the Pittsburgh Penguins will look to continue the momentum on their road trip when they take on the Anaheim Ducks Thursday night.

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Facing the NHL’s second-stingiest defensive team without their leading scorer seemed like it would be a recipe for disaster for the Penguins.

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.

Pittsburgh played its most complete, four-line effort of the season against a stingy defensive team in Los Angeles

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Los Angeles Kings NHL game to be played on January 20, 2025 on ESPN.

Los Angeles ... 20 assists for the Kings. Phillip Danault has five assists over the past 10 games. Sidney Crosby has 12 goals and 37 assists for the Penguins. Rickard Rakell has scored six goals ...

Rakell logged a power-play assist, four hits and a minus-2 rating in Thursday's 5-1 loss to the Ducks. Rakell was unavailable for Monday's game versus the Kings due to a personal matter. He was back Thursday and slotted onto the top line against his former team.

The Los Angeles Kings’ Anze Kopitar and the Pittsburgh Penguins’ Rickard Rakell are two of the top players to keep an eye on when these squads play on Monday at 10:30 PM ET, at Crypto.com Arena. Buy tickets for this game at StubHub!