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.

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.

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The Penguins fail to stay hot in California, getting outclassed in a 5-1 loss against the Ducks in Anaheim on Thursday.

It was a tough night for the Penguins on Thursday in Anaheim. Not only were they unable to carry over the momentum from Monday’s win over Los Angeles – they lost winger Bryan Rust late in the second period.

Mason McTavish and Alex Killorn end their scoring slumps with two goals apiece, John Gibson makes 31 saves and the Ducks snap a four-game losing streak with a 5-1 win.

Pittsburgh Penguins forward Bryan Rust suffered an undisclosed injury and prematurely exited a 5-1 loss to the Anaheim Ducks at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. on Thursday. Aside from a posting on one of the team’s social media accounts acknowledging the ailment,

It was only fitting that, a game removed from pouring it on against the NHL’s stingiest defensive team, the Pittsburgh Penguins couldn’t keep the league’s least prolific offense in check.

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.

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