Karlsson Fires Away in Anaheim, but Penguins Fall Short
The Pittsburgh blueliner led his team in ice time on the second night of back-to-back games, and the Ducks pulled away at home.
Erik Karlsson put the puck on the net all night in Anaheim, and it still ended in a loss. The Penguins fell 5-2 to the Ducks, and Karlsson finished minus 3.
He logged 25:34 over 23 shifts, the most of any Pittsburgh skater and the most among the team's six defencemen. He had 8 shots on goal, and his one point was a power-play assist. He had no goals, no hits and no blocked shots, and no penalty minutes.
The shot total stands out against his season: he has 35 shots in 18 games, so this one night is a big slice of that. His average ice time this year is 23.4 minutes, so he played a bit more than usual.
The Penguins are 6-9-2 and sit in the ninth wild-card spot. They came in having snapped a losing streak a night earlier in Los Angeles. This one slipped away, and Karlsson's volume of shots did not change that.
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- Strong Player PerformanceGauthier Buries Two in the Second to Hand Ducks a Cushion