from Elliott Teaford of the OC Register,

When they left home to begin a five-game trip a little more than three weeks ago, the Ducks were still very much a work in progress. Their play was as uneven and disjointed as their lineup, a patchwork quilt of skills and strengths and weaknesses.

Somewhere along the road from Tennessee to Florida to North Carolina to the District of Columbia, the Ducks discovered something about themselves. They learned how they must play in order to be competitive against any opponent and to win in any situation, at home and on the road.

On the road again for another five-game trip, the Ducks proved it again. They rallied from a two-goal deficit to take a 4-2 victory from the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday at PPG Paints Arena, mixing and matching players of varying abilities and experience and dominating the game after a sluggish first period.

The Ducks (19-11-5) have won four consecutive games, nine of 10 and 11 of 13.

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