Skidding Penguins focus on defense as upbeat Ducks visit

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The Pittsburgh Penguins will try to avoid matching their longest losing streak under coach Mike Sullivan when they host the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night.

The Penguins have dropped six in a row, getting outscored 27-13 in the process.

Sullivan, who's in his 10th season with Pittsburgh, saidthere's an assortment of factors leading to the downturn, but it begins with the dec