After Keller recovered the puck for Utah's first possession in overtime, it took only seconds before Utah got its only goal shot of the period. With Utah's Barrett Hayton slapping the ice to call for the puck, Sergachev passed to Hayton right in front of Penguins goalie Alex Nedeljkovic.
SALT LAKE CITY — Sidney Crosby scored at 3:54 of overtime and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Utah Hockey Club 3-2 on Wednesday night. Marcus Pettersson and Erik Karlsson scored in regulation as Pittsburgh snapped a three-game losing streak. Alex Nedeljkovic made 27 saves.
SALT LAKE CITY – Sidney Crosby scored with 1:06 left in overtime as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Utah Hockey Club 3-2 at Delta Center on Wednesday.
Sidney Crosby scored in overtime to cap a two-point game as the Pittsburgh Penguins earned a 3-2 victory over the Utah Hockey Club on Wednesday in Salt Lake City.
Cole was involved in the Derick Brassard trade in 2018, which effectively was the day the music died on the Penguins’ mini-dynasty. He has since played for Columbus, Colorado, Minnesota, Carolina, Tampa Bay and Vancouver. This summer, he made his way to Salt Lake City.
Sidney Crosby introduced himself to the Salt Lake City crowd for the first time. The Pittsburgh Penguin — and future hall-of-famer — drove the puck down the left wing and right to the net before back-handing it in for the overtime winner Wednesday night at Delta Center.
Second Period_2, Pittsburgh, Pettersson 3 (Crosby, Grzelcyk), 6:40. 3, Utah, Carcone 4 (Bjugstad, Marino), 8:36. Penalties_Hayton, UTA (High Sticking), 4:13.
Not only did Crosby play in Utah — He also scored two points, including the overtime winner. His totals are now up to two goals and three points in two games against the NHL’s newest franchise. Crosby didn’t get the chance to see much of the city, but he liked the arena.
Utah plans to announce the winning name and logo at a time to be determined following the end of this season and before the start of next season. Hockey Club was the name selected for Utah’s inaugural NHL season after co-owners Ryan and Ashley Smith purchased the contracts of Arizona Coyotes executives, coaches and players.
On Wednesday night, we saw the Pittsburgh Penguins close out a seven-game road trip with a matchup against the Utah Hockey Club, who were playing the first of a four-game homestand.
Brothers Jack Hughes and Luke Hughes each collected a goal and an assist as the New Jersey Devils scored four times in the second period and rolled to a 5-0 rout of the visiting Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday night in Newark,