The Pittsburgh Penguins look to stop a three-game losing streak with a victory against the Utah Hockey Club when they face off on Wednesday, Jan. 29.

UTAH: #28 IAN COLE - Cole spent parts of four seasons with the Penguins and won two Stanley Cups in 2016 and 2017 alongside current Utah teammate Olli Määttä. The defenseman has 13 points (1G, 12A) and ranks second in the NHL with 135 blocked shots.

Pittsburgh has just five games remaining before the upcoming 4 Nations Face-off halts play for a week and a half in February. If the Penguins are going to gain any ground in the playoff race, they know they have to start tonight - and keep their foot on the gas.

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.

And then there were three. But how did we get here? The naming of Utah’s hockey franchise — currently known as Utah Hockey Club — has become a dramatic, lengthy process because of copyright issues in seemingly every direction.

The Pittsburgh Penguins won their first game in Salt Lake City, with Sidney Crosby scoring an overtime winner against the Utah Hockey Club.

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.

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.

Utah Hockey Club announced this week that a public contest to name the team has been narrowed down to the final three options including keeping the generic Utah Hockey Club name, Utah Mammoth and Utah Wasatch.

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.

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