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.

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.

There are two trade deadlines this season, one hard and one soft, and the Pittsburgh Penguins trade chatter has revolved around the players leaving. The team has two pending free agents who have essentially grown up within the franchise,

(Bethany Baker | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Hockey Club left wing Michael Carcone (53) and Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby (87) crash into the glass during the second period of the game between the Utah Hockey Club and the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025.

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. It was Crosby’s 95th career

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

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.Mikhail Sergachev and Michael Carcone scored for Utah, and Connor Ingram had 25 saves.In the extra period, Crosby got a drop pass from Cody Glass at the bottom of the left circle, skated across the front of the goal and put a backhander over Ingram’s left pad.Sergachev, back in Utah’s lineup after missing five games with an upper-body injury, opened the scoring with a power-play goal with 5:09 left in the first period.Pettersson tied it at 6:40 of the second, before Carcone put Utah back ahead less than 2 minutes later.Karlsson tied it at 6:17 of the third.TakeawaysUtah: Utah remained in sixth place in the Central Division, just one point behind St. Louis.Pittsburgh: The Penguins finished 3-4-0 on a seven-game trip.Key momentKarlsson picked up a loose puck at the blue line as Utah was trying to clear it, and skated in on the right side and beat Ingram up high to tie the score in the third period.Key statThe Penguins improved to 9-17-5 when giving up the first goal.Up NextUtah hosts Columbus on Friday, and Penguins host Nashville on Saturday.