Penguins' captain Sidney Crosby was named captain of Team Canada on Thursday afternoon. His alternate captains will be Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid and Colorado Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar.
In Pittsburgh's first trip to Utah, the captain gave the crowd something to remember with a patented backhand goal.
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson had a rough night and more than a few decisions that would make one kindly question his thought process.
Sidney Crosby scored the overtime winner on his patented backhand, and Erik Karlsson tied the game in the third with a snipe, as Pittsburgh defeated the Utah Hockey Club, 3-2.
Sidney Crosby, one of the greatest athletes of all time, was visiting with his Pittsburgh Penguins, and Utahns wanted to show their support. Crosby didn’t disappoint his supporters. He scored two points, including the overtime winner.
Pittsburgh Penguins veteran Sidney Crosby will once again wear the "C" for Team Canada, this time at the 4 Nations Face-Off.
The Pittsburgh Penguins played a game in the Beehive State for the first time Thursday. And that new experience led to an infrequent experience — over recent weeks, anyway — as they defeated the Utah Hockey Club,
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.
With a little more than a minute remaining in overtime on Wednesday, Crosby swung to the front of the net and put in a beauty of a backhander.
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
Team captains have officially been named for the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off and two Edmonton Oilers are set to take a leadership role. Connor McDavid and Mattias Ekholm will both sport an ‘A’ as assistant captains for Canada and Sweden,