Things have gone from bad to worse for the Pittsburgh Penguins. They are 2-4-0 on their current seven-game road trip. They have fallen to 15th in the Eastern Co

As any would-be hockey broadcaster raised in Pittsburgh, Cooney was influenced heavily by Mike Lange. The longtime voice of the Penguins and a broadcaster emeritus, Lange is famous in the region — and throughout North America, really — for his dozens of colorful goal calls.

What started out as a promising road trip ended up devolving into a 2-4 swing with three straight losses to non-playoff teams

Malkin, now in his 19th NHL season, has recorded nine goals and 25 assists in 47 games this year. Career-wise, the Russian has won three Stanley Cup titles with the Penguins and an Art Ross Trophy, recently hitting the 500-goal plateau (something only 48 players have done) in Pittsburgh.

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.

After the loss, Sullivan provided his thoughts on Malkin's absence from the lineup. “He's an important player for us,” the Penguins bench boss said, via NHL.com. “He's a top-two center, he's dynamic with the puck. He's not an easy guy to replace.”

The NHL announced that Sergei Gonchar was named to the Pittsburgh Penguins Quarter-Century First Team. Here's a look back at his career in black and gold.

As mentioned, Crosby and the Penguins make their first visit to Utah on Wednesday. The game starts at 7:30 p.m. and will be streamed on Utah 16 and Utah HC+. It’s the second meeting between these teams this year. In the first, a 6-1 Utah win in Pittsburgh on Nov. 23, Crosby scored the 600th goal of his career.

Which brings us to today's quiz. At 37 years old, Crosby has 53 points in 52 games on 15 goals and 38 assists. With that being said, how many of the yearly leaders in NHL goals since the 1990-91 season can you name in five minutes? Good luck!

Will Smith, Macklin Celebrini and Yaroslav Askarov all make impact in San Jose Sharks win over Pittsburgh Penguins

While Sidney Crosby agreed to a two-year contract extension in September that included a full no-trade clause and could keep him with the Pittsburgh Penguins through at least the 2026-27 NHL season, the struggles the Penguins have endured from October through Monday's 2-1 loss to the lowly San Jose Sharks (15-32-6) resulted in Crosby being the subject of trade rumors for the second consecutive winter.