This story initially appeared on PittsburghHockeyNow.com.
The Pittsburgh Penguins (3-5-1) are not having a good time on their four-game road trip. The Penguins have lost the first three games in ugly ways, giving up 16 goals in total while scoring only seven. Monday, they face the greatly improved Utah Mammoth (6-3-0) at the United Center.
The puck drops just after 9 p.m. ET.
The Penguins are significant underdogs Monday at +150 on the straight moneyline. And it is getting increasingly difficult to find good plays.
Saturday, the Penguins were shown up by the Vegas Golden Knights, 6-1 at T-Mobile Arena. Sidney Crosby scored a power-play goal that broke the team’s 0-for-20 slide, and Evgeni Malkin scored in the third period, but the Penguins were never in the game after trailing 2-0 in the first five minutes.
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