'NHL Recap: Sidney Crosby Scores 600th Goal in Defeat against Utah HC'

Dylan Guenther netted two goals and provided an assist, propelling the Utah Hockey Club to a 6-1 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday night.

Utah, who had previously lost three consecutive games, also received goals from Jack McBain, Mikhail Sergachev, Nick Bjugstad, and Alexander Kerfoot. Clayton Keller tallied three assists, while Nick Schmaltz, Michael Carcone, and Logan Cooley each contributed two helpers.

Karel Vejmelka made 27 saves to secure his first career victory over Pittsburgh.

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Despite Sidney Crosby scoring his 600th career goal for the Penguins, the team suffered their third straight loss and eighth defeat in their last ten games (2-5-3). Alex Nedeljkovic stopped 24 shots for Pittsburgh.

In other NHL action:

Flames 4, Wild 3 (SO)

Rasmus Andersson scored the game-winning goal in the fifth round of a shootout to lead Calgary to a perfect four-game homestand against the Minnesota Wild.

Kevin Rooney, Martin Pospisil, and Yegor Sharangovich all scored in regulation for the Flames. Marco Rossi and Matt Boldy each had a goal and an assist for the Wild, who were without their top scorer Kirill Kaprizov due to a knee injury. Minnesota has only lost one road game in regulation this season (9-1-3).

Golden Knights 6, Canadiens 2

Jack Eichel and Ivan Barbashev each recorded a goal and two assists as the Vegas Golden Knights tied a franchise record by scoring five goals in the second period to defeat the Montreal Canadiens.

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Callahan Burke, Tomas Hertl, Tanner Pearson, and Keegan Kolesar also scored for Vegas. Emil Heineman and Jayden Struble scored for Montreal, who have won three of their last four games. Samuel Montembeault made 20 saves for the Canadiens before being replaced by Cayden Primeau in the third period.

Flyers 3, Blackhawks 2 (OT)

Matvei Michkov scored in overtime to complete a comeback for the Philadelphia Flyers against the Chicago Blackhawks.

Sean Couturier and Noah Cates each scored to tie the game for the Flyers, while goaltender Aleksei Kolosov made 19 saves for his first NHL win. Lukas Reichel and Pat Maroon each tallied a goal and an assist for the Blackhawks, while Petr Mrazek made 34 saves.

Kings 2, Kraken 1

Adrian Kempe scored his team-leading 10th goal of the season to lead the Los Angeles Kings to a victory over the Seattle Kraken in their first meeting of the season.

Quinton Byfield also scored for the Kings, while Anze Kopitar recorded two assists. Goaltender David Rittich made 19 saves for Los Angeles. Brandon Montour scored the lone goal for Seattle, who have lost their last five road games and have been outscored 17-5 in those contests.

Avalanche 7, Panthers 4

Jonathan Drouin scored his first two goals of the season to lead the Colorado Avalanche to a win over the Florida Panthers in Sunrise, Florida.

Mikko Rantanen also scored for Colorado, extending his goal streak to 10 games. He also had three assists in the game. Goalie Alexandar Georgiev made 27 saves for his fifth straight win as the Avalanche improved to 6-1-0 in their past seven games. Sam Reinhart, who leads the NHL in goals, scored his 16th of the season for the Panthers, who have lost five of their last six games.

Canucks 4, Senators 3

Jake DeBrusk recorded two goals and an assist to lead the Vancouver Canucks to their seventh consecutive road win against the Ottawa Senators.

Kiefer Sherwood also tallied a goal and an assist for Vancouver, who overcame the ejection of star Quinn Hughes in the first period. The Canucks now have a franchise-best 7-1-0 record on the road. Brady Tkachuk scored his 10th goal of the season for the Senators, who have lost their last five games.

Bruins 2, Red Wings 1

Brad Marchand scored the go-ahead goal