Crosby scores in OT to give Penguins 3-2 win over Utah

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — 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.

Utah: 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.

Karlsson 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.

The Penguins improved to 9-17-5 when giving up the first goal.

Utah hosts Columbus on Friday, and Penguins host Nashville on Saturday.

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Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Ryan Graves stretches out before an NHL hockey game against Utah Hockey Club, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Egan)

Pittsburgh Penguins right wing Jesse Puljujarvi (18) grabs the puck, during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Utah Hockey Club, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Egan)

Utah Hockey Club center Clayton Keller, left, Utah Hockey Club defenseman Mikhail Sergachev (middle) Utah Hockey Club center Nick Schmaltz, right, celebrate Sergachev's goal, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Egan)

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Erik Karlsson (65) looks on as Pittsburgh Penguins left wing Anthony Beauvillier, left, collides with Utah Hockey Club center Clayton Keller (9), during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Egan)

Utah Hockey Club left wing Lawson Crouse (67) jockeys for position with Pittsburgh Penguins center Noel Acciari (55) during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Egan)

Pittsburgh Penguins left wing Anthony Beauvillier, left, and Utah Hockey Club center Clayton Keller, right, watch the puck, during the first period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Egan)

Pittsburgh Penguins right wing Rickard Rakell (67) and the Pittsburgh Penguins celebrate their first goal of the game, during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Egan)

Pittsburgh Penguins left wing Michael Bunting (8) and Utah Hockey Club center Nick Schmaltz (8), go for the puck, during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Egan)

Pittsburgh Penguins center Sidney Crosby (87) and Utah Hockey Club left wing Michael Carcone (53) go for the puck, during the second period of an NHL hockey game Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Egan)

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Morez Johnson Jr. scored a career-high 29 points, including 17 in the first half, and No. 2 Michigan beat No. 24 Southern California 96-66 on Friday night.

Roddy Gayle Jr. added 12 points for the Wolverines (13-0, 3-0 Big Ten), and Will Tschetter, Trey McKenney and L.J. Cason each scored 10.

Michigan is off to its best start since it won 17 straight games to start the 2018-19 season.

Jaden Brownell scored 16 points and Erza Ausar added 15 for the Trojans (12-2, 1-2), whose only previous loss was by eight points against Washington on Dec. 6. Chad Baker-Mazara, who came into the game averaging 21 points, was hampered by early foul trouble and finished with 12 points on 3-of-11 shooting.

Michigan starting guard Nimari Burnett was helped from the court with 16:25 left after falling during a battle under the basket. He went down to the floor and appeared to be bleeding above his eyebrow and holding his ankle. He sat on the bench the rest of the night.

The Wolverines bolted out to an 11-0 lead thanks to a defense that forced six early turnovers. USC got within five points twice in the first half and Michigan responded with a 32-19 run to build a 49-31 halftime advantage.

USC got no closer the rest of the way.

USC: At No. 9 Michigan State on Monday.

Michigan: Visits Penn State on Tuesday.

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Michigan center Aday Mara, front, drives against Southern California center Gabe Dynes, back, during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Friday, Jan. 2, 2026, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)