Game Time: Steelers Take on Grizzles in Crucial Battle for Title!

Who: Pittsburgh Penguins (32-18-15, 79 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) @ Utah Mammoth (34-26-6, 74 points, 4th place Central Division) When : 9 p. m. ET How to Watch : Locally broadcast on Sportsnet Pittsburgh and Utah16, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead : The Pens’ road trip continues with two more tough matchups against the Colorado Avalanche on Monday night and the Carolina Hurricanes on Wednesday evening.

Opponent Track : The Mammoth are still sitting in the first Wild Card spot in the West with a six-point advantage over the San Jose Sharks, but they’re heading into Saturday’s matchup on a three-game losing streak after two overtime losses to the Chicago Blackhawks on either side of a 5-0 shutout by the Minnesota Wild. Season Series : The Pens gave up four straight goals in six-minute span of the third period during their Dec. 14 matchup against the Mammoth, during which Justin Brazeau forced overtime before Dylan Guenther scored 42 seconds in to win it for Utah.

Hidden Stat : Ben Kindel recorded the only three-point outing of his NHL career so far against the Mammoth back, racking up a goal and two assists in that overtime loss back in December. Getting to know the Mammoth Projected lines FORWARDS Clayton Keller – Nick Schmaltz – Lawson Crouse JJ Peterka – Logan Cooley – Dylan Guenther Jack McBain – Barrett Hayton – Michael Carcone Alex Kerfoot – Kevin Stenlund – Kailer Yamamoto DEFENSEMEN Mikhail Sergachev / Mackenzie Weegar Nate Schmidt / John Marino Ian Cole / Sean Durzi Goalies: Karel Vejmelka, Vitek Vanecek Potential scratches : Brandon Tanev, Liam O’Brien, Maksymilian Szuber, Nick Desimone Injured Reserve : None The Mammoth locked in their top center last week by signing Nick Schmaltz to an eight-year, $64 million extension ahead of his pending free agency. Former Penguin Brandon Tanev signed a three-year, $2.

5 million AAV deal with Utah this offseason, but he has already fallen completely out of the Mammoth lineup. He hasn’t played since Feb. 25, and he had been held without a goal and registered just two assists and a minus-14 rating through his first 45 games of the season.