BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins will try to stop a four-game skid when they take on the Utah Mammoth. Pittsburgh has a 6-5-4 record in home games and a 14-8-8 record overall. The Penguins have given up 86 goals while scoring 95 for a +9 scoring differential.

Utah Mammoth center Logan Cooley is expected to miss a minimum of eight weeks with what the team is calling a lower-body injury.

Pittsburgh Penguins (14-8-8, 36 points, 6th place Metropolitan Division) When: 3:00 p.m. eastern How to Watch: Broadcast locally Sportsnet Pittsburgh, Utah16, streaming on ESPN+ Pens’ Path Ahead: Connor McDavid and Edmonton come to town on Tuesday and then the Pens hit the road to play in Ottawa

The Mammoth start a three-game road trip in Pittsburgh and will also travel to Boston and Detroit on this eastern swing. Pittsburgh is on the second half of a back-to-back for Sunday’s game. The Penguins are 14-8-8 and 4-2-4 in their last 10 games.

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The Utah Mammoth and Pittsburgh Penguins hit the ice in NHL play at PPG Paints Arena on Sunday, Dec. 14 at 3 p.m. ET. The matchup airs on ESPN+. Utah earned a 5-3 victory at home its last time out on Dec. 12 against the Seattle Kraken.

The Utah Mammoth visit the Boston Bruins after the Mammoth knocked off the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-4 in overtime