Since losing nine out of 10 games in late October and into November, the Penguins have bounced back significantly. Following that 10-game segment of the schedule, the team has gone 6-2-2 in their last 10 games, and strangely enough, they’re creeping back towards the top of the division.
Diving into some data that looks into the Penguins shot volume and similar metrics might give us a little bit of an answer as to whether the Penguins are actually playing well right now or not. Data viz wizard Sean Tierney has aggregated some data that helps the average reader understand some of this stuff easier than looking at the raw numbers.