Happy holidays! Let’s use these hockey-less holidays as an opportunity to break down the Penguins’ remaining schedule.
When the Penguins return from a brief holiday break, they’re looking at 49 more games. Within those 49 contests, we’ll see:
25 home games
Longest stretch at home: 5 games (March 7- March 14)
The Penguins are 10-3-3 so far this season at home, and are one of just six NHL teams with a points percentage of over .700 in their own arena. Pittsburgh is one of the best teams in the NHL at stifling opposing offenses on home turf, and the PK is nearly perfect at PPG— although the team is still a long way from beating the Bruins’ NHL-best 18-0-2 home record and absurd .