There are a lot of reasons why the Pittsburgh Penguins missed the playoffs over the past two seasons. Some of them were more meaningful than others.
Not being good enough overall is at the top of the list. So is bad goaltending. And the power play. And a lack of quality scoring depth. And so on and so on.
But one of the smaller reasons that kept adding up into a big difference was their inability to consistently win games that went beyond regulation.
Frankly, they stunk at it.
During the 2022-23 season they were 7-10 in games decided in overtime and 9-11 overall in games that went beyond regulation.