Over the course of an arduous, 82-game NHL schedule, it’s inevitable for our Penguins to struggle in certain areas from time to time.
Defensive-zone difficulties…check. Turnover troubles…check. Occasional ugly loss…check. Inability to score…now wait a minute.
Of all the maladies that could’ve afflicted our team, I sure didn’t anticipate this one. Yet the Pens are struggling to score. Really struggling.
Including last night’s 2-1 overtime loss at Calgary, when they narrowly averted a shutout by the collective hairs of their chinny chin chins, the black and gold have tallied a grand total of 11 goals over their past seven games.