The Penguins have one game remaining before the playoffs begin, and they don’t exactly have a lot of momentum — they’ve won only three games in regulation in their past 11.
Momentum is overrated, and the Penguins are grizzled playoff veterans who have won eight series in a row. They find ways to win the games that matter the most. There’s still some reason to be concerned they might have finally run out of gas and won’t win the Stanley Cup for the third year in a row.
They have depth issues, particularly on defense, and are still without their prized trade deadline acquisition, Derick Brassard, who is injured.