If you can believe it, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 3-1 loss to the Washington Capitals on Tuesday night was already their 14th game of the 2020-21 season, meaning that we are now officially one quarter of the way through the 56-game season.
Let’s check in with a progress report on what we have seen so far.
Record: 7-6-1, 15 points in 14 games.
In terms of raw points, the Penguins are in fifth place in the division and trailing the first-place Boston Bruins by seven points. They are also four points behind the New York Islanders for what would be home-ice advantage in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs with a game in hand.