As we hit the All-Star break, the Pittsburgh Penguins have to be feeling pretty good about how they’ve been playing recently. They’ve pretty much “flipped the switch” as soon as the calendar got to 2018, putting up a 8-3-0 record and having very encouraging, yet sustainable advanced statistics.
If the Pens are doing well, you don’t have to look far for the stars that are carrying them. And indeed, Phil Kessel is 3rd in the NHL in scoring (people probably aren’t talking about Phil on a 93 point pace this year, which would shatter his career high of 80).