SUNRISE, Fla. -- I doubt anyone expected the Penguins to sweep this season-opening road trip.
They opened the season against the defending Stanley Cup champions on their banner-raising night, followed by a game against the powerhouse Panthers, a team expected to contend for the Atlantic Division title.
With Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Mike Matheson, Zach Aston-Reese all sidelined, and Jake Guentzel missing the first of the two games, just emerging from the trip unscathed any further probably would have made the trip a win.
For the Penguins to leave Florida with three of the possible four points in the standings is nothing short of an incredible showing, and it'd be hard to find much to complain about given the result.