It may not have always been exactly how they drew it up, but the Pittsburgh Penguins have won three games in a row, collected at least a point in six consecutive games, and are 8-2-4 over the past month.
Collecting points the way they have is especially encouraging not only because of the injury situation they have been able to consistently overcome, but also because of the way they are actually playing (they are dominating games!).
The top players have been outstanding, depth players like Dominik Kahun (his slow start is a distant memory) and Jared McCann (he is proving his post-trade performance was no fluke and might actually score 30 goals this season) have emerged as big-time contributors, and Tristan Jarry has helped bring some stability to the goaltending position in recent games.