The first month of the 2023-24 season did not always go exactly as planned or hoped for the Pittsburgh Penguins.
They were beaten by teams they were expected to beat, they lost leads, they did not always play well, and at one point they even had the worst overall record in the Eastern Conference by points percentage.
But they have very slowly started to piece some things together, and on Thursday night they capped off a perfect three-game West Coast road trip with a gutsy 4-3 overtime win against an excellent Los Angeles Kings team.