Overall it has been a pretty successful week for the Pittsburgh Penguins. With Thursday’s wild win on the road against the Boston Bruins, the Penguins went 3-1-0 in their four games this week and are 8-2-1 in their past 11 games. That stretch has helped them climb back into serious playoff contention in the Eastern Conference with a couple of huge games coming up against the Buffalo Sabres and Philadelphia Flyers to hopefully continue that push.
Even with Tuesday’s frustrating defeat to the Washington Capitals, which featured a brutal and pretty unacceptable first period given the importance of the game, there is still a lot to like about the direction the Penguins are currently going in.