Thursday is another scheduled off day for the Pittsburgh Penguins as they return to the East Coast to wrap up their four game road trip on Friday night against the New York Islanders. Friday’s game will be the front end of a home-and-home set with the Islanders, with a date with the Devils sandwiched in between.
Currently, the Penguins hold a two point cushion over the Islanders in the playoff chase, but have four games in hand, meaning a few good results over those two games could go along way to helping the Penguins in their playoff hunt and deliver a devastating blow to the Islanders in the process.