One of the toughest schedules to deal with in hockey - as coaches will often point out in their media availability - is the old three game in four days stretch. Add in when it’s four games in six days when applicable too and that only adds to the difficulty dealing with energy level, traveling, injuries, the works. Every team has to deal with it and it’s why the NHL regular season schedule is such an unrelenting grind.
The Pittsburgh Penguins were up for that; with three in four, and four in six, and really dating back it was 11 games in the last 19 days coming into tonight’s contest on the road against the Carolina Hurricanes.