It wasn’t too long ago the Pittsburgh Penguins were spiraling and near the very bottom of the NHL’s standings and points percentage earned. A 5-1-0 run over their last six games hasn’t undone all the damage done a stretch where Pittsburgh won only two of 11 games (going 2-5-3 from Nov. 5-23), but it’s at least raised them up from the absolute dredges of the standings.
With that in mind, let’s take a look at the table this morning in the Metropolitan Division and sweep around the league to see how everyone’s week went.
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Washington: The Capitals improve to 6-2-1 since Alex Ovechkin has been out with a broken leg (and 6-0-1 in their last seven).