It feels like training camp only recently ended but the Penguins have completed 20 games in the 2024-25 season, nearly one quarter of the 82 game schedule. Time moves quickly in the NHL, might as well stop and take in the latest standings on this Sunday morning.
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The Metropolitan Division is splitting into a very stark divide of four good teams (three of which have a .700+ points percentage) and four mediocre ones. The pure point totals make the situation look a little more bunched, but only because Carolina, Washington and the NY Rangers have played a handful less games than teams like Philadelphia, NY Islanders and the Penguins.