The Pittsburgh Penguins playoff odds did not change all that much with their 5-2 win over the New York Rangers on Monday night, but they did take a small step forward and climb back up over 8 percent (according to MoneyPuck). Considering that they were down to around 1 percent a little more than a week ago, that is some progress.
The odds are still very much against them.
You would have good reason to think they would be better off having their NHL Draft Lottery odds improve over holding out some faint hope for a Wild Card spot and a first-round matchup against a likely Presidents’ Trophy winning team.