It is no secret that the Pittsburgh Penguins power play has been terrible all season. Not just disappointing for the talent that it has to work with. Terrible. Objectively terrible.
They enter play on Tuesday with the 30th ranked power play in terms of success rate.
They have allowed six shorthanded goals, with several of them coming in game-changing and game-deciding moments.
That unit is one of the single biggest reasons they find themselves nine points out of a playoff spot and likely headed for a second consecutive non-playoff season. It is one thing to just simply look at the numbers and say, “wow, this group sucks and is really holding them back.