After failing to score on all five power play opportunities in a 2-1 Game 1 loss, the Penguins were unsuccessful on their only opportunity in a Game 2, at-times-painful-to-watch win — which evened the Eastern Conference Final against the Ottawa Senators at one game a piece.
To close out Round 2 against the Capitals, the power play went 0 for 2 in the series-clinching Game 7 win and 0 for 3 in the Game 6 shellacking that sent the series back to Washington for Game 7.
In total, over the last four games — including three on home ice — a power play unit featuring Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, and Phil Kessel has gone 0 for its last 11 on the man advantage.