Not only are the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-2-1 over their past nine games, they are also playing some reasonably good hockey.
It’s not just good results masking bad process.
The process is getting better.
Over the past nine games the Penguins’ 5-on-5 goal share is 54 percent, up to 14th in the NHL.
Their expected goals share of 54.5 percent over that stretch is up to the sixth best in the NHL.
Even more impressive is the fact they are allowing just 2.28 expected goals per 60 minutes, which is up to 12th in the NHL over that stretch.