Even with a pair of overtime losses that exposed some consistent problems this past week, it was still a mostly successful stretch of games for the Pittsburgh Penguins. They collected four out of a possible six points against Philadelphia, Vancouver and Carolina and stole a couple of points in games where they got off to terrible starts.
The starts against Vancouver and Carolina are a concern, as is their continued inability to perform on the power play or play in 3-on-3 overtime. The latter two areas are problems that have existed all season and continue to cost them important points in a tight Eastern Conference playoff race.