When the Pittsburgh Penguins return from their holiday break they are going to see three teams they have yet to face this season, including two more Metropolitan Division teams in the New York Islanders and New Jersey Devils.
In between they have a game with the Detroit Red Wings mixed in.
They might be catching all three teams at the right time.
The Islanders have been a postseason horror matchup for the Penguins in recent years, and while this version of the Islanders still has the goaltending to cause teams havoc, they do not seem to have the same magic they had elsewhere in recent years.