This past week could not have gone any more perfect for the Pittsburgh Penguins.
They went 3-0-0 in a series of games against bottom teams in the Eastern Conference, swept a back-to-back series for the first time all season, saw Kris Letang return to the lineup, and watched as their power play started to take off with the arrival of Rickard Rakell on the top unit.
Overall, they are now 16-8-4 on the season, are 12-2-2 in their most recent 16 games, remain one of the league’s best 5-on-5 teams, are getting major contributions from both special teams units, continue to rapidly climb the standings, and are on five-game winning streak going into this week.