The Week Ahead: Some big Metropolitan Division games ahead

Photo by Joe Sargent/NHLI via Getty ImagesEven though their winning streak came to an end on Sunday (in rather frustrating fashion I might add) the Pittsburgh Penguins are still one of the hottest teams in the NHL and have rapidly closed the gap in the Metropolitan Division for the top spot.

Now they get a chance to play some head-to-head games against the top teams in the division, including another rematch with the Carolina Hurricanes and their first crack at the 2022-23 New York Rangers in a rematch of the First Round playoff series from a year ago.

It is a big week.

It starts on Tuesday with a home game against the Rangers, who are in my view one of the most fascinating teams in the league…