Despite a lot of adversity in their way, the Pittsburgh Penguins just completed a very successful and very impressive month of March.
The first obstacle was the compressed schedule itself. The Pens played 16 games in a 28 day span from March 2nd - 29th. There was some positives nuances in the schedule — 12 of the 16 games were at home and also the Pens only played games against four teams in playoff positioning. But 16 NHL games in 28 days is still a challenging path to navigate.
The Pens not only got through it, they thrived and have set themselves up to look like contenders:
The @penguins concluded March with 12 wins – their second-highest total in a single calendar month – and entered tonight tied with Colorado for the most points since March 1 (23).