All season we have been waiting for that moment when things suddenly decide to click for the Pittsburgh Penguins. After months of maddening inconsistency and some roster shuffling they might be finally starting to get to that point where everything comes together as it should.
With Thursday’s 5-0 win over the Buffalo Sabres, the Penguins enter Friday with a six-point cushion over the non-playoff teams, are just two points back of the New York Islanders for home-ice advantage in the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, have won seven out of their past nine games, have at least one point in nine of their past 10, and are 11-3-2 in the past 16 games.