Ron Hextall takes a lot more than just the final score into consideration when assessing how his team performs.
Even so, his evaluation of their play through the first three week of this season is a lot like the Penguins' 3-3-2 record.
"A lot of it has been really good," Hextall said Tuesday. "And some of it hasn't been so good."
Much of the latter has come during the three-game losing streak the Penguins will take into their meeting with the Flyers Thursday at 7:08 p.m. at PPG Paints Arena.
Hextall was pleased with much of what he witnessed during a 4-0 loss to the Flames last Thursday, when Calgary goalie Jacob Markstrom finished with 45 saves, but that game was sandwiched by lackluster showings against the Lightning in a 5-1 defeat and the Devils in a 4-2 loss.