CRANBERRY, Pa. -- Over the past three seasons, the only pairing on the Penguins’ defense to even come close to the ice time of Brian Dumoulin and Kris Letang’s partnership was the duo of Marcus Pettersson and John Marino.
At times, the Pettersson-Marino pairing showed flashes of brilliance. Both consistently ranked in the top quarter of NHL defenders regarding their impact toward limiting quality chances against. The pairing was, however, susceptible to lapses around the net-front, but in the grand scheme of things it wasn’t an issue, as no Penguins D-pairing produced better goals against rates and expected goals against rates since the two started playing together in 2019-20.