Penguins This ‘n’ ‘At

A quickie mish-mash as our Penguins are set to begin the western portion of their road trip.

Following this evening’s game with the Kings, the Pens visit the Ducks on Thursday night before departing SoCal to take on the Kraken in Seattle on Saturday. Then we jet to the Bay Area for a contest with the Sharks a week from tonight before wrapping up the road trip against Utah next Wednesday.

If we’re able to garner even six points out of a possible 10, I think I’ll be a successful trip.

Can I Get Mulligan?

While the Pens have been stuck in reverse in 2025 (2-4-3, 7 points), most of our competition for a wild card spot have been heating up, with games in hand to boot.

Here are the records of our chief competitors in the New Year. The Senators and Blue Jackets currently hold the wild-card spots.

Team
Record Since 1/1
Lead Over Pens
Games in Hand

OTT
5-3-2, 12 pts
6 pts
2

CBJ
6-2-0, 12 pts
5 pts
2

MTL
6-2-1, 13 pts
4 pts
2

BOS
2-4-2, 6 pts
4 pts
1

NYR
6-1-3, 15 pts
2 pts
2

PHI
4-3-2, 10 pts
2 pts
1

DET
6-3-0, 12 pts
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2

 

Talk about a hard, cold dose of reality!

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