The Penguins have nearly lost every game since the 4 Nations Face-Off. They were playing fairly well before that two-week break and theoretically were alive in the playoff race, sitting just 6 points out of a postseason spot. A couple of weeks later, the Penguins are plummeting.
The Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Colorado Avalanche after Rickard Rakell scored two goals in the Penguins' 6-5 overtime loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Sidney Crosby scored twice, Evgeni Malkin also had a goal and Tristan Jarry made 30 saves and had an assist to help the Pittsburgh Penguins snap a four-game skid with a 3-1 victory over the Minnesota Wild.
The Penguins have already made a couple of moves this week as the deadline looms, and from what I'm hearing, they aren't done yet.
Nearly 22 years after the Pittsburgh Penguins made goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury the first pick in the 2003 NHL Draft and eight years after the sides parted company following their 2017 Stanley Cup championship,