PensBurgh · Nov 7, 2021
10 games in: The Penguins’ starting record in context
Philip G. Pavely-USA TODAY Sports Evan Rodrigues chases the puck against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Oct. 23, 2021.For the first time since Sidney Crosby made his NHL debut in 2005, the squad has only seen one game played between the two-headed monster of Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin combined through the first ten games of the season.
It’s already been a strange campaign. From the jump from playing in an Eastern Conference-bubble to battling the entire league, to the COVID-protocol absences of everyone from the captain to the head coach, to the team earning multiple goals from a player just last season was considered retired, 2021-22 is off to a weird start.