FORWARDS
Grade: B-.
One-line teams rarely last long in the playoffs, but the Penguins are trying to defy that bit of conventional wisdom, as the tandem of Jake Guentzel and Sidney Crosby has generated most of their scoring; Crosby has been on the ice for all 10 of his team’s goals in this series and Guentzel, who opened the scoring in Game 4 with his league-leading ninth goal of the postseason and added an empty-netter, has an eight-game points streak. RW Phil Kessel finished with one shot on goal, which was one more than C Derick Brassard managed. They are two of the Penguins’ foremost offensive underachievers in these playoffs, although it won’t be a surprise if it turns out that Kessel has…
