Keeping up with the Metropolitans: Week 23

Believe it or not, the Stanley Cup Playoffs begin in less than a month, and the Penguins are back in first place! That’s right, the puck drops for the Playoffs on April 11th. That means that there’s only a month left for teams to pick up points to qualify for the playoffs, and also for the Metropolitan Division to sort itself out for playoff seeding. Much to the delight of hockey fans, the NHL Playoffs are set up by divisional brackets, instead of your typical 1vs8, 2vs7, etc. match-ups. These last few weeks are going to be very pivotal in how the playoffs shake out next month. The Penguins currently own the best home record in the NHL. Needless to say, finishing first in the Metro would be a big advantage this spring for the Pens.

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