I had planned to write an article about our bottom six when I noticed Dave Molinari of Pittsburgh Hockey Now beat me to the punch (Here’s the Early Bottom Line on the Penguins’ Bottom-Six). But I figure, what the heck, the more the merrier. Here’s my take.
Through their first three games of the new NHL season, our Penguins have compiled some intriguing offensive stats. We’ve tallied 11 goals for a healthy average of 3.67 per game. Maintain that pace for a full season? We’d finish with exactly 300 goals, a mark exceeded by only the high-powered Oilers and Bruins last season.