Here’s how the standings look this morning. Assuming the Penguins are on the upswing now that Tristan Jarry and Jeff Petry have returned (with Kris Letang and a few others soon to be on the way) Pittsburgh might have weathered their most trying storm this season.
That’s the good news, with absorbing those tough times and keeping their winning percentage in striking distance of being at the .600% mark. The bad news is a couple of teams have completely separated themselves from the Pens now.
The Penguins trail the Capitals today by three points in the standings, but Pittsburgh has four games and hand and should easily be sailing past Washington once that balances out.