The 56-game sprint of the 2020-21 season will be the most unique NHL campaign ever. Teams are only playing in the division, so the Penguins will meet their seven Eastern division opponents eight times a piece from January to early May.
How this will really shake out is anyone’s guess. NHL teams are usually very jumbled and only a handful of points can separate most of the division or conference in a normal 82 game season. This year won’t be normal though, it will be shorter and make the games all the more important and intense.
So any projection is basically a shot in the dark.