All things considered, the Penguins are in pretty decent shape as they emerge from the Christmas break to face the Islanders tonight in Elmont, N.Y.
Their 19-9-5 record is good for third in the Metropolitan Division and fifth in the Eastern Conference, and their plus-19 goal differential ranks eighth in the entire NHL.
At five-on-five, they've been among the league's best at controlling the quality of chances both ways, as their 54.2% share of expected goals is tied for fifth in the NHL, per Evolving-Hockey. However, their five-on-five scoring has dried up a bit recently even though the chances have mostly been there, and that's why their 52.