For all the challenges these Penguins face, it's difficult not to feel as if they could alleviate the burden many of them present with a consistently threatening power play.
Special teams -- more specifically, flexing muscle on the power play -- is one area they can leverage to compensate for other shortcomings. But that hasn't happened nearly enough this season, as their 21.5% success rate has them tied for 16th in the NHL.
Despite the second power-play unit converting in the Penguins' crushing 4-2 loss to the Islanders here at PPG Paints Arena Monday, both units went scoreless over another three opportunities throughout the night.