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Skate report: Capitals' 'dangerous' power play presents 'big challenge' for Penguins' PK

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Penguins' penalty kill hasn't exactly been a strong suit for the team this season, and that's been especially true for much of this seven-game losing streak.

The Penguins' penalty-kill ranked 28th in the league with a 71.1% success rate before Saturday's game against the Kraken at PPG Paints Arena. They had allowed 11 goals on 38 short-handed attempts, a rate that had them on pace to allow 82 power plays over the course of the season, per historian Bob Grove. For context, the Penguins allowed just 33 all of last season.