Last week, a four-game losing slide left the Penguins only a few points separated from the bottom of the Metro Division at 11-12-3, prompting Dubas to address the media this past Monday when he expressed his continued faith in head coach Mike Sullivan. The team responded by sweeping all four points in their mid-week back-to-back against Arizona and Montreal as their badly underperforming power play finally showed signs of life, scoring four goals on eight opportunities in the 24-hour span.
The Penguins entered the week with a league-worst six 5v4 goals all season through 26 games while clicking at a paltry 9.