NHL Midseason Shockers: Which Teams Are Soaring and Which Are Stumbling as Playoffs Loom?
Pittsburgh Penguins: A-
The Penguins are in a fight for a playoff spot, which surely exceeds any reasonable expectations one might have had for them. I can’t give them an A because of the way they blew leads in December. It was historic, really, to blow three-goal leads twice in a 24-hour span during the same week in which they blew a lead while on the power play with 0.1 seconds remaining in regulation. It still makes you shake your head. However, it’s been a magnificent season for the Penguins. Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin are still going strong, and young Ben Kindel could be a foundational player for them. — Josh Yohe
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