The battle for the last two playoff spots in the NHL’s Eastern Conference looks like a three-horse race.
The battle for the last two playoff spots in theThe Ottawa Senators, Buffalo Sabres, and Detroit Red Wings held on as long as they could but petered out, while theWith those four clubs looking like severe long shots, we are left with the Islanders, Pittsburgh Penguins, andEntering play Monday, the Islanders sit in the first wild-card spot with 80 points but have played two more games than the Penguins, who are in the second wild card with 78 points, and Panthers, who are one point behind the...
Interestingly, the bookies still see the Penguins as the team most likely to qualify for the spring fling. Pittsburgh is currently -350 to get into the dance atWhile the Islanders and Panthers are clearly flawed, it’s not like the Penguins are trending up and look to be on the cusp of some big run.Pittsburgh has the shakiest goaltending situation of the three teams in the hunt and is going through a bit of an injury crisis at the moment.
The team’s depth was already an issue — especially on defense — and has been thrown into further flux thanks to injuries to Jeff Petry, Dmitry Kulikov and Nick Bonino.And while the Islanders and Panthers have steadied themselves during the stretch run, the Penguins have gone the other way.Pittsburgh is 5-4-1 in its last 10 games and just 10-9-1 with a -11 goal difference since the All-Star break.
The Pens are just 15-16-5 since the holiday break, which puts them behind Arizona and Anaheim in that span. This is not just some blip.
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