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Chances of Finishing Bottom-5 Slim: 10 Games to go for the 
Penguins and the situation has drastically changed in a seven-game span. Two weeks ago, the math. roster, most notably the goaltending, had Pittsburgh in a realistic spot where it was easy to envision the Penguins finishing the season with the 4th worst record in the NHL. Now there’s a better chance of finishing 10th or even 11th than a bottom-5 finish. On a 5-1-1 run and with how well Sidney Crosby is playing along with his two counterparts on the top-line, to go with respectable goaltending starting to show up, Pittsburgh looks like a good bet for at least a .500 finish to end the season in games #72 through #82.
- San Jose Sharks | 47 pts, .336 PT%
2. Chicago Blackhawks | 51 pts, .359 PT%
3. Nashville Predators | 60 pts, .429 PT%
4. Buffalo Sabres | 62 pts, .449 PT%
5. Philadelphia Flyers | 65 pts, .451 PT%
6. Seattle Kraken | 65 pts, .458 PT%
7. Pittsburgh Penguins | 69 pts, .479 PT%
What’s transpired over the last two weeks is teams ahead of the Penguins absolutely cratering in the standings…….
8. Boston Bruins | 69 pts, .486 PT%
9. Anaheim Ducks | 68 pts, .493 PT%
10. Detroit Red Wings | 70 pts, .507 PT%
11. Columbus Blue Jackets | 71 pts, .514 PT%
Boston is a team in shellshock; The coaching bump has collapsed in Detroit; While the pressure of a playoff run has just been too big for Columbus. Pittsburgh looks like a good bet to be pretty locked in on a 7th-11th finish with how they are trending compared to others:
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