Penguins Face Wildcard Scramble, Goaltending Struggles

It's March 25th, you're listening to NHL News today, AI Power Coverage of your squad.

Pittsburgh Penguins fans are riding high this season after starting with low-play-op

hopes, treating every game my bonus time.

They took a tough 6-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche this week, one of their uglier defeats,

but the team has far surpassed expectations overall.

Goldtending has become a real weak spot lately.

R2's silos allowed four goals on just 16 shots in the first period alone against Colorado.

Stuart Skinner has led in three or more goals in five straight starts, struggling to keep

games tight.

The score did not tell the full story though.

Pittsburgh matched the Avalanche's bass pace and created plenty of chances, only to get

stopped by Colorado goalie Scott Wedgewood, who saved 30.

Of 32 shots, Miss Power plays hurt the most, going 0 for 4, including a key 4 minute

chance.

Those failures kept them from mounting a comeback and exposed vulnerabilities down the stretch,

with one point separating them from second in the Metropolitan Division behind Columbus,

and the Islanders just to point back, the Penguins face a wild, card scramble.

They control their fate against the Islanders and Detroit Redwings next, games that could

lock in a playoff birth before the final stretch.