The Pittsburgh Penguins have a Penalty Kill Percentage of 89.5%, second only to Carolina, who leads the league with a PK of 90.1%. The Penguins killed 40 consecutive penalties, over 15 games, until New Jersey scored on the Power Play, on Dec19.2021, breaking the Pens streak.
Pittsburgh’s PK is light years ahead of where it was a year ago, when they ranked 16th overall in the NHL. This got me wondering why? Let’s Dissect it and find out.
Faceoffs
The Penguins average 51.0% Faceoff Win Percentage, ranking 11th overall in the NHL.