The 2013-2014 season has been one of runs for the Pittsburgh Penguins, as the team has embarked on one three-game and two four-game winning streaks, but it has also had to endure a pair of three-game losing streaks.
The team enters its showdown with the Nashville Predators Friday night having lost three straight, but it still leads the Eastern Conference's Metropolitan Division by a point.
For the Penguins, creating offensive opportunities isn't so much the key as is converting on those chances.
Head coach Dan Bylsma's team comes into the matchup averaging 30.9 shots per game, which is seventh in the NHL. What the team does with those shots will be the ultimate struggle. It's been plaguing the Penguins during the current losing streak, as each loss has only seen one goal scored.
Nashville is in the middle of the pack in terms of allowing shots on goal (30.0), and the Penguins should get ample opportunities to convert.
However, the high shot totals haven't led to the kind of prosperity that you would expect out of a Cup contender in terms of wins and losses. ...
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Article written by Zak Kulin