Credit: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
PITTSBURGH (PTTP) — The Pittsburgh Penguins had a late season surge of winning to
secure a spot into the playoffs. With three games left in the remainder of the season , the Detroit
Red Wings overtime win a Thursday Night showdown.
The 5x Stanley Cup Champions took back control late in the season to secure a wildcard spot
being fourth in the eastern Metropolitan conference. Being 3 points behind the New York
Islanders and 1 point ahead of the Washington Capitals, Red Wings and Flyers. To continue the
strong surge they’ve been having they must win the last 3 match ups against the Bruins,
Predators and the Islanders.
Some milestones were also hit in last night’s game. Sidney Crosby hit 1000 career assists and
Erik Karlsson played in his 999th game coming up on his 1000th one