Weekend Sweep: Penguins Continue Hot Streak

After having a 6 game win streak snapped last week by division foe New Jersey, the Pittsburgh Penguins found themselves looking at a crucial weekend against the Detroit Red Wings and New York Rangers.

The penguins have spent the better part of the last 2 months fighting for playoff positioning with both teams.  A bad weekend would've made the elation of winning 6 in a row disappear immediately and the potential of missing the playoffs seem very real.

Fortunately the penguins stepped up routing the Red Wings 7-2 and pulling off a dramatic 3-2 OT win against the Rangers last night.  Coming away with 4 points this weekend further distanced the penguins from the 7 and 8 spots in the conference and keeps the possibility of passing the Rangers for the 2nd spot in the Metropolitan Division alive.

With 7 games remaining in the season it will be spectacular drama to see how the Eastern Conference playoff picture unfolds and I'm excited to watch.