The Pittsburgh Penguins have continued their experiments with the struggling power play.
The Pittsburgh Penguins have continued their experiments with the struggling power play.
It’s been a struggle all season to find success within the Pittsburgh Penguins power play.
After 21 games, the Penguins have only recorded seven goals on 58 chances for a 12.07% success rate.
That low of a number is good for 26th in the NHL and a long ways away from where they expected to be at the beginning of the season.
With those kind of struggles, and the eight consecutive games without a power play goal, the Penguins are looking to experiment wherever they need to find some sort of success.
The most recent adjustment was that of a new face on the second power play unit; this time Lars Eller took reps with the second unit.
Usually one of the team’s top penalty killers, head coach Mike Sullivan said they are trying to figure out what sticks with the power play and this is a new look.
Sullivan noted Eller’s offensive instinct and could be a viable option for the Penguins.
The second power play unit of the Penguins has been cycling through players for a few weeks now, but part of that has to do with the injuries that piled up.
This time around, however, it seems the Penguins really are giving everything they have at their disposal a try.
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