The Pittsburgh Penguins still have a chance if they act fast and address their biggest issue.

PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Penguins have limped out of the gate following the All-Star break, with a win followed by two straight losses. While the win was a solid effort, the two losses exposed one of the Penguins’ biggest glaring weaknesses.

The lack of production from the power play remains evident, but the Penguins are once again struggling to get goals from anyone outside of a few key names. Last season, most of the scoring was done by the top six, while the bottom two lines failed miserably to look threatening.

This time around, the bottom six is still struggling, but even the second line is seeing a tough year in terms of production.

Through 49 games played, the Penguins are 26^th in league scoring with 142 total goals scored. Only four players on the entire roster have exceeded the 10-goal mark, and goaltender Tristan Jarry has more goals on the year than seven players who have or are seeing regular time in the lineup.

Drew O’Connor has made significant strides this year, but he’s not finding the net with regularity and only has six tallies this year. Reilly Smith and Rickard Rakell have been huge disappointments, with only nine and five goals, respectively. Jansen Harkins has played 34 games and is yet to find the back of the net.

Head coach Mike Sullivan called out his team, saying more guys need to step up, but this problem also needs assistance from the front office. The Penguins still have time to regroup and go on a playoff run, but they must address the scoring issue quickly.

Both internal fixes and an outside addition or two could go a long way in giving the Penguins an edge on the score sheet. Keeping Jake Guentzel around will go a long way in finding wins, and committing to buying at the deadline should be the game plan for Kyle Dubas before things get worse.

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