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A lethal power play is the cheat code to success in the NHL.
There’s nothing sweeter for a hockey team than to convert its opponents’ mistakes into scoring opportunities on the other hand. That way, you get an edge in the on-ice portion of the game and the mental portion as well.
Here’s a look at which teams are really cooking on the man advantage so far this season, with a ranking of all 32 teams’ power play percentage and the goals they’ve gotten from the 5-on-4.
Pittsburgh has had a league-best power play fuel its rise to one of the league’s most surprising successes.
Going into the year, the Penguins had +600 odds to make the playoffs and +30000 odds to win the Stanley Cup. Now, thanks in large part to their scoring on the man advantage, they’re in the top three in the Metropolitan Division and have a top-five goal differential in the league.
Pittsburgh has converted on almost one out of every three power play opportunities it’s been given this season.
What’s been even more surprising for the Penguins is their remarkable efficiency with power play opportunities. Their 44 opportunities rank last in the league, but they have the highest power-play percentage and the eighth-most goals in 5-on-4 situations.
If Pittsburgh can continue its incredible success on the power play, it could make a shocking return to the playoffs this spring.
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