Coverage: OT winner, California sweep provide 'wind in our sails'
The sentiment in the locker room before the Penguins departed for their three-game California road trip over a week ago was that the Penguins were playing far better than their 3-6 record at the time would suggest.
"We're looking to get wins when we go (to California)," Ryan Graves said before the Penguins flew to San Jose to open the trip. "I think that it's unfortunate where we are right now. If you look at the way the games have gone, it's not like we're getting outplayed. We played some good hockey. We just have to find ways to get wins out of the good hockey."
A successful trip would have seen the Penguins capture at least four of the six points at stake, with some signs of moving in the right direction. They did even better, sweeping the Sharks, Ducks and Kings to earn all six points in the standings and improve to .500.
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Coverage: OT winner, California sweep provide 'wind in our sails'
The sentiment in the locker room before the Penguins departed for their three-game California road trip over a week ago was that the Penguins were playing far better than their 3-6 record at the time would suggest.
"We're looking to get wins when we go (to California)," Ryan Graves said before the Penguins flew to San Jose to open the trip. "I think that it's unfortunate where we are right now. If you look at the way the games have gone, it's not like we're getting outplayed. We played some good hockey. We just have to find ways to get wins out of the good hockey."
A successful trip would have seen the Penguins capture at least four of the six points at stake, with some signs of moving in the right direction. They did even better, sweeping the Sharks, Ducks and Kings to earn all six points in the standings and improve to .500.
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