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Pittsburgh Penguins Top Six Among Best in NHL Analytical

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PITTSBURGH – As the bottom half of the Pittsburgh Penguins forward group begins to come alive, the team is still led by their top six.

The lines of Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel and Rickard Rakell plus Evegni Malkin, Jason Zucker, and Bryan Rust have been leading the way for the Penguins.

Not only have those six looked good numbers wise, but even analytics gives them high praises.

According to MoneyPuck.com, the Penguins second line of Malkin, Zucker, and Rust is the third best forward line in the NHL in terms of expected goals percentage (xG%).

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