The Pittsburgh Penguins have positioned themselves nicely for a potential playoff spot with their back-to-back big wins against the New York Islanders and the Detroit Red Wings.<\/p>\n
On consecutive nights, the Penguins blew past their opponents to give themselves a much better chance of making the playoffs now than they had just 48 hours prior.<\/p>\n
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As of Wednesday morning, the Penguins have a 95% chance of making the playoffs.<\/p>\n
Going into Monday\u2019s game against the Islanders, the Penguins were sitting with a 79% chance of making the playoffs, according to HockeyViz.<\/p>\n
With their big 8-3 win on the road in New York<\/a>, Pittsburgh\u2019s chances jumped to around 90% with another pivotal game against the Red Wings at home the following day.<\/p>\n With the win against Detroit<\/a>, it was another day, another win, and another boost in the playoff chances.<\/p>\n As the Penguins took care of their own business, their playoff chances jumped to 95%<\/a>, according to HockeyViz and then scoreboard watching did them some favors, as well.<\/p>\n Other teams in the playoff hunt like the Senators, islanders, Blue Jackets, and Flyers all came up on the losing end on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/b49389861b64b5c44ad0aba969b628c1.jpeg\"\/)
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