DETROIT — The Pittsburgh Penguins climbed back into the Eastern Conference playoff field Saturday afternoon.
For at least a few hours, anyway.
Their 5-1 victory against Detroit at Little Caesars Arena lifted them over Florida and the New York Islanders and into the first wild-card spot in the East.
However, the Panthers and Islanders, both of whom slipped one point behind the Penguins, were scheduled to play later in the day and needed just a loss in overtime or a shootout to reclaim a wild-card berth, because they own the regulation victories tiebreaker over the Penguins.
The victory was the Penguins’ second in a row, just the second time since March 2 they have won consecutive games.
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