NHL · Week of Apr 6–12

Pittsburgh Penguins

1-2 this week · @ NJD, vs WSH, @ WSH

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Misery Index · Euphoric · ▲ from 12

The week, game by game

Each game's fan misery, from first comment to the next game. ● marks a blowup.

  • Thu, Apr 9W 5-2@ NJD4
  • Sat, Apr 11L 3-6vs WSH—
  • Sun, Apr 12L 0-3@ WSH46

The emotional rollercoaster

Fan misery across the week, every six hours. Up is worse. Dashed lines are games.

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What fans said

  • “The Pittsburgh Penguins clinch home ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs.”

    u/bi_and_busy▲ 664joy

  • “Next Weekend the Pittsburgh Penguins will be participating in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Good Afternoon, Good Evening, and Goodnight”

    u/Pittsburghsports2006▲ 313joy

  • “THIS TEAM WILL GO ALL THE WAY WITH KING PENGUIN CROSBY LEADING THE CHARGE AND HIS SIDEKICK YOUNG PEN CHINAKHOV!”

    u/Sebastian4365▲ 253joy

  • “Thank you Kevin Hayes. With Kevin probably playing his last game(s) with Pittsburgh, some of the dust has settled on the assets we received for absorbing his contract.”

    u/Datools▲ 105hope

  • “Can’t describe how satisfying it was to watch that goofball bounce off of Sid.”

    u/thatanimalssong▲ 84joy

  • “This is an exciting day, friends.”

    u/jmarshfof▲ 66joy

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