Teams that hold playoff spots on Thanksgiving morning have about an 80 percent chance of qualifying for the Stanley Cup playoffs.
Despite their best efforts on Wednesday night, the Penguins woke up this morning and are still not in the top eight of the Eastern Conference. They are a .500 team and, even after putting up a five spot, now have just a plus-2 goal differential.
All that said, the Penguins will rightfully enjoy some turkey with all the fixings, or at least enjoy their short charter flight up to Boston on Thanksgiving Day.
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