Pittsburgh Penguins Talk: Who Is Our Round 2 X-Factor?

Apr 27, 2017; Washington, DC, USA; Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury (29) celebrates with teammates after the Penguins' game against the Washington Capitals in game one of the second round of the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Verizon Center. The Penguins won 3-2. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 27, 2017; Washington, DC, USA; Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury (29) celebrates with teammates after the Penguins' game against the Washington Capitals in game one of the second round of the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Verizon Center. The Penguins won 3-2. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
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Many players have been stepping up for the Pittsburgh Penguins at key moments in these playoffs.

Of course the Pittsburgh Penguins have stars in Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and Phil Kessel, but many other players on our roster can make just as much of an impact when needed.

The Washington Capitals are no walk in the park, so we will need all of our players to come up huge when called upon.

In this segment, a few of our writers offer their own opinions on the Penguins. This week for our Penguins Talk segment here at Pen’s Labyrinth, we thought we would take a look at who the Penguins X-Factor might be for round 2.