Complex sentence: After 41 games, the midpoint of the season, the Penguins held a 26--12--3 record with 55 points, a two-point improvement over last season and good for second in the division behind the Philadelphia Flyers and fourth in the Eastern Conference.
Split into simpler sentences: After 41 games the midpoint of the season, the Penguins held a 26--12--3 record with 55 points. Two points better than last season and in the 2nd spot in the division behind the Philadelphia Flyers and 4th in the Eastern Conference.