Pittsburgh Penguins vs Minnesota Wild Prediction: Who will turn out to be stronger?

Prediction for the NHL match which will take place on December 19. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Pittsburgh shows far from the best results this season. It's already clear that the team needs to improve to make the playoffs, but so far, it's bad. So, in the standings of the Metropolitan Division, the Penguins are in seventh position with 29 points. After a recent streak of four straight losses, Pittsburgh recorded two straight wins - 4:2 over Arizona and 4:3 over Montreal on a shootout, but the day before, they lost in disgrace to Toronto (0:7).

Minnesota does not achieve much success in the current campaign either. They have only 28 points and are in seventh place in the Central Division standings. Just like the Penguins - if the Wild want to make the playoffs, they need to step it up. And things haven't been so bad for the Wild lately, as they have seven wins in the past nine games. Now, the team has a three-game winning streak, and the day before, they beat Vancouver 2:1 in a shootout.

Analysts of bookmaker companies consider Pittsburgh the favorite of the upcoming match, although we think Minnesota will fight back. After three wins, the Wild are in a great mood, plus they had a day more rest. But after the humiliating 0:7 to Toronto, Pittsburgh needs time, and from the moral point of view, they have everything bad. We generally offer a bet on the guests not to lose after three periods.