Pittsburgh Penguins vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction: Philadelphia has lost any chance of making the playoffs

Prediction for the NHL Pittsburgh Penguins vs Philadelphia Flyers match, which will take place on April 3. Check the team conditions and choose several betting options.

Pittsburgh is having its worst regular season in years, at risk of not making the playoffs. It seemed that such an experienced and skillful team would be able to add at the crucial moment of the season, but nothing of the sort is happening. Only six games are left in the regular season, but there's still no breakthrough. In the last ten meetings, the team had only three wins and seven losses every time they lost during regular time. Their poor play resulted in Pittsburgh's slump to ninth place in the Eastern Conference standings.

Philadelphia is performing even worse in the current regular season. From the beginning of the season, the Flyers had problems with their results, so they were not even in a tough fight for playoff spots. There were a few good stretches for John Tortorella's team, but never more than that, as they suffered a string of setbacks. They suddenly began to recover in the second half of March and had a seven-game winning streak with five points. The day before, they lost to Buffalo, 3:6. Now they are in 14th place in the Eastern Conference standings.

Philadelphia has long ago lost any chance to make the playoffs, but Pittsburgh is on the brink of the cup eight, continuing to fight for a place in the top 8. In such a situation, the Flyers should ruin their crucial rival, which would be extremely difficult. The Penguins have been the victorious team in the last seven head-to-head encounters. Now they are the clear favorites in the confrontation; they have a stronger and more balanced squad and simply need more points. As a result, we should bet on the victory of Pittsburgh.

Not only has Pittsburgh been beating Philadelphia frequently lately, but they have also been showing great offensively. In the previous five head-to-head encounters, the Penguins have scored 21 times (4.20 average per game) against the Flyers. Now they should also reach their standard, which is why the optimal variant for the prediction seems to be an individual total of Pittsburgh over 3.5. We should look separately at the bet on the total over 0.5 points of Jason Zaker.