Vancouver Canucks vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction: Don’t expect a lot of pucks

Prediction for the NHL match which will take place on February 28. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Vancouver looks very powerful. Whereas a year ago the Canucks missed the cup battles altogether, now they are among the league leaders, showing consistently good results. Only in the second half of February they struggled a bit, losing to Winnipeg 2:4, Minnesota 7:10, Colorado 1:3, and Seattle 2:5. It seemed that the Blue and Green had formed a serious slump, which would be very difficult to cope with, but the day before they broke the series of failures, beating Boston in overtime - 3:2. This success allowed the team to maintain their lead in the Western Conference standings.

Pittsburgh continues to fight a fierce battle for a playoff exit. The chances of Penguins on the final success are small, but they continue to try not to lose them finally. At the equator of February they had a very bad stretch, when they suffered five losses in six meetings, beating only Chicago 4:1, but by the end of the month, they did improve. For starters, they beat Montreal 4:1, and then they beat Philadelphia 7:6 in a crucial derby. The Pennsylvanians remain in 12th place in the Eastern Conference standings, seven points behind the Cup Final Eight, but they have a few games in hand over their rivals.

Vancouver and Pittsburgh in the current regular season are rivals of different levels. While they are leading the Western Conference standings with consistently good results, the Penguins are only in 12th place in the Eastern Conference and are in danger of flying past the cup battles. The Blues and Greens have had a recent slump, but they beat Boston in their last game, and it's not easy to beat the Bears when they're in bad shape.

Do not expect a high goal scoring activity from the upcoming confrontation. Not so long ago, Vancouver already gave a match against Minnesota, losing 7:10, after which the attention to the defence became much more. A total of only 15 goal attempts in the next three meetings (5.00 average per game). In addition, in the previous seven away battles, the Penguins scored and conceded only 34 goals (4.86 average per game) - a very modest figure by the standards of North American hockey.