Minnesota Wild vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction & Picks - NHL
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by Edgar Jibran | in NHL Picks
Next Sunday will bring a very interesting challenge for Minnesota Wild, as they’ll face Pittsburgh Penguins at 01:30 pm CST in a game that will give them the opportunity to regain their spot within the top 4 of the Western Conference. Nonetheless, Minnesota still needs to find more offensive consistency to increase their chances of competing during the playoffs.
With that objective in mind, Minnesota Wild must try to keep feeding Frederick Gaudreau with opportunities as he has been one of the most participative players with 7 shots on target during their most recent 3 games. Despite this, the absence of Kirill Kaprizov is still having a very negative impact on the offensive line of Minnesota, being concerning for them that a defenseman like Brock Faber was the one who scored against Vancouver Canucks.
Meanwhile, Pittsburgh Penguins are still in a very deep crisis after not being able to win in regulation time since their 2-3 victory over New York Rangers a month ago. In this matter, the Penguins still remark as the worst defensive line in the Eastern Conference with 241 conceded goals, so they couldn’t be considered as contenders to battle for the Wild Card spots, so they must start thinking about the next season.
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| Teams | Pts | P | W | L | GD |
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97 | 3142 | 33 | 30 | -11 |
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78 | 2631 | 23 | 36 | -53 |
Minnesota Wild and Pittsburgh Penguins Latest Matches
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Players list
F. Gustavsson
M. Fleury
J. Middleton
B. Faber
D. Chisholm
J. Spurgeon
Z. Bogosian
J. Merrill
J. Brazeau
V. Hinostroza
Y. Trenin
F. Gaudreau
M. Rossi
M. Boldy
M. Johansson
M. Zuccarello
G. Nyquist
M. Foligno
D. Shore
R. Hartman
A. Nedeljkovic
T. Jarry
M. Grzelcyk
C. Timmins
V. Kolyachonok
E. Karlsson
K. Letang
R. Shea
S. Crosby
E. Bemstrom
B. Lizotte
P. Tomasino
C. Dewar
B. Imama
E. Malkin
N. Acciari
T. Novak
B. Rust
K. Hayes
R. Rakell
Most goals and assists
Minnesota Wild
Pittsburgh Penguins
M. Boldy
(32 Goals)
R. Rakell
(35 Goals)
M. Boldy
(48 Assists)
S. Crosby
(58 Assists)
Minnesota Wild - Pittsburgh Penguins Key Points
- Minnesota Wild are the second worst home team in the Western Conference with 29 earned points, also remarking as the worst home offensive line with just 73 goals scored.
- Pittsburgh Penguins hold a streak of 4 losses in a row, in which they couldn’t score more than 2 goals per game.
- Minnesota Wild at home in direct duels against Pittsburgh Penguins, broke a streak of 4 games in a row without winning in regulation time after their 3-2 victory in February 2024.
- Pittsburgh Penguins in face-to-face away games against Minnesota Wild, scored more than 3 goals in only 2 out of their last 5 confrontations.
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Our Minnesota Wild vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction
To conclude, this game will be a good chance for Minnesota Wild to recover some trust after their most recent loss against Vancouver Canucks, and even though they won’t have their most dangerous player in the squad, they’ll definitely be favorites to win this confrontation. Therefore, the pick for Minnesota Wild – Pittsburgh Penguins is: Total Goals In The 1st Period – Under 1.5!
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