Chicago Blackhawks vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction: The Hawks have enough personnel problems

Prediction for the NHL Chicago Blackhawks vs Pittsburgh Penguins match which will take place on February 16th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Chicago is having a bad regular season. Long before the season started, it was evident that the Hawks would have a very tough time, as they had finished well outside the playoffs in recent years, and now they were without Patrick Kane and Jonathan Thaves. They have a young star in Connor Bedard, but he still lacks stability and has been in the infirmary for the last few weeks. As a result, the Blackhawks' record has gone from bad to worse, and they are winless in their previous seven games. The string of failures has sent Luke Richardson's team to the bottom of the Western Conference standings.

Pittsburgh's situation in the current regular season is less hopeless, but their chances of making the playoffs could be better. The Penguins have a lot of experienced and aging hockey players, but they can no longer produce good results. The Penguins have had some pretty good stretches throughout the season, but they've been followed by even longer slumps that have left them outside the Cup Final Eight. Mike Sullivan's wards have not been at their best lately, so they remain outside the playoff zone.

Chicago and Pittsburgh are underachievers in the regular season, sitting outside the playoffs in their respective conferences. At the same time, the Hawks are in a terrible situation. They are at the end of the West and on a seven-game losing streak due to a series of injuries to key players. The Penguins are in a better situation. They are not far from Cup Eight in the East, but they are still occasionally clinging to points and playing decent hockey. 

The confrontation between Chicago and Pittsburgh has been spectacular and productive. In the last ten games, the opponents have combined for 69 pucks (6.90 average per game) - an outstanding number by NHL standards. The Hawks have enough personnel problems on offense right now, but the Penguins do not have the same quality of defense to minimize threats.