Colorado Avalanche vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction: We have the right to expect high-goal activity

Prediction for the NHL Colorado Avalanche vs Pittsburgh Penguins match which will take place on March 24th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Colorado is in great shape, heading into the season's biggest games. As befits a top NHL, the Avalanche didn't start the regular season in top form. Still, their skill level is so high that they have been actively collecting points while sitting in the playoff, even in mediocre conditions. Now things have improved, as in the last 11 games, Jared Bednar's wards won ten victories with one loss, which happened in a confrontation with Nashville - 5:1. Now Denver is in second place in the Western Conference, only one point behind the leader, Vancouver.

Unfortunately, Pittsburgh fell out of contention for the Cup. Whereas a year ago, the Penguins were in the playoffs until the very last game of the regular season. In March, they traded Jake Guentzel, which minimized their chances of final success, and now they're just waiting for a vacation, showing very poor results. In their last 13 meetings, Mike Sullivan's wards have suffered ten defeats, only beating Columbus 5:3, San Jose 6:3, and Detroit 6:3. That's enough to keep the Penguins in 13th place in the Eastern Conference.

Colorado and Pittsburgh are spending the current regular season differently. Denver is in second place in the Western Conference. They have every chance to become first, and they are in great shape right now, having won their last eight games in a row. The Pennsylvanians have no realistic chance of making the playoffs. They have no tournament motivation, so they finish the season quietly without getting banged up in every game. In the last 13 meetings, the Penguins have lost ten times, which best reflects their current state. 

We have the right to expect high-goal activity from the upcoming confrontation. Colorado and Pittsburgh have played very productively lately. In the seven previous games with the Avalanche's participation, they took 46 goal takedowns (6.57 average per game), and the Penguins, in the last five meetings, have scored and conceded a total of 42 pucks (8.40 average per game)—a very high figure even by the standards of the NHL.