Ottawa Senators vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction: The Senators have given up

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

Ottawa is failing in the current regular season, which is truly surprising. The Senators have spent the last few years building a capable team that had already rid themselves of their status as a hopeless outsider the previous season and was ready to make further progress. In reality, nothing of the sort has happened. They had an excellent start to the season, winning three of their first four games, but this stretch remains their best.

Pittsburgh is trying to make the playoffs, but it won't be easy. Almost all of the Penguins' leaders are older players who have difficulty competing against more athletic and faster opponents. They had their best stretch in the first half of November when they won five times in a row but then lost points again. They have made some progress, winning four of their last five, with the only loss being a crushing 7:0 defeat at the hands of Toronto. They remain in 13th place in the Eastern Conference standings.

Ottawa and Pittsburgh both had disappointing regular seasons and are just outside the playoffs, with the Penguins still trying to keep at least the Cup Final Eight alive, but the Senators have given up. The Penguins are on a good run, winning four of their last five games, which is inspiring. On the other hand, they are going from bad to worse, failing to score in six games, and changing their head coach a week ago hasn't helped either.

Ottawa not only loses game after game but also plays horrible defense. Fortunately, at least the offense isn't too bad, and that's why almost every game the Senators play is a scoring feast. In their last four games, they had 35 shots on goal (an average of 8.75 per game), which is very good by North American hockey standards.