Pittsburgh Penguins vs Chicago Blackhawks Prediction: Do we expect the home team to win?

Prediction for the NHL Pittsburgh Penguins vs Chicago Blackhawks match, which will take place on April 12. Check the team conditions and choose several betting options.

Pittsburgh continues its battle for the wild card with the Islanders. The Penguins are ninth in the East standings, while the Islanders are eighth. The Penguins have 90 points after 80 games, and the New Yorkers have 91 after 81. If the team wins the two upcoming battles, we'll see them in the playoffs. Fortunately, the opponents here are good - Chicago and Columbus. Also, in the two previous games, Pittsburgh secured two solid wins - 4:1 over Minnesota and 5:1 over Detroit.

There's not much to say about Chicago. The Blackhawks simply failed to do anything in the season. At the end of the regular season, they let Patrick Kane go, and that is when they completely lost their hands. Now the team sits in the last position in the Eastern Conference and Central Division standings with 56 points. As for their previous meetings, everything is also very disappointing: 11 defeats in 12 games. In the last match, Chicago lost 2:4 to Minnesota.

We think the upcoming game is just a gift for Pittsburgh. They have two games ahead of them against underdogs, whom they need to beat to guarantee a playoff spot, thanks to the Islanders' mistake. Sidney Crosby and the team need to show their best hockey and please their fans - there is too much at stake. Considering that the day before, they beat Minnesota with a difference of three pucks and Detroit with a difference of four pucks, the Blackhawks will indeed have a hard time. We'll take the home team's win with a minus handicap.