Pittsburgh Penguins vs San Jose Sharks Prediction: Who will turn out to be stronger?

Prediction for the NHL match which will take place on March 15. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

For Pittsburgh, the finish of the regular season is turning into a formality. For a long time, the Pennsylvanians, although noticeably behind the playoff zone, had a lot of games in reserve with which to get to their direct competitors. Alas, they used it very poorly. In the last eight games Mike Sullivan's wards beat only Columbus - 5:3, another point scored in the confrontation with Ottawa, losing - 1:2, and in the remaining six cases they lost in regular time with a total goal difference - 5:27. They remain in 13th place in the Eastern Conference standings.

For San Jose, the current regular season is one big formality. From the very first games of the season, the Sharks began to lose points by the pack, which marked the minimum level of their own ambitions. All the time they have been hopelessly among the league's underdogs, producing only short-term bursts of activity. In the final days of the draft period, they also parted ways with such skilled hockey players as Tomas Hertl and Anthony Duclair. Of course, the results aren't going well for the Californians either: in the last 11 meetings, they've only beaten Ottawa 2:1, they lost twice in games against Dallas outside of regulation time - 2:3 and 6:7, and they've failed eight more times in regulation time, solidifying themselves in last place in the Western Conference.

San Jose is one of the constant outsiders of the league all the last years. Pittsburgh is just trying to get used to this status, as for the second year in a row the Pennsylvanians flew past the cup battles. For a long time, the Pennsylvanians tried to stay in the race for the playoffs, but now they've given up and are rolling to the finish line of the regular season without much motivation. Even so, they should have no trouble beating the Californians, whose skill level is even lower. The Black and Yellow have won four of the last five head-to-head meetings.

Pittsburgh recently not only often beats San Jose, but also shows great offence. In the previous five head-to-head meetings, the Pennsylvanians sent 27 pucks (5.40 average per game) into the Californians' net. The Black-and-Greens are also increasingly giving away top-flight faceoffs, with 67 shots on goal (7.44 per game average) in their last nine battles.