Pittsburgh Penguins vs Vancouver Canucks Prediction: Expect a bright and productive game

Prediction for the NHL match which will take place on January 12. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Pittsburgh continues a fierce struggle to get into the Cup Eight. It seemed like the Penguins would be floundering among the league's underdogs in the current regular season, as a year earlier, they had already missed the playoffs, and now all the key hockey players are even older. Still, in reality, they refuse to give up. The Pennsylvanians had a particularly productive stretch in late December when they were held scoreless only once in nine games, lost in overtime once more, and won seven of those games. In the opening period of January, the Black-and-Yellow have alternated wins and losses, which puts them in 11th place in the Eastern Conference standings.

Vancouver is another team that failed to make the playoffs after the last regular season, but Rick Tocchet made tremendous progress from his charges during the offseason. They are fighting for the top spots, demonstrating a consistently successful game. Suffice it to say that the last time they suffered two consecutive defeats was almost two months ago, after which failure was followed by success. In January, the Blue-Greens have already played five games, in which they allowed only one defeat to St. Louis - 1:2, and in the four remaining meetings, won in regulation time, which allows them to sit on the second line in the Western Conference standings.

Pittsburgh and Vancouver are approaching the face-off in pretty good shape, which allows them to improve their standings. At the same time, the Penguins, who are in second place in the Western Conference, look much more confident and stable on the road, while they are still only 11th in the Eastern Conference. In addition, the Pennsylvanians have lost their last two home games, while the Canadian team won their previous three away games.

Vancouver recently showed excellent results and pleased the public with bright, attacking hockey. All of this is confirmed by the statistics, according to which, in the previous ten games, the Canucks scored and conceded a total of 75 pucks (7.50 average per game). Moreover, in five of the last eight games, the Blues and Greens have scored and conceded at least three goals each so that we can expect a shootout.