Pittsburgh Penguins vs Winnipeg Jets Prediction: Don’t expect a productive match

Prediction for the NHL match which will take place on February 7. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Pittsburgh is still trying to make it to the Cup Final Eight, but they have failed so far. As soon as the Penguins have a decent stretch that puts them close to the playoff zone, they have a string of bad luck that puts them closer to the league's underdogs. The Pennsylvanians looked great at the turn of December and January when they picked up points in almost every game, but before the break in the championship, they were in a slump again. In seven previous games, they suffered five defeats, beating only Seattle and Montreal 3:0 and 3:2, respectively, which is only good enough for tenth place in the Eastern Conference standings.

Winnipeg is having a very decent regular season. The Jets lost many points in the season opener, but by November, they picked up a great momentum that they could maintain for a long time. Rick Bowness' team had several long winning streaks where they didn't play flashy hockey, but they were pragmatic in picking up points, which is especially important. Only at the end of January the Blue and White slowed down a bit when they started to run out of energy before the pause in the championship, and that's why they lost to Boston 1:4 and two more consecutive losses to Toronto 0:1 and 2:4. Nevertheless, Winnipeg remains in fourth position in the Western Conference standings.

Winnipeg is much more successful than Pittsburgh in the current regular season. The Canadian team is in fourth place in the Western Conference standings, but the Americans are still outside cup eight of the Eastern Conference. In addition, the Jets are an extremely pragmatic team, and it's even more convenient for such teams to play away than at home, so Rick Bowness' wards have picked up 11 of 14 possible points in their last seven away games - an excellent result.

There is no reason to expect high performance from the upcoming confrontation. In the last four head-to-head meetings, Pittsburgh and Winnipeg have scored only 16 pucks against each other (4.00 average per game), which is a modest figure, and every time there was a bookmaker's total under. In addition, the previous six battles involving Pennsylvanians have combined for only 27 shots on goal (4.50 average per game).