Vancouver Canucks vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction: Penguins to claim victory

Vancouver Canucks will take on Pittsburgh Penguins October 29 at 05:00. Who will win? Let’s find out!

We could expect Vancouver to make significant progress in the current regular season, as the results were already up in the air last season after the appointment of Bruce Boudreau as head coach. The Canadiens lacked stability and experience back then, but there was faith in a bright future. Alas, the Canadiens had a poor start to the regular season, suffering seven straight losses from the start, only two in overtime. The Blue-Green suffered their first win only the day before, beating Seattle 5-4 on the road, with Ilya Mikheyev and Andrey Kuzmenko scoring twice each.

Pittsburgh was unsuccessful in recent seasons, so the club was in the midst of a personnel change. But the management decided to wait with the process, offering new contracts to the former leaders. From the very first games of the current regular season, the Pennsylvanian veterans began to live up to their trust, as in their five starting games they scored four wins with a total score of 24-8, and once again lost to Montreal in overtime, 2-3. After that, the Penguins traveled to the West, where they suffered two consecutive losses to Edmonton and Calgary, 3-6 and 1-4, respectively. The Yellow and Black have two more away games ahead.

• Pittsburgh beat Vancouver in four of the last five face-offs by at least two goals. You can bet on Pittsburgh Handicap (-1.5) for 2.436 at 1xbet;
• Five of the last face-offs saw Pittsburgh score 22 pucks against Vancouver (4.40 per game on average). It is great options to bet on Pittsburgh Individual Total Over (3.5) for 1.86 at Bet365;
• Three of the last five head-to-head encounters saw Vancouver score at least twice. You can place a bet on Vancouver Individual Total Under (1.5) for 4.25 at Bet365.

Pittsburgh has played well against Vancouver in recent years, winning four of their previous five head-to-head encounter by a combined score of 21-8. That's quite a difference! Now the Penguins are approaching the encounter as clear favorites, as they have a more powerful and balanced squad, and two losses in a row should cheer up the Pennsylvanian team. The Canucks have only one win in eight games, so we have to bet on Pittsburgh's win for about 2.00.

Pittsburgh not only beats Vancouver often, but also does very well on offense. The Penguins have scored 22 goals (4.40 average per game) in five previous head-to-head encounters. At the end of the upcoming match-up this statistic has a good chance to get worse as the Canucks have conceded 34 goals (4.25 average per game) in eight games this season, so the best bet seems to be Pittsburgh's Individual Total Over (3.5) for 1.86, and separately — on Jeff Carter's Total Over (0.5) points for 1.85.

Our prediction: Pittsburgh will win for 2.00 at 1xbet.

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