Pittsburgh Penguins vs Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction: The Penguins have been doing a little better lately

Prediction for the NHL Pittsburgh Penguins vs Toronto Maple Leafs match, which will take place on November 16. Check the team conditions and choose several betting options.

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh has been slowly regressing over the past few years, but in the offseason, they didn't take the chance to begin the rebuilding. The club's veterans received solid new contracts and, as a result, failed to sign any great newcomers. The Penguins looked good in their regular season debut, scoring nine of a possible ten points, but they won only twice in the next ten meetings and lost eight times. The modest results dropped the Yellow and Black to 13th place in the Western Conference standings.

Toronto Maple Leafs

In the current regular championship, Toronto shows promising results in the distance, but they do not do without slumps. The Maple Leafs had their worst stretch so far this season in the second half of October when they lost four straight games, and they are far from their optimal conditions even now. They have allowed two losses in their last three meetings, only beating a struggling Vancouver, 3:2, with a 0:2 lead after the first period. Toronto is still fifth in the Eastern Conference standings.

Expert Betting Tips

Pittsburgh and Toronto have had mixed success in the regular season, with the Penguins doing slightly better lately, as they have scored five of a possible six points in the three previous meetings. The Maple Leafs have only three points over a similar distance. Moreover, in Pennsylvania, the last three head-to-head encounters have been won by the home team by a combined score of 18:4, so a bet on Pittsburgh to win the match at odds of around 1.984 is in order.

In the three previous meetings, Mike Sullivan's charges have scored 18 times (6.00 average for the game). Therefore, the best option for the prediction seems to be an individual total of Pittsburgh over 3.5 pucks, with the odds close to 2.40. It is worth looking at the bet on the total over 0.5 points of Jason Zucker for 1.83.

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