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Winnipeg vs. Pittsburgh: NHL Match Prediction
The Western Conference leader, Winnipeg, will play Pittsburgh at home on October 20. The Canadians have had a great start to the season and, after two away wins, continue to win on the ice at Canada Life Centre. Pittsburgh is far from being as successful. Mike Sullivan’s men alternate wins and losses. The Pens have earned six points in three away games, but have not always played reliably in defense. Since 2019, these teams have met each other only seven times. Five games were won by the Penguins from Pennsylvania. Are Sidney Crosby and his partners capable of stopping the Jets, who have gained momentum? Or will the Jets strengthen their position in the standings? Find the answers to these questions in our prediction for the confrontation
Command Analysis
Winnipeg Jets
CanadaCurrent form
Winnipeg has had a great start to the new season and has not lost a single game so far. The team is currently in second place in the Western Conference and has eight points in total. After two tough wins over Chicago (2:1 OT) and Minnesota (2:1 OT), they easily dealt with San Jose at home with a score of 8:3, although they are not usually known for scoring a huge number of goals. Incidentally, Vladislav Namestnikov earned four points in that match, which will definitely boost his confidence. It is noteworthy that the club remains the one that concedes the fewest goals in the league and usually does not allow its opponents to score more than one or two.
The main snipers in the club are Kyle Connor and Mark Scheifele, who scored three and four goals, respectively. Also, the "air army" is currently demonstrating a crazy game in the majority and has a 50% implementation of the extra man and, of course, occupies the first line in the league in this indicator. It is worth saying that the upcoming meeting for the "Jets" will be the last one in the current home cycle, and then they will have a difficult away game, so it is very desirable for them to earn a couple of points in the upcoming confrontation.
Disqualifications and injuries
David Gustafsson, Ville Heinola and Logan Stanley will not take part in the match due to previous injuries.
Interesting trends for betting
- Winnipeg averages over 30 shots per game
The hosts have been playing well in attack at the start of the season and are converting 14.3% of their chances.
- The Canadians win 52.5% of their faceoffs.
The Jets' centers play well at the point and often win the puck for their teammates.
Pittsburgh Penguins
USACurrent form
Pittsburgh is in seventh place in the Eastern Conference and has earned six points, but by this point has already played six games. The team has not been able to get into a long winning streak. Earlier, it won two victories in matches with Montreal (6:3) and Buffalo (6:5 OT), but already in the home match with Carolina, it suffered a defeat with a score of 1:4 and was able to score only one goal. Most likely, such instability in results will haunt the "pens" throughout the season, because last year they played about the same.
As a rule, the Penguins rely on their powerful attack line and try to play open hockey. Evgeni Malkin has had a successful start to the season. He seemed to have lost his form, but in the first matches he showed some fantastic performance and became one of the league top snipers, earning 11 points in the goal + pass system. Unlike their opponents, Pittsburgh, of course, does not play as well in the majority, but still converts on average every fifth attempt, which is a good indicator. But in the 4x5 format, the team definitely needs to improve, because they are sent off quite a lot and currently have only 76.5% of the opponent power play neutralization.
Disqualifications and injuries
Blake Lizotte and Matt Nieto will not be helping the guests in Canada.
Interesting trends for betting
- According to statistics, the visitors' goal is hit on average 34 times per match
Penn State goalies have a lot of work to do each game and only manage to save 87.8% of the shots they face in their own area.
- The Penguins are winning 54.6 percent of their faceoffs on average.
Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin and the team other centers maintain the standard and regularly win the puck for their teammates.
Trends
Bet 1st period: Winnipeg with handicap (0)
Winnipeg has never lost in the first period in the recently started season.
1.62Bet 3rd period: total over 2.5 goals
In all of Pittsburgh away games, the final stretches of the games were extremely productive
2.45Tip and bets
In our opinion, Winnipeg is the favorite in this match and looks stronger than its opponent at the start of the season. Previously, Pittsburgh showed inconsistent results and usually alternated successful matches with defeats. At home, the Jets are especially strong and always try to give their maximum. In previous meetings, the Air Army controlled the game, unlike the Pens, who rely exclusively on playing on opposite courses. Plus, for the Jets, this match will be the last at home before a long away series, so they will certainly give it their all.
Prediction - Winnipeg win in 2.00
Bet on individual total
Winnipeg is great at defending. They usually only get one or two goals in response, even in their worst games. Pittsburgh only scored one goal in their last game. Incidentally, the Pens have scored less than three times in three of their previous five games. The home team is great at neutralizing threats near their goal, so it hard to believe that they'll concede three goals in this game.
We bet on the individual total of Pittsburgh under 2.5 goals with a coefficient of 2.00
Total Bet
Previous matches between the clubs often turned out to be ineffective and "low-scoring". "Winnipeg" is not used to opening up and always prefers to play closed hockey. As a rule, even matches against the leaders and favorites of the championship "Jets" are reduced to a minimum number of goals scored. Based on this, we suggest taking the total under.
We take the total under six goals with a coefficient of 1.82
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