The most interesting matches of the NHL regular season are still ahead, so we are waiting for a battle of bright teams, "Seattle" will go to visit "Pittsburgh". The start of the game of these teams is scheduled for January 28 at 03:00 Moscow time. Our portal has prepared its forecast for this confrontation for you.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Without their main attack stars, the Penguins failed the start of the season, which does not allow them to jump into the playoff zone yet. After Crosby's return, the team came to life and gave out a series of victories, although there are rare failed segments. The team lacks reliability in defense, despite the fact that the attack began to look extremely interesting and diverse. Now the team again shows a confident game and gives out another winning streak, and in the last meeting beat Arizona with a score of 6:3.
"Seattle Kraken"
A fairly experienced and strong squad has been picked up by the "Kraken", but there is no visible team play and the work of a coach who has not yet shown himself in any way. And there were a lot of injuries at the start, which did not allow the hockey players to get in shape and reach their maximum, hence the frequent defeats. Recently, the team has no stability and alternates victories with defeats, and in the last match lost to Nashville with a score of 2:4.
Injuries and disqualifications:
- Injuries:
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Pittsburgh - Zaker (illness), Domingue (illness), Blueger (illness).
Seattle - Tanev (knee injury), Schwartz (illness), Drijer (illness), Bibo (illness), Oleksiak (illness).
Statistics and figures
- The last match between these teams ended with a 1-6 victory for Pittsburgh.
- Seattle has lost only twice in its last five games.
- Pittsburgh has a good streak of six wins.
Forecast
The clear favorite in this game looks like "Pittsburgh", which looks unstable this season, but with the return of the leaders gained confidence and began to win. "Seattle" has recently won several victories, but still lacks the team's reliability in defense. I think we are waiting for a confident victory of the hosts.