The Pittsburgh Penguins (20-24-8) and the Utah Hockey Club (21-21-7) meet Wednesday at Delta Center. Puck drop is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. ET (TNT/Max). Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s NHL odds around the Penguins vs. Utah Hockey Club odds and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Season series: Utah leads 1-0 with 6-1 win Nov. 23 in Pittsburgh as a moderate favorite (-130) as the Over (6) cashed
The Penguins are in freefall, losing 3 in a row, while going 2-7-0 in the past 9 games. In the current 3-game losing streak, Pittsburgh has scored 1 goal apiece in each of the setbacks. Since Jan. 11, the Pens have scored 18 total goals in the past 9 games, or 2.0 goals per game (GPG).
The Utah Hockey Club suffered a 3-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators, wrapping up a 3-game road trip with 2 losses. The Under went 2-1 in the trip. Utah won its most recent 2 home games, outscoring the opponent 9-4.
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Alex Nedeljkovic (9-9-4, 3.21 GAA, .894 SV%) vs. Connor Ingram (8-6-3, 3.34 GAA, .880 SV%)
Nedeljkovic allowed 2 goals on 28 shots in Monday’s 2-1 road loss against the San Jose Sharks. He has allowed 2 or fewer goals in 3 of his past 4 starts. Ned has managed a 3-3-1 record with a 3.29 GAA and .905 SV% in 7 starts in January.
Ned was the goalie of record in the 6-1 loss to Utah on Nov. 23, turning aside 24 of 30 shots.
Ingram coughed up 4 goals on 28 shots last time out in a 5-2 loss at the Winnipeg Jets on Jan. 24. He is 2-2-0 with a 2.53 GAA and .908 SV% in 4 starts in January.
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Utah Hockey Club 3, Penguins 2
The UTAH HOCKEY CLUB (-145) is a decent play as moderate favorites, as it looks for the regular-season series sweep.
The Penguins (+120) are skidding hard, going 3-8-3 in the past 14 games, and the offense has managed just 3 goals in the past 3 games. Pittsburgh cut G Tristan Jarry earlier in the month, but it has a lot more problems than just goaltending.
PASS.
The Penguins +1.5 (-200) will cost you 2 times your potential return if you require a little bit of insurance, and you just can’t pick it straight up. That’s way too much risk for not nearly enough reward.
UNDER 6 (-110) is the lean, even though Utah picked up a 6-1 win and Over result in the first meeting around Thanksgiving in the Steel City.
The Under is 3-1-1 in the past 5 games for the Penguins, and they’ve scored exactly 1 goal in 4 of those outings. And, the Pens are averaging just 2.0 GPG in the previous 9 contests.
For Utah, the Under is 2-1 in the past 3 games, too.
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