Minnesota Wild vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Minnesota
Wild
20 - 11 - 5
Pittsburgh
Penguins
25 - 10 - 1
December 19, 2013, 7:00 PM EST
 | PPG Paints Arena
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Minnesota Wild at Pittsburgh Penguins

NHL wagering interest swings to the Pittsburgh vs Minnesota battle on Thursday at Consol Energy Centre as the Penguins try to defend home turf and reward moneyline bettors.

This season the Penguins are 25-10-1 overall while the Wild are 20-11-5. As for the totals, Pittsburgh is 13-19-4 on the OU, and Minnesota is 9-20-7.
Smart Chart
  • MIN
  • 2.95
  • 2.80
  • 21.17
  • 80.36
  • 30.90
  • 31.16
  • 0.15
  •  
  • Offense
  • Defense
  • Power Play Percentage
  • Penalty Kill Percentage
  • Shots For
  • Shots Against
  • Differential
  • PIT
  • 3.20
  • 3.22
  • 21.72
  • 79.09
  • 34.37
  • 32.77
  • -0.02
Team Record
Minnesota Wild
All Last 10 vs Div vs WEST vs EAST
Record20-11-55-4-18-4-111-7-39-4-2
Home14-3-24-15-28-3-26-0
Away6-8-31-3-13-2-13-4-13-4-2
Fave15-5-22-25-17-2-18-1-1
Dog4-10-23-3-13-3-14-5-20-3
O/U9-20-71-7-24-6-36-10-53-10-2
Team Record
Pittsburgh Penguins
All Last 10 vs Div vs WEST vs EAST
Record25-10-19-112-45-220-8-1
Home15-34-06-25-110-2
Away10-7-15-16-20-110-6-1
Fave23-77-011-45-118-6
Dog2-3-12-11-00-12-1-1
O/U13-19-43-5-26-8-22-511-14-4
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Head to Head Summary

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Head to Head Detail
Search NHL DatabaseTeamsGoals ScoredLineO/UShots
Oct 18, 2011PIT4-125Over25
MIN226
Jan 8, 2011MIN4-200Under37
PIT026
Jan 11, 2010PIT3110Over38
MIN424
Oct 31, 2009MIN2-205Under15
PIT135
Nov 18, 2008MIN2-145Under25
PIT125
Oct 30, 2007PIT4-115Over27
MIN230
Dec 8, 2005MIN5120Under32
PIT022
Jan 16, 2004PIT2-320Over24
MIN425
Nov 19, 2003MIN6190Over28
PIT240
Nov 14, 2002PIT1-140Under24
MIN131
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Injuries
Minnesota Wild
  • Jared Spurgeon D IR (01/04); is out for season, Lower Body
  • Jonas Brodin D Is "?" Thursday vs San Jose, Lower Body
  • Joel Eriksson Ek C Is "?" Thursday vs San Jose, Lower Body
  • Filip Gustavsson G Will start in goal Thursday vs San Jose, None
Injuries
Pittsburgh Penguins
  • Jeff Carter C Is "?" Thursday vs Columbus, Upper Body
  • Matt Nieto LW IR (12/03), Lower Body
  • Noel Acciari C IR (03/26), Lower Body
  • Jansen Harkins C Is out indefinitely, Hand
  • Alex Nedeljkovic G Will start in goal Thursday vs Columbus, None
Last 5 Games
Minnesota Wild
Date OPP Score SU Line Shots SA PP PK Goalie Location
Dec 17, 2013VAN3-2W-11032311/22/2Roberto LuongoHome
Dec 14, 2013COL2-1W+11727270/12/2Semyon VarlamovAway
Dec 12, 2013SJ1-3L+18530390/34/7Antti NiemiAway
Dec 11, 2013ANA1-2L+12024311/12/2Jonas HillerAway
Dec 8, 2013SJ3-1W+11013380/24/4Antti NiemiHome
Pittsburgh Penguins
Date OPP Score SU Line Shots SA PP PK Goalie Location
Dec 18, 2013NYR4-3W+10832321/23/4Henrik LundqvistAway
Dec 16, 2013TOR3-1W-15031260/14/5Jonathan BernierHome
Dec 14, 2013DET4-1W+10625292/45/5Jonas GustavssonAway
Dec 13, 2013NJ3-2W-18223390/12/2Cory SchneiderHome
Dec 9, 2013CLB2-1W-19530330/21/1Curtis McElhinneyHome
Offensive Comparison

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Defensive Comparison
Minnesota Wild
Pittsburgh Penguins

Goals Allowed

2.80 3.22

Shots Allowed

31.16 32.77

Penalty Kill %

80.36 79.09

Goals Allowed Road vs. Home

2.86 3.12

Goals allowed Last 10 H2H

3.20 1.80

Penalty Kill % Road vs. Home

78.71 81.34
Supergrid
Stat Rank Stat Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense2.95223.2218
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense2.93193.1220
Away Team Road Powerplay vs Home Team Home Penalty Kill16.672781.3414
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense3.20172.809
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense3.4992.868
Home Team Home Power Play vs Away Team Road Penalty Kill25.83678.7113
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