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Wild vs. Penguins Prediction, Picks and Odds
Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Wild vs. Penguins NHL game on December 18, 2023 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Dec 19, 12AM PPG Paints Arena
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Game PredictionsPre-Game
Best Bets | TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wild | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Penguins | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Live Probabilities
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Win Probability
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wild | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Penguins | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
P3 19:53 Shot missed by Sidney Crosby
P3 19:49 Shot on goal by Kris Letang saved by Filip Gustavsson
P3 19:39 Shot on goal by Marcus Johansson saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
P3 19:24 Shot on goal by Kirill Kaprizov saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
P3 19:08 Shot missed by Matt Boldy
P3 18:07 Matt Boldy shot blocked by Jake Guentzel
P3 18:03 Shot on goal by Joel Eriksson Ek saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
P3 17:19 Shot on goal by Marcus Foligno saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
P3 16:56 Shot missed by Frederick Gaudreau
P3 14:54 Marcus Pettersson shot blocked by Vinni Lettieri
P3 14:28 Shot missed by Lars Eller
P3 14:07 Power play - Reilly Smith shot blocked by Daemon Hunt
P3 13:47 Power play - Shot on goal by Jeff Carter saved by Filip Gustavsson
P3 12:53 Power play - Shot on goal by Valtteri Puustinen saved by Filip Gustavsson
P3 12:52 Power play - Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Joel Eriksson Ek
P3 12:44 Power play - Shot missed by Sidney Crosby
P3 12:19 Shot on goal by Rickard Rakell saved by Filip Gustavsson
P3 10:23 Brock Faber shot blocked by Noel Acciari
P3 10:15 Shot on goal by Jake Middleton saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
P3 10:13 Shot on goal by Connor Dewar saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Play by Play
P1
P2
P3
GOALS
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End of 3rd Period.
SHOT
Shot missed by Sidney Crosby
SHOT
Shot on goal by Kris Letang saved by Filip Gustavsson
Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in neutral zone
Stoppage - High Stick
SHOT
Shot on goal by Marcus Johansson saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - Visitor Timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Kirill Kaprizov saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
SHOT
Shot missed by Matt Boldy
Matt Boldy credited with hit on Jake Guentzel in defensive zone
Joel Eriksson Ek credited with hit on Marcus Pettersson in offensive zone
SHOT
Matt Boldy shot blocked by Jake Guentzel
Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Joel Eriksson Ek saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Lars Eller in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Marcus Foligno saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Giveaway by Frederick Gaudreau in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Frederick Gaudreau
Takeaway by Marco Rossi in defensive zone
Brock Faber credited with hit on Drew O'Connor in defensive zone
SHOT
Marcus Pettersson shot blocked by Vinni Lettieri
SHOT
Shot missed by Lars Eller
SHOT
Power play - Reilly Smith shot blocked by Daemon Hunt
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Jeff Carter saved by Filip Gustavsson
Shorthanded - Takeaway by Brandon Duhaime in neutral zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Valtteri Puustinen saved by Filip Gustavsson
SHOT
Power play - Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Joel Eriksson Ek
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Sidney Crosby
Power play - Evgeni Malkin won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in offensive zone
Penalty to Connor Dewar 2 minutes for Interference (Drawn by Jake Guentzel)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Rickard Rakell saved by Filip Gustavsson
Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Connor Dewar in neutral zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Brock Faber shot blocked by Noel Acciari
Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Noel Acciari in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jake Middleton saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
SHOT
Shot on goal by Connor Dewar saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
SHOT
Shot on goal by Penguins saved by Filip Gustavsson
SHOT
Shot on goal by Alex Goligoski saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Shorthanded - Noel Acciari credited with hit on Brock Faber in defensive zone
Shorthanded - Jeff Carter won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Kirill Kaprizov saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Power play - Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Noel Acciari in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Joel Eriksson Ek saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
SHOT
Power play - Kirill Kaprizov shot blocked by Drew O'Connor
Power play - Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Lars Eller in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Brock Faber saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Marco Rossi
Power play - Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Noel Acciari in offensive zone
Penalty to Jansen Harkins 2 minutes for Misconduct
Penalty to Ryan Hartman 2 minutes for Interference (Drawn by Radim Zohorna)
Stoppage - TV timeout
Penalty to Radim Zohorna 2 minutes for High Sticking
SHOT
Kris Letang shot blocked by Jon Merrill
Noel Acciari won faceoff against Marco Rossi in neutral zone
GOAL
Power play - Goal scored by Sidney Crosby
3-4
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Evgeni Malkin
Power play - Takeaway by Sidney Crosby in offensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Jake Guentzel saved by Filip Gustavsson
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Jake Guentzel
Power play - Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in offensive zone
Penalty to Kirill Kaprizov 2 minutes for High Sticking (Drawn by Kris Letang)
Giveaway by Filip Gustavsson in defensive zone
Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Vinni Lettieri assisted by Jon Merrill and Daemon Hunt
3-3
SHOT
Shot on goal by Vinni Lettieri saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Takeaway by Reilly Smith in neutral zone
Giveaway by Kris Letang in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Kris Letang saved by Filip Gustavsson
SHOT
Shot missed by Marcus Johansson
Marco Rossi won faceoff against Noel Acciari in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Marcus Johansson saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Evgeni Malkin won faceoff against Marco Rossi in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck Frozen
Giveaway by Matt Boldy in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Brock Faber
SHOT
Wild shot blocked by teammate
SHOT
Shot missed by Jake Guentzel
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Evgeni Malkin
Power play - Giveaway by Jake Guentzel in offensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Sidney Crosby saved by Filip Gustavsson
Shorthanded - Frederick Gaudreau won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
End of 2nd Period.
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Sidney Crosby saved by Filip Gustavsson
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Rickard Rakell saved by Filip Gustavsson
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Rickard Rakell
Power play - Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau in offensive zone
Penalty to Joel Eriksson Ek 2 minutes for Interference (Drawn by Kris Letang)
SHOT
Shot missed by Joel Eriksson Ek
Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in offensive zone
Penalty to Alex Goligoski 2 minutes for Misconduct
SHOT
Shot missed by Zach Bogosian
SHOT
Zach Bogosian shot blocked by Ryan Graves
SHOT
Shot missed by Brandon Duhaime
Connor Dewar won faceoff against Lars Eller in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Jake Middleton assisted by Matt Boldy and Kirill Kaprizov
2-3
Joel Eriksson Ek credited with hit on Rickard Rakell in offensive zone
Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Rickard Rakell in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Marco Rossi in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot missed by Jeff Carter
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot missed by Ryan Graves
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Jansen Harkins saved by Filip Gustavsson
SHOT
Kris Letang shot blocked by Jon Merrill
Marco Rossi won faceoff against Lars Eller in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Ryan Hartman
1-3
SHOT
Brock Faber shot blocked by John Ludvig
SHOT
Shot on goal by Sidney Crosby saved by Filip Gustavsson
Takeaway by Sidney Crosby in offensive zone
Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
Power play - Joel Eriksson Ek credited with hit on Ryan Graves in offensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Kirill Kaprizov
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Matt Boldy
SHOT
Shorthanded - Wild shot blocked by teammate
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Joel Eriksson Ek saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Power play - Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Lars Eller in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
Shorthanded - Noel Acciari won faceoff against Marco Rossi in defensive zone
Penalty to Evgeni Malkin 2 minutes for Tripping (Served by Valtteri Puustinen)
Frederick Gaudreau credited with hit on Ryan Graves in offensive zone
SHOT
Rickard Rakell shot blocked by Brock Faber
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
Rickard Rakell won faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau in offensive zone
SHOT
Sidney Crosby shot blocked by Jake Middleton
Giveaway by Erik Karlsson in defensive zone
Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
Shorthanded - Noel Acciari won faceoff against Marcus Johansson in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Benches
Shorthanded - Lars Eller won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Frederick Gaudreau saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Shorthanded - Marcus Pettersson credited with hit on Kirill Kaprizov in defensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Marco Rossi saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Power play - Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Lars Eller in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck Frozen
Power play - Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Noel Acciari in offensive zone
Penalty to Kris Letang 2 minutes for Interference (Drawn by Matt Boldy)
Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Reilly Smith in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Power play - Jake Guentzel shot blocked by Daemon Hunt
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Sidney Crosby
Power play - Evgeni Malkin won faceoff against Connor Dewar in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck Frozen
Shorthanded - Takeaway by Jake Middleton in defensive zone
Power play - Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in offensive zone
Penalty to Ryan Hartman 2 minutes for High Sticking (Drawn by Erik Karlsson)
SHOT
Brock Faber shot blocked by Drew O'Connor
Takeaway by Rickard Rakell in offensive zone
Takeaway by Zach Bogosian in defensive zone
Brandon Duhaime credited with hit on John Ludvig in offensive zone
Giveaway by Chad Ruhwedel in defensive zone
SHOT
Connor Dewar shot blocked by Evgeni Malkin
Connor Dewar won faceoff against Evgeni Malkin in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Evgeni Malkin assisted by Valtteri Puustinen and Marcus Pettersson
0-3
SHOT
Shot on goal by Evgeni Malkin saved by Filip Gustavsson
SHOT
Shot missed by Marcus Pettersson
SHOT
Shot on goal by Daemon Hunt saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Noel Acciari won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jon Merrill saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Marco Rossi won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
Jeff Carter credited with hit on Alex Goligoski in offensive zone
Noel Acciari won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Frederick Gaudreau saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Lars Eller won faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau in neutral zone
GOAL
Power play - Goal scored by Jake Guentzel assisted by Erik Karlsson and Sidney Crosby
0-2
Power play - Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in neutral zone
End of 1st Period.
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Erik Karlsson saved by Filip Gustavsson
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Evgeni Malkin saved by Filip Gustavsson
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Erik Karlsson saved by Filip Gustavsson
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Valtteri Puustinen saved by Filip Gustavsson
Power play - Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Frederick Gaudreau in offensive zone
Penalty to Zach Bogosian 2 minutes for Holding Stick (Drawn by Evgeni Malkin)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Chad Ruhwedel saved by Filip Gustavsson
Zach Bogosian credited with hit on Evgeni Malkin in defensive zone
Takeaway by Erik Karlsson in defensive zone
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby in offensive zone
Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
SHOT
Shot missed by Brock Faber
Frederick Gaudreau won faceoff against Lars Eller in offensive zone
Stoppage - Skater Puck Frozen
SHOT
Shot on goal by Vinni Lettieri saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Giveaway by Jansen Harkins in defensive zone
Chad Ruhwedel credited with hit on Marco Rossi in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Reilly Smith
SHOT
Shot missed by Erik Karlsson
Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Matt Boldy saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
SHOT
Shot on goal by Kirill Kaprizov saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
SHOT
Shot on goal by Matt Boldy saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
SHOT
Kris Letang shot blocked by Jake Middleton
SHOT
Shot missed by Marcus Pettersson
Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Matt Boldy saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
SHOT
Frederick Gaudreau shot blocked by Kris Letang
SHOT
Marcus Foligno shot blocked by Marcus Pettersson
Giveaway by Marcus Pettersson in defensive zone
Giveaway by Drew O'Connor in offensive zone
Giveaway by Zach Bogosian in defensive zone
Frederick Gaudreau won faceoff against Lars Eller in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
SHOT
Shot missed by Brandon Duhaime
Noel Acciari credited with hit on Vinni Lettieri in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Jon Merrill
Giveaway by Alex Nedeljkovic in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Reilly Smith saved by Filip Gustavsson
SHOT
Marcus Johansson shot blocked by Valtteri Puustinen
SHOT
Shot missed by Alex Goligoski
SHOT
Alex Goligoski shot blocked by Erik Karlsson
Marco Rossi won faceoff against Reilly Smith in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Marcus Pettersson saved by Filip Gustavsson
SHOT
Shot missed by Wild
SHOT
Shot on goal by Kris Letang saved by Filip Gustavsson
Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot on goal by Brock Faber saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jake Guentzel saved by Filip Gustavsson
SHOT
Frederick Gaudreau shot blocked by John Ludvig
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jansen Harkins saved by Filip Gustavsson
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jansen Harkins saved by Filip Gustavsson
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jeff Carter saved by Filip Gustavsson
SHOT
Chad Ruhwedel shot blocked by Brandon Duhaime
Jansen Harkins credited with hit on Alex Goligoski in offensive zone
Takeaway by Marcus Pettersson in defensive zone
Marco Rossi won faceoff against Evgeni Malkin in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Reilly Smith assisted by Valtteri Puustinen
0-1
SHOT
Shot on goal by Reilly Smith saved by Filip Gustavsson
Evgeni Malkin won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
SHOT
Kirill Kaprizov shot blocked by Marcus Pettersson
Giveaway by Ryan Graves in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Erik Karlsson saved by Filip Gustavsson
SHOT
Shot missed by Jake Guentzel
Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Joel Eriksson Ek in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout
SHOT
Ryan Graves shot blocked by Joel Eriksson Ek
Zach Bogosian credited with hit on Marcus Pettersson in defensive zone
Giveaway by Frederick Gaudreau in defensive zone
SHOT
Drew O'Connor shot blocked by Zach Bogosian
Pat Maroon credited with hit on Radim Zohorna in defensive zone
Lars Eller won faceoff against Pat Maroon in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Frederick Gaudreau saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Jansen Harkins credited with hit on Jon Merrill in offensive zone
Takeaway by Jansen Harkins in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Noel Acciari saved by Filip Gustavsson
Noel Acciari won faceoff against Pat Maroon in neutral zone
Stoppage - Referee or Linesperson - Player Injury
SHOT
Shot missed by Valtteri Puustinen
SHOT
Shot missed by Sidney Crosby
Takeaway by Ryan Graves in defensive zone
SHOT
John Ludvig shot blocked by Pat Maroon
SHOT
Shot on goal by Radim Zohorna saved by Filip Gustavsson
SHOT
Shot missed by Jake Middleton
Noel Acciari won faceoff against Ryan Hartman in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Marcus Johansson saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
SHOT
Shot missed by Alex Goligoski
Takeaway by Matt Boldy in defensive zone
Joel Eriksson Ek won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
Game Setup.
Stats
| STATS | |
|---|
| 27 | Shots on Goal | 30 | |||
| 42% | Faceoff Win % | 58% | |||
| 3/0 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 5/2 | |||
| 14 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 10 | |||
| 10 | Hits | 7 | |||
| 12 | Shots Blocked | 13 | |||
| 5 | Giveaways | 10 |
| |
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| 27 | Shots on Goal | 30 | |||
| 42% | Faceoff Win % | 58% | |||
| 3/0 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 5/2 | |||
| 14 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 10 | |||
| 10 | Hits | 7 | |||
| 12 | Shots Blocked | 13 | |||
| 5 | Giveaways | 10 |
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Wild vs. Penguins: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Wild vs. Penguins
- Date: Monday, December 18, 2023
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- Venue: PPG Paints Arena
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Penguins favored at -1.5
- Total (Over/Under): 6
- Moneyline Odds: Wild +105, Penguins -120
Dimers' Win Probabilities
- Wild: 48%
- Penguins: 52%
Dimers.com's predictive model, renowned for its accuracy, assesses each team's chances by simulating the outcome of the game 10,000 times. This method provides a precise and unbiased view.
Our Prediction: Who Wins?
After extensive simulations, our model gives the Wild a win probability of 48%, while the Penguins have a win probability of 52%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.
Summary
According to our analysis, the Penguins are more likely to beat the Wild in the NHL game at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.
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