Penguins at Wild 12/31/18 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Pittsburgh Penguins look for a sixth straight victory on Monday when they visit the Minnesota Wild. The Penguins won for the fifth straight time on Saturday downing the St. Louis Blues 6-1. Sidney Crosby led the Pens with four points on one goal and three assists while Phil Kessel and Kris Letang each had three assists.

Minnesota snapped a five-game losing streak on Saturday with a 3-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets. Devan Dubnyk was excellent in net for Minnesota stopping 26 of 27 shots on the night. Matt Bartkowski, Charlie Coyle and Eric Fehr each scored for the Wild in the win. Sidney Crosby is the team leader for Pittsburgh in goals scored with 17, in assists with 29 and points with 46. Goaltender Casey DeSmith is 11-6-4 with a 2.42 goals against average and .926 save percentage. Pittsburgh is 5th in goals scored per game at 3.39 and 15th in goals against at 2.92.

Zach Parise leads the Wild in goals scored with 16. Mikael Granlund is the team leader in assists with 25 and points with 36. In goal Devan Dubnyk is 13-13-3 with a goals against of 2.60 and save percentage of .912. Minnesota is 17th in goals per game at 2.92 and 8th in goals against at 2.81.