For one final time, captain Sidney Crosby and the rest of his Pittsburgh Penguins will have the opportunity to face off against a friendly, familiar foe. Pittsburgh Penguins

The Penguins take on the Wild in a post-trade deadline matchup. ​Welcome back to NHL Predictions here on Last Word on Hockey! Each day, we provide in-depth analysis, insights, and predictions for all the NHL’s games.

Prediction for the NHL-1 match between Minnesota vs Pittsburgh, which will take place on March 9th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the teams' conditions! Several betting options are available.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are one of the teams in the market for a veteran starting quarterback this offseason and a recent rumor suggests the team could make a play for a projected $160 million quarterback.

The Penguins are taking on Marc-Andre Fleury and the Wild later today, and Pittsburgh's updated expected lines for the game have been revealed. The Minnesota Wild host their initial game back on home ice this evening against the Pittsburgh Penguins following their road trip.

Matt Boldy has points in back-to-back games and has been excellent since returning from the 4 Nations tournament, where he had a really good showing. The offense flows through Boldy without Kaprizov in the lineup and he's on pace to beat his career-best 69 points. Boldy has 54 points through 63 games and should be able to snag one more today.

The Pittsburgh Steelers ' quarterback situation remains up in the air as Justin Fields is set to test the open market. With that in mind, the team could immediately pivot to Russell Wilson, but they might also explore what Option C is for them.

Central Catholic three-star tight end Preston Fryzelis currently cutting down his list and focusing on a select group of schools. Arizona, Duke, Minnesotaand Pittsburghare recruiting him “the hardest” and making him “feel like a top priority.

BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins, on a four-game losing streak, play the Minnesota Wild. Minnesota has a 36-23-4 record overall and a 14-13-1 record on its home ice. The Wild have gone 12-5-2 in games decided by a single goal.

DP_Pittsburgh 1, Minnesota 0. LOB_Pittsburgh 8, Minnesota 9. 2B_D.Stewart (1), Solak 2 (2), Suwinski (1), Williams (1), Brannigan (1), Gorski (1), France (1). SB ...

E_Gutierrez (1). DP_Minnesota 0, Pittsburgh 2. LOB_Minnesota 4, Pittsburgh 5. 2B_Bae (1). SB_Keaschall (1). Advertisement Article continues below this ad WP_Chandler. Advertisement Article ...

The Steelers are projected to land Pro Bowl quarterback Sam Darnold in free agency to replace Russell Wilson and Justin Fields.