Pittsburgh Penguins vs Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction, 2/17/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Penguins vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Date: Thursday, February 17, 2022

Location: Prudential Center in Newark, NJ

TV: MSG+

Odds/Point Spread: Penguins (+114) Maple Leafs (-137)

Prudential Center is where the Toronto Maple Leafs (31-12-3) will try to beat the Pittsburgh Penguins (31-11-8) on Thursday. The odds on this game have Pittsburgh at +114 while Toronto is sitting at -137. The total is set at 6.

The Pittsburgh Penguins had a good night with a 5-4 victory over the Flyers in the last game they played. Pittsburgh garnered 8 minutes in the box in this outing. Moreover, they had 4 power play opportunities and were able to score 2 goals. The Penguins had a great offensive game plan going into this one and it showed in the victory. In the game, they earned a goal on 5 out of the 34 shots they attempted.

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When talking about their scoring, the Pittsburgh Penguins have earned 167 goals (4th in the NHL) on the year and have surrendered 127. For the season, the have a total of 70 points and their points percentage sits at .700. Pittsburgh comes into the game with 149 power play chances and they have scored 33 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 22.15%. While playing at even strength, the Penguins have allowed 112 goals while getting 134 themselves. Pittsburgh has taken 1,731 shots and has a shooting percentage of 9.7%. The Penguins have had 1,510 shots taken against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .916. Pittsburgh Penguins opponents have tallied 122 power play opportunities (30th in the league) and have a total of 15 goals in those attempts.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Tristan Jarry. Jarry has participated in 140 contests over the course of his professional hockey career. He has earned a record of 84-37-13 and was named the starter in 132 games. Opponents have been able to score 336 goals against Jarry in his NHL career and his goals against rate is 2.53. Jarry has had 3,992 shot attempts against him and he has 3,656 total saves. His save percentage currently is at .916 for his 7,971 mins on the ice. Over the course of his time in hockey, Jarry is sitting with 82 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .621.

In their last game, Toronto squared up with the Kraken in an outing where the Maple Leafs ended up with the victory by a tally of 6-2. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this game and scored 2 goals out of those opportunities. The Maple Leafs notched 6 goals of the 25 shots on goal they tried.

On the year, the Toronto Maple Leafs have earned a total of 165 goals, 65 points, in addition to a points percentage of .707. They have allowed 124 goals to be scored by of a combination of 103 goals at even strength and 21 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Maple Leafs are sitting with 124 goals at even strength and 41 goals (2nd in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have a tally of 130 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play rate of 31.54%. Toronto has taken 1,598 shots (9th in the league) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 10.33%, while allowing their opponents 1,398 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 83.85% on the other teams 130 power play chances, and their save percentage currently sits at 91.1%.

Across the rink you will find Jack Campbell defending the goal. Campbell has a lifetime record of 62-37-11 and has been in goal for 120 games. Campbell's percentage of quality starts sits at 57.7% and he has made 64 quality starting assignments in his professional career. He is sitting with 3,094 stops out of the 3,368 shots taken against him, giving him a rate of .919. The opposition is averaging 2.44 goals per game and he has surrendered 274 goals in total. He has made the start in 111 games and has played for a total of 6,735 mins.

Who will win tonight's hockey game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+114)

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