Pittsburgh Penguins vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, 1/17/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Penguins vs Vegas Golden Knights

Date: Monday, January 17, 2022

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, NV

TV: Bally Sports West

Odds/Point Spread: Penguins (+110) Golden Knights (-130)

The Vegas Golden Knights (23-14-2) will try to defeat the Pittsburgh Penguins (22-10-5) at T-Mobile Arena on Monday. The moneyline on this game has the Penguins at +110 while the Golden Knights are priced at -130. The over/under is set at 6.

The Pittsburgh Penguins came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 2-1 victory against the Sharks in their last game. The Penguins had a rough night on the offensive side of the ice in this victory. For the game, they scored on 2 out of the 27 shots they tried. Additionally, they had 1 power play chance but weren't able to convert it into a goal. Pittsburgh accrued 2 penalty minutes for this contest.

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With regard to their goal scoring prowess, the Pittsburgh Penguins have racked up 119 goals (11th in the National Hockey League) so far this year and have given up 93. For the current campaign, the have a total of 49 points and their points % is .662. Pittsburgh is sitting with 102 power play opportunities and they have notched 18 goals during those advantages, giving them a rate of 17.65%. At even strength, the Penguins have allowed the opponent to score 84 goals while earning 101 of their own. Pittsburgh has taken 1,282 shots and has a shooting percentage of 9.3%. The Penguins have had 1,110 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .916. Pittsburgh Penguins opponents have totaled 93 power play tries (30th in hockey) and have tallied 9 goals in those chances.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Tristan Jarry. Jarry has participated in 130 matchups over the course of his hockey career. He has accumulated a win-loss record of 77-36-11 and got the start in 123 games. The opposition has scored 310 goals against Jarry in his career and his goals against average per game is 2.52. Jarry has seen 3,689 shots against him and he has 3,379 total saves. His save percentage is .916 during his 7,381 mins played. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Jarry has accounted for 78 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .634.

In their last game, Vegas faced the Maple Leafs in a game where the Golden Knights took a loss by a mark of 4-3. They had 5 power play opportunities in this outing and scored 2 goals out of those opportunities. The Golden Knights earned 3 goals out of the 34 shots on goal they attempted.

Vegas has tried 1,333 shots (2nd in hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 10.13%, while allowing their opponents 1,157 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 78.10% on their opponents 105 power play opportunities, and their save percentage currently sits at 90.0%. They have recorded 100 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 20.00%. The Golden Knights have earned 115 goals at even strength and 20 goals (17th in the league) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 116 goals to be scored by way of 93 goals at even strength and 23 goals while they had less men on the ice. So far this year, the Vegas Golden Knights have earned 135 goals, 48 points, in addition to a points percentage of .615.

Across the ice you are going to see Robin Lehner protecting the net. He has gathered 9,755 stops out of 10,640 shots attempted against him, giving him a save percentage of .917. Lehner is the owner of a career mark of 144-134-48 and has participated in 347 contests. He has made the start in 328 games and has racked up 19,603 minutes. Lehner's rate of quality starts is 55.5% and he has 182 quality starting assignments in his pro hockey career. Teams are averaging 2.71 goals per contest and he has yielded 885 goals overall.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Vegas (-130)

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