Detroit Red Wings vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, 3/9/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Red Wings vs Vegas Golden Knights

Date: Saturday, March 9, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, NV

TV: Vegas 34

Odds/Point Spread: Red Wings (+135) Golden Knights (-165)

T-Mobile Arena is where the Vegas Golden Knights (33-23-7) will compete against the Detroit Red Wings (33-23-6) on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has the Red Wings at +135 and the Golden Knights are at -165. The total is set at 7.

The Detroit Red Wings will look to clean up some issues after taking a 7-2 defeat to the Avalanche in their previous contest . Detroit compiled 18 penalty minutes in this contest. The Red Wings left a lot to be desired in terms of their offense in this defeat. In addition, they had 2 chances on the power play and were able to notch 1 goal. For the matchup, they tallied a score on 2 out of the 29 shots they tried.

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At even strength, the Red Wings have conceded 164 goals while getting 165 themselves. Detroit Red Wings opponents have earned 194 power play opportunities (16th in the league) and have come away with 38 goals in those attempts. Concerning their scoring, the Detroit Red Wings have racked up 216 goals (5th in hockey) for the season and have given up 202. Detroit has taken 1,793 shots and has a shot percentage of 12.1%. For the current season, they have scored 72 points and their points percentage is sitting at .581. The Red Wings thus far have had 2,011 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .900. Detroit has accounted for 222 power play chances and they have added 51 goals out of those tries, garnering them a rate of 22.97%.

The man in net for this game is Alex Lyon. In his professional hockey career, Lyon has 33 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .541. His save percentage currently is at .906 during his 3,789 minutes on the ice. Lyon has seen 2,000 shots against him and he has 1,812 total saves. Opponents have been able to score 188 goals against Lyon in his career and his goals against average per game is 2.98. He has earned a mark of 34-22-7 and he started in 61 games. Lyon has played in 70 games during his NHL career.

When they took the ice last, Vegas faced the Canucks in a game where the Golden Knights ended up losing by a final of 3-1. The Golden Knights tallied 1 goal out of the 28 shots on goal they tried. They had 1 opportunity on the power play in this contest but weren't able to score a goal.

Vegas has attempted 1,949 shots (14th in pro hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 10.16%, while allowing their opponents 1,954 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 80.36% on their opponents 168 power play chances, and their save percentage is 90.5%. They have a tally of 201 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 19.40%. The Golden Knights have earned 159 goals at even strength and 39 goals (17th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 186 goals to be scored by way of 153 goals at even strength and 33 goals while they had less men on the ice. During this campaign, the Vegas Golden Knights have tallied 198 goals, 73 points, in addition to a points percentage of .579.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Adin Hill patrolling the crease. He is sitting with 3,171 saves out of 3,476 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save percentage of .912. Hill is the owner of a career mark of 60-47-8 and has been in goal for 128 games. He has been a starter 115 games and has been on the ice for 6,955 mins. Hill's rate of quality starts is 55.7% and he has made 64 quality starts in his professional career. His opposition is averaging 2.63 goals per contest and he has relinquished 305 goals altogether.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take Vegas (-165)

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