Pittsburgh Penguins vs Calgary Flames Prediction, 10/22/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Penguins vs Calgary Flames

Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Location: Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, AB

TV: Sportsnet

The Pittsburgh Penguins (3-4-0) are on their way to Scotiabank Saddledome on Tuesday where they will take on the Calgary Flames (4-0-1).

The Pittsburgh Penguins will look to clean up some issues after taking a 6-3 loss to the Jets in their previous contest . Pittsburgh tallied 6 minutes in the box for this matchup. Furthermore, they had 1 opportunity with more players on the ice and notched 1 goal. The Penguins had an average offensive outing in this defeat. In the matchup, they earned a goal on 3 of the 42 shots they looked to score on.

When playing at even strength, the Penguins have conceded 27 goals while getting 19 on the offensive side of the ice. Pittsburgh Penguins opponents have earned 19 power play opportunities (14th in pro hockey) and have a total of 4 goals in those chances. With respect to their scoring capabilities, the Pittsburgh Penguins have racked up 24 goals (4th in the league) on the campaign and have given up 31. Pittsburgh has taken 223 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.8%. For the current season, they have recorded 6 points and their points percentage is .429. The Penguins so far have had 242 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .872. Pittsburgh has 21 power play chances and they have scored 5 goals during those advantages, garnering them a rate of 23.81%.

The player between the pipes for this game is Tristan Jarry. Over the course of his career, Jarry has compiled 120 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .597. His save percentage currently is .913 in his 11,851 mins in the crease. Jarry has seen 6,057 shot attempts against him and has recorded 5,528 total saves. The opposition has been able to score 529 goals versus Jarry in his career and his goals against average per contest is 2.68. He has compiled a record of 118-61-20 and he has started in 201 games. Jarry has participated in 209 games over the course of his NHL career.

Their last time out, Calgary opposed the Kraken in a game where the Flames took a loss by a score of 2-1. They had 3 power play chances in this game and earned 1 out of those tries. The Flames scored 1 goal out of the 22 shots on goal they attempted.

The Flames have scored 15 goals at even strength and 5 goals (6th in pro hockey) while on the power play. Calgary has taken 136 shots (28th in the NHL) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 14.71%, while allowing the opposition 145 shots. So far this year, the Calgary Flames have accumulated 20 goals, 9 points, and a points percentage of .900. They have permitted 12 goals to be scored by of a combination of 8 goals at even strength and 4 goals while they were shorthanded. They have earned 17 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 29.41%. They have a penalty kill rate of 76.47% on their opponents 17 chances on the power play, and their save percentage currently sits at 91.7%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Dustin Wolf protecting the net. Teams are averaging 1.68 goals/game and he has surrendered 5 goals in total. Wolf's quality start percentage comes out to 100.0% and he has qualified for 3 quality starts in his pro career. He has been a starter 3 games and his ice time sits at 179 mins. Wolf has compiled a career record of 3-0-0 and has participated in 3 games. He has recorded 91 saves out of 96 shots taken against him, which gives him a percentage of .948.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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