Pittsburgh Penguins vs Detroit Red Wings Prediction, 10/10/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Penguins vs Detroit Red Wings

Date: Thursday, October 10, 2024

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

The Detroit Red Wings (41-32-9 last season) are hosting the Pittsburgh Penguins (38-32-12 last year) at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday.

The Pittsburgh Penguins will need a bounce back game after taking a 5-4 defeat against the Islanders in the last game they played. Pittsburgh accounted for 6 penalty minutes in this matchup. They also had 2 power play opportunities and were able to net 2 goals. The Penguins had a solid offensive outing in the defeat. For the outing, they converted 4 of the 44 shots they attempted.

With respect to their scoring, the Pittsburgh Penguins accumulated 253 goals (18th in the league) over the course of last season and given up 248. For the prior season, they tallied 88 points and their points % was .537. Pittsburgh finished with 262 power play chances and notched 40 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 15.27%. At even strength, the Penguins allowed the opponent to score 201 goals while notching 213. Pittsburgh tried 2,685 shots and had a shooting percentage of 9.4%. The Penguins had 2,479 shots attempted against them and were the owners of a save percentage of .900. Pittsburgh Penguins opponents had 243 power play opportunities (16th in the league) and scored 47 goals in those chances.

The man in goal for this game is Tristan Jarry. In his career, Jarry has tallied 149 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .606. His save percentage currently sits at .912 for his 14,460 minutes played. Jarry has had 7,353 shot attempts against him and he has 6,703 total saves. The opposition has notched 650 goals versus Jarry in his pro hockey career and his goals against rate is 2.70. He has compiled a mark of 136-85-25 and he has started in 246 games. Jarry has participated in 257 matchups throughout his NHL career.

In their last contest, Detroit faced the Canadiens in a matchup where the Red Wings got the tie by a mark of 4-4. The Red Wings notched 4 goals of the 40 shots on goal they took. They had 1 power play attempt in this one but weren't able to notch a goal.

Detroit has tried 2,375 shots (23rd in professional hockey) and accumulated a shooting percentage of 11.58%, while allowing their opponent 2,657 shots. They recorded a penalty kill percentage of 79.58% on the other team's 240 tries on the power play, and their save percentage was 89.7%. They had a tally of 273 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 23.08%. The Red Wings scored 212 goals at even strength and 63 goals (7th in the NHL) while on the power play. They allowed 273 goals to be scored by way of 224 goals at even strength and 49 goals while they had less men on the ice. Last year, the Detroit Red Wings notched a total of 275 goals, 91 points, and a points percentage of .555.

Across the ice you are going to see Cam Talbot protecting the net. Talbot is the owner of a lifetime mark of 245-176-42 and has been in goal for 486 games. Talbot's quality start rate is 55.1% and he has 256 quality starts in his pro hockey career. He has accrued 12,877 stops out of 14,097 shots taken against him, which gives him a save percentage of .913. The opposition is averaging 2.63 goals/game and he has relinquished 1,220 goals overall. He has made the start in 465 games and has accumulated 27,782 minutes.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Detroit

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