Pittsburgh Penguins vs Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction, 10/12/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Penguins vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Date: Saturday, October 12, 2024

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

The Pittsburgh Penguins (38-32-12 last season) are en route to Scotiabank Arena on Saturday where they will take on the Toronto Maple Leafs (46-26-10 last year).

The Pittsburgh Penguins had a rough game after their 6-0 defeat against the Rangers in their last outing. Pittsburgh amassed 6 penalty mins in this matchup. Furthermore, they had 3 chances with extra men on the ice but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. The Penguins could have played much better offensively in the defeat. In the outing, they weren't able to convert any of the 29 shots they put on net.

Pittsburgh Penguins opponents had 243 power play tries (16th in pro hockey) and racked up 47 goals in those chances. The Penguins had 2,479 shots taken against them and held a save percentage of .900. Pittsburgh took 2,685 shots and held a shot percentage of 9.4%. At even strength, the Penguins allowed the opponent to score 201 goals while scoring 213. Pittsburgh wrapped up the season with 262 power play chances and scored 40 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 15.27%. For the prior season, they scored 88 points and their points percentage finished at .537. With regard to their scoring, the Pittsburgh Penguins racked up 253 goals (18th in the league) over the course of last season and gave up 248.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Tristan Jarry. Jarry has been in net for 257 games throughout his pro hockey career. He has earned a record of 136-85-25 and he was named the starter in 246 games. The opposition has scored 650 goals against Jarry in his NHL career and his goals against average is 2.70. Jarry has seen 7,353 shots taken against him and he has 6,703 saves. His save percentage currently is at .912 during his 14,460 mins played. Throughout his time in hockey, Jarry has tallied 149 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .606.

In their last contest, Toronto faced off against the Canadiens in a matchup where the Maple Leafs took the loss by a final score of 1-0. The Maple Leafs converted 0 goals out of the 48 shots on goal they attempted. They had 4 power play opportunities in this contest but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal.

The Maple Leafs accumulated 241 goals at even strength and 57 goals (12th in hockey) while on the power play. Toronto put up 2,671 shots (7th in the league) and had a shooting percentage of 11.16%, while allowing the opposition 2,446 shots. Last season, the Toronto Maple Leafs notched a total of 298 goals, 102 points, and a points percentage of .622. They granted a total of 261 goals to be scored by of a combination of 206 goals at even strength and 55 goals while they had less men on the ice. They had a total of 238 power play opportunities and they have a power play percentage of 23.95%. They earned a penalty kill percentage of 76.89% on their opponent's 238 power play tries, and their save percentage was 89.3%.

Across the ice you will find Anthony Stolarz in the crease. Stolarz is the owner of a career mark of 43-31-9 and has been in goal for 108 games. Stolarz's quality start percentage comes out to 57.8% and he has qualified for 48 quality starting assignments in his pro career. He is sitting with 2,686 stops out of the 2,937 shots taken against him, giving him a rate of .915. His opponents are averaging 2.69 goals per contest and he has relinquished 251 goals in total. He has started in 83 games and his ice time sits at 5,600 mins.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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