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) host the Pittsburgh Penguins (38-32-12 last year) on Thursday at Little Caesars Arena.

The Pittsburgh Penguins will need a bounce-back game after losing 5-4 to the Islanders in the last game they played. Pittsburgh had six penalty minutes in this game. They also had 2 power play opportunities and managed to score 2 goals. The Penguins had a solid offensive performance in the loss. For the outing, they converted 4 of the 44 shots they attempted.

In terms of their scoring, over the course of last season, the Pittsburgh Penguins scored 253 goals (18th in the league) and conceded 248. For the previous season, they scored 88 points and their points percentage was .537. Pittsburgh finished with 262 power play opportunities and scored 40 goals from those attempts, for a percentage of 15.27%. At even strength, the Penguins allowed the opponent to score 201 goals while scoring 213. Pittsburgh attempted 2,685 shots and had a shooting percentage of 9.4%. The Penguins had 2,479 shot attempts against them and owned a .900 save percentage. Pittsburgh Penguins opponents had 243 power play opportunities (16th in the league) and scored 47 goals in those opportunities.

The man in goal for this match is Tristan Jarry. In his career, Jarry has 149 quality starts and his quality start rate 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 scored 650 goals against Jarry in his professional hockey career and his goals against average is 2.70. He has compiled a mark of 136-85-25 and has started 246 games. Jarry has appeared in 257 matchups during his NHL career.

In their last game, Detroit faced the Canadiens in a game where the Red Wings tied 4-4. The Red Wings scored four goals out of 40 shots on goal. They had 1 power play attempt in this one, but couldn’t score a goal.

Detroit has attempted 2,375 shots (23rd in professional hockey) and has an 11.58% shooting percentage while allowing 2,657 shots to the opponent. They recorded a penalty kill percentage of 79.58% on the other team’s 240 attempts on the power play, and their save percentage was 89.7%. They had a total of 273 chances on the power play and they have achieved a power play percentage of 23.08%. The Red Wings scored 212 goals at even strength and 63 goals (7th in the NHL) on the power play. They allowed 273 goals (224 goals at even strength and 49 goals while having fewer men on the ice). Last year, the Detroit Red Wings scored a total of 275 goals, 91 points and a points percentage of .555.

Across the ice you can see Cam Talbot protecting the net. Talbot owns a lifetime score of 245-176-42 and has been in goal for 486 games. Talbot’s quality start percentage is 55.1% and he has 256 quality starts in his professional hockey career. He has amassed 12,877 stops from 14,097 shots taken against him, giving him a save percentage of .913. The opponent scores an average of 2.63 goals per match and has given away a total of 1,220 goals. He has started 465 games and has 27,782 minutes to his name.

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

Parlays Pundit’s pick: Take Detroit

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