The Vegas Golden Knights and Pittsburgh Penguins meet Tuesday in NHL action at the PPG Paints Arena. Here’s a Penguins vs Golden Knights Prediction. This article will include a Penguins vs Golden Knights Pick.
Vegas Golden Knights Betting Preview
The Vegas Golden Knights beat the Penguins, lost to the Kings, and they play the Blue Jackets, Sabres, and Red Wings next. The Golden Knights hope to avoid two straight losses for the first time since February 2-4.
The Vegas Golden Knights are averaging 3.37 goals per game and are scoring 28.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Tomas Hertl leads Vegas with 27 goals, Jack Eichel has 57 assists and Pavel Dorofeyev has 188 shots on goal. Defensively, the Vegas Golden Knights are allowing 2.73 goals per game and are killing 76.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Ilya Samsonov has given up 70 goals on 643 shots faced, while Adin Hill has allowed 97 goals on 1,008 shots.
Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Preview
The Pittsburgh Penguins lost to the Golden Knights, beat the Wild, and play the Blues, Devils, and Islanders next. The Penguins look for back-to-back wins for the first time since January 29 – February 1.
The Pittsburgh Penguins are averaging 2.82 goals per game and are scoring 24.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Rickard Rakell leads Pittsburgh with 29 goals, Sidney Crosby has 47 assists, and Erik Karlsson has 160 shots on goal. Defensively, the Pittsburgh Penguins are allowing 3.59 goals per game and are killing 78.9 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Tristan Jarry has allowed 70 goals on 626 shots faced, and Alex Nedelijkovic has given up 100 goals on 919 shots.
Why the Pittsburgh Penguins will win
- The Penguins have won each of their last four games as home underdogs against Pacific Division opponents.
- The Golden Knights have lost seven of their last nine games as road favorites against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- The Golden Knights have failed to cover the puck line in eight of their last nine games as road favorites against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- The home team has covered the puck line in seven of the Golden Knights’ last eight games.
- The Penguins have won the second period in each of their last five games at PPG Paints Arena following a road win.
Why the Vegas Golden Knights will win
- The Penguins have lost each of their last four games against Pacific Division opponents.
- The Golden Knights have won four of their last five games.
- The Penguins have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last four games against Pacific Division opponents.
- The favorites have covered the puck line in six of the Golden Knights’ last seven games.
- The Penguins have lost the second period in 11 of their last 12 games as home underdogs when tied after the first period.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Pittsburgh Penguins rank 31st in the league for goals against per game this season (3.59).
- The Pittsburgh Penguins rank 31st in the league for Period 3 goals allowed per game this season (1.30).
- The Vegas Golden Knights rank 2nd in the league in power play percentage this season (28.48%).
- The Vegas Golden Knights rank 5th in the league for goals per game this season (3.37).
Penguins vs Golden Knights Injury Report
The Vegas Golden Knights will be without Shea Theodore.
The Penguins will be without P.O Joseph and Max Graham, while Tommy Novak is questionable.
Penguins vs Golden Knights Prediction
The Penguins have had issues all year stringing together wins, so I’m going to wait and see before I can back them with confidence. The Golden Knights have caught fire these last couple of weeks with wins in seven of their last nine games, and they just rocked the Penguins, 4-0 a few days ago. The Golden Knights have won three of the last four games against the Penguins and two of those wins weren’t close. The Golden Knights aren’t even close to the same team on the road as they are at home, but the Penguins can’t put together good performances. Give me the Golden Knights and the PL for max betting value.