Red Wings vs Penguins Pick – NHL Predictions & Odds 3/28/23

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings meet Tuesday in NHL action at the Little Caesars Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

The Pittsburgh Penguins are averaging 3.2 goals per game and are scoring on 21.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Jake Guentzel leads Pittsburgh with 32 goals, Sidney Crosby has 54 assists, and Rickard Rakell has 219 shots on goal. Defensively, the Pittsburgh Penguins are allowing 3.2 goals per game and are killing 79.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Tristan Jarry has allowed 111 goals on 1,207 shots faced, and Casey DeSmith has given up 101 goals on 1,085 shots.

The Detroit Red Wings are averaging 2.9 goals per game and are scoring on 20.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Dylan Larkin leads Detroit with 26 goals, Moritz Seider has 30 assists and David Perron has 168 shots on goal. Defensively, the Detroit Red Wings are allowing 3.3 goals per game and are killing 78.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Ville Husso has given up 149 goals on 1,479 shots faced, and Magnus Hellberg has allowed 39 goals on 370 shots.

The Penguins are 1-4 in their last 5 road games and 6-1 in their last 7 Tuesday games. The Red Wings are 2-5 in their last 7 home games and 1-5 in their last 6 overall. The under is 4-1 in Penguins last 5 road games. The over is 5-0-1 in Red Wings last 6 home games. The Penguins are 6-2 in the last 8 meetings. The favorite is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings. The road team is 5-2 in the last 7 meetings.

The Pittsburgh Penguins aren’t playing the best hockey in the world, but there’s no doubt they’re the better team here and need to take advantage of games like this if they’re going to close in on a playoff spot. The Detroit Red Wings have nothing to play for at this point, and playing at home hasn’t helped much. Give me the Penguins and the PL for max betting value.