Las Vegas Golden Knights vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction, Pick and Preview, March 11 (3/11): NHL

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Odds

Time	7:00 p.m. EST
VGK money line	+125
VGK spread	+1.5 (-200)
Penguins money line	-145
Penguins spread	-1.5 (+170)
Over / under	6

 

2021-2022 season stats

	Las Vegas Golden Knights	Pittsburgh Penguins
Record	32-23-4	34-15-9
Road / home record	16-10-1	15-9-5
Streak	L2	L2
Goals per game	3.08	3.21
Goals allowed per game	2.85	2.60
Shots per game	34.0	34.7
Shots allowed per game	29.6	30.3
PP %	17.6%	21.6%
PK %	20.38%	15.0%
Over / under record	30-26-3	29-27-2

 

Preview

Las Vegas Golden Knights will travel to Pittsburgh to take on the Penguins on Friday. This is the second time these face off this season, the Penguins won the last game 5-3 in Vegas.

LAS VEGAS GOLDEN KNIGHTS 

Las Vegas have lost 3 of their last 5 games and are 16-10-1 on the road. They have a 32-23-4 record overall ranking 3rd in the Pacific Division. They lost to the Sabres 1-3 in Buffalo.

Chandler Stephenson leads the Golden Knights with 28 total assists and has 42 points. Jonathan Marchessault has 10 points over the last 10 games for Vegas.

In their last 10 games the Golden Knights are 4-5-1, averaging 2.4 goals, 3.9 assists, 3.5 penalties and 8.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game with a .914 save percentage.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS 

The Penguins have lost their last 2 games and are 15-14 at home this season with a 34-15-9 record overall ranking 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. Pittsburgh has scored 186 goals and is seventh in the Eastern Conference averaging 3.2 goals per game. Jake Guentzel leads the team with 28.

Guentzel has 58 total points for the Penguins, 28 goals and 30 assists. Sidney Crosby has six goals over the last 10 games for Pittsburgh.

In their last 10 games the Penguins are 5-5, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.8 assists, 3.3 penalties and 8.2 penalty minutes while giving up 3 goals per game with a .902 save percentage.

BETTING TRENDS

Vegas are 4-8 SU in their last 12 games.

The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Vegas' last 9 games.

Pittsburgh are 10-19 ATS at home.

The total has gone OVER in 6 of Pittsburgh's last 7 games at home.

Prediction

One of these teams will break their 2 game losing streak and I'm liking the Penguins to do it. They lost their last 2 against good teams like the Panthers and the Hurricanes while Vegas lost against the Sabres and the Flyers. The Penguins are the healthier team right now and Vegas is struggling to score lately. Take the Penguins.

PICK: Penguins ML (-145)

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