Vancouver Canucks vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction, 1/11/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vancouver Canucks vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Date: Thursday, January 11, 2024

Location: PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: Sportsnet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Canucks (+104) Penguins (-125)

The Pittsburgh Penguins (20-15-4) will try to defeat the Vancouver Canucks (27-11-3) at PPG Paints Arena on Thursday. The line on this matchup has Vancouver at +104 and Pittsburgh is at -125. The betting total comes in at 7.

The Vancouver Canucks were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 5-2 win against the Islanders in the last game they played. Vancouver tallied 4 penalty mins in this game. The Canucks had a good offensive outing and it showed in the victory. Additionally, they had 4 power play attempts but didn't convert them into a score. In the game, they tallied a score on 5 of the 34 shots they put on net.

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While at even strength, the Canucks let the opposition score 79 goals while having 129 on offense. Vancouver Canucks opponents have totaled 120 power play opportunities (20th in hockey) and have scored 27 goals in those attempts. Concerning scoring goals, the Vancouver Canucks have earned 160 goals (1st in the National Hockey League) this season and have surrendered 106. Vancouver has attempted 1,161 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 13.8%. For the year, they have 57 points and their points % is .695. The Canucks have had 1,232 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .914. Vancouver comes into the game with 134 power play opportunities and they have scored 31 goals during those advantages, garnering them a rate of 23.13%.

The man protecting the net in this game is Thatcher Demko. For his professional hockey career, Demko has accounted for 107 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .560. He has a save percentage of .911 for his 11,514 minutes on the ice. Demko has had 6,149 shots taken against him and he has 5,603 total saves. The opposition has notched 546 goals versus Demko in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 2.85. He has earned a win-loss record of 101-75-16 and he was named the starter in 191 games. Demko has been in net for 197 games over the course of his NHL career.

Their last time out, Pittsburgh opposed the Flyers in a matchup where the Penguins ended up with the win by a score of 4-1. They had 6 attempts on the power play in this outing and tallied 1 out of those opportunities. The Penguins notched 4 goals of the 39 shots on goal they took.

Pittsburgh has tried 1,304 shots (6th in pro hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 9.13%, while allowing the other team 1,197 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 82.50% on their opponents 120 power play chances, and their save percentage is currently 91.2%. They have recorded 129 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 14.73%. The Penguins have accumulated 100 goals at even strength and 19 goals (25th in hockey) while on the power play. They have allowed 105 goals to be scored by way of 84 goals at even strength and 21 goals while they had less men on the ice. So far this year, the Pittsburgh Penguins have earned 119 goals, 44 points, in addition to a points percentage of .564.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Tristan Jarry defending the goal. Teams are averaging 2.64 goals per contest and he has yielded 578 goals in total. Jarry's quality start percentage comes out to 60.7% and he has qualified for 136 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He has started in 224 games and his ice time sits at 13,129 mins. Jarry has a lifetime mark of 128-72-22 and has participated in 232 contests. He has racked up 6,100 stops out of 6,678 shots taken against him, which gives him a save percentage of .913.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (-125)

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