Detroit Red Wings vs. Pittsburgh Penguins odds, tips and betting trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings take the ice in NHL play at Little Caesars Arena on Wednesday, October 18 at 7:30 PM ET. The game airs on TNT and Max.

Pittsburgh claimed a 5-2 home victory against the Calgary Flames its last time out on October 14.

Detroit won on the road in its most recent game on October 16, 4-0 over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Before this matchup, here is everything you need to get ready for Wednesday’s action.

• Favorite: Penguins (-135)
• Underdog: Red Wings (+111)

• The Penguins were a moneyline favorite 55 times last season, and finished 33-22 in those games.
• In games when it was a moneyline favorite at -135 or shorter, Pittsburgh went 27-17.
• The Penguins have an implied moneyline win probability of 57.4% in this game.
• The Penguins’ 261 goals scored last season (3.2 per game) ranked 16th in the league.
• The Penguins allowed 263 total goals (3.2 per game), ranking 19th in league action in goals against.
• The 63 power-play goals the Penguins put up last season (on 290 power-play chances) were the eighth-most in the NHL.

• The Red Wings secured an upset victory in 24, or 39.3%, of the 61 games they played as an underdog last season.
• Detroit went 19-32 last season when sportsbooks made them underdogs of +111 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline in this contest implies a 47.4% chance for the Red Wings to win.
• The Red Wings had 237 goals last season (2.9 per game), 24th in the league.
• The Red Wings’ total of 275 goals conceded (3.4 per game) was 22nd in the NHL.
• The Red Wings had 57 power-play goals (14th in NHL) on 270 chances.