Top NHL picks October 25: Back Penguins to secure a point in Calgary

There are 10 NHL games on Tuesday night.

Pittsburgh Penguins are looking to start the season off strong against Calgary Flames. Montreal Canadiens and Minnesota Wild should have no shortage of goals. Nathan MacKinnon is poised to rack up shots against the New York Rangers.

Pittsburgh's season has started well. They have a 4-0-1 record with a goal differential of plus-15. Last night's 6-3 defeat to Edmonton was their first regulation loss. Casey DeSmith will start in goal for Pittsburgh. He has a good record of winning points in his last 18 starts. The Flames are 4th in the NHL and are averaging 4.83 goals per game. Sidney Crosby has the second most points with 11.

Wild are favored by 110 points over Canadiens. Minnesota has reached this total in all five games this season. The Wild have allowed 5.4 goals per game and averaged 3.8 goals a contest. Montreal has allowed only three goals so far this year.

Mackinnon has recorded five or more shots in three of his last six games. He is tied for third among players who have played six or fewer games this season with 29 shots.