Penguins at Red Wings 1/17/20 - NHL Picks & Predictions

On Friday, the Pittsburgh Penguins conclude a back to back when visiting the Detroit Red Wings. Pittsburgh plays the Boston Bruins in Boston on Thursday prior to traveling to Detroit to meet the Red Wings.The Penguins improved to 29-12-5 with 63 points after a 7-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild. Veteran Sidney Crosby returned after being sidelined for two months with an injury and had four points for the Penguins with one goal and three assists. 

Bryan Rust is leading the Penguins in goals scored with 19. Evgeni Malkin is the leader in assists with 32 and points with 47. In net, Matt Murray is 13-6-4 with a goals against of 2.92 and saves percentage of .896. The Penguins are scoring an average of 3.43 goals per game while allowing an average of 2.72 per game. 

Detroit looks to snap a two-game losing streak when hosting the Penguins on Friday. The Red Wings fell to 12-32-3 and 27 points following a loss to the New York Islanders on Tuesday. Filip Hronek and Givani Smith scored Detroit's only two goals. Detroit is 3-10-0 in its last 13 games and 5-20-0 in its last 25 games and has a league-worst 27 points.

Tyler Bertuzzi leads Detroit in goal scored with 16 and points with 34, while Dylan Larkin is the leader in assists with 20. The Red Wings are scoring an average of just 2.15 goals per game while allowing an average of 3.87 goals per game. Jonathan Bernier 10-12- 2 with a goals-against of 2.99 and a save percentage of .904.