Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings 4/23/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Mi will welcome the Pittsburgh Penguins Saturday afternoon for a matchup with the Detroit Red Wings. Pittsburgh comes into Saturday playing well as of late after winning two of the last three games played including a 4-0 shutout victory over the Boston Bruins on Thursday. Casey DeSmith was dominant in the net for Pittsburgh saving all 52 shots against leading to the shutout in 60 minutes of game time.

Jake Guentzel provided most of the Pittsburgh offense posting a hat trick on five goals in 19.5 minutes on the ice. Jason Zucker chipped in one goal as well, while five different Penguins added one assist each.

The Detroit Red Wings go back home Saturday afternoon after losing three of the last four games played following a 5-2 loss to the Florida Panthers on Thursday night. Defensively Detroit was dominated as goalie Alex Nedeljkovic gave up five goals on 22 shots to post a .815 save percentage leading to the loss.

The biggest weakness of the year for Detroit has been a below average offense averaging only 2.78 goals per game on 29.6 shots as a team. Dylan Larkin Is the biggest piece in the Detroit offense with a team leading 69 points to go along with a team high 31 goals on the year.