Pittsburgh Penguins at Vancouver Canucks 10/28/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The winless Vancouver Canucks host the Pittsburgh Penguins on Oct. 28. Pittsburgh won both meetings last season by identical 4-1 scores.  

The Penguins are 4-2-1 overall and 1-2-1 on the road. Against the puck line, they are 4-3 and 1-3 on the road. Pittsburgh’s games have gone OVER the total five times this season. The Canucks are 0-5-2 overall and 0-2 at home. Against the puck line, they are 3-4 and 1-1 at home. The total has gone OVER in four of Vancouver’s games.

Pittsburgh last played Tuesday, losing 4-1 at Calgary. Evgeni Malkin scored the Penguins only goal. Sidney Crosby did not record a point and remains at 899 assists for his career. Casey DeSmith started in goal and had 31 saves. DeSmith is 0-1-1 this season.

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Crosby has 11 points to lead Pittsburgh this season. He has four goals and seven assists, both team highs. Malkin is second at seven points from four goals and three assists. Tristan Jarry has played five games in goal for the Penguins, going 4-1. He is allowing 2.82 goals a game with a save percentage of .923.

Vancouver played at Seattle on Thursday after losing at home against Carolina, 3-2, on Monday. J.T. Miller scored twice for the Canucks and is tied with Bo Horvat for the team lead with four goals this season.

Thatcher Demko started in goal for Vancouver and had 36 saves. Demko has started six games this season and has allowed 4.06 goals per game with an .872 save percentage.