Red Wings at Golden Knights 3/23/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Detroit Red Wings look to bounce back from a loss when they visit the Vegas Golden Knights on Saturday. The Red Wings lost on Thursday to the St. Louis Blues 5-2. Scoring for the Red Wings in the loss was Thomas Vanek with both goals. Detroit has been eliminated from playoff contention and has the second worst record in the Eastern Conference at 26-38-10.

Vegas won its fourth straight on Thursday after defeating the Winnipeg Jets 5-0. Malcolm Subban made 20 saves in net to record his first shutout in the NHL while Reilly Smith and William Karlsson each scored two goals in the big win for the Golden Knights. Vegas is fifth in the Western Conference standings just one point behind fourth place Nashville. Andreas Athanasiou leads Detroit in goals scored with 28. Dylan Larkin leads the Red Wings in assists with 35 and in points with 62. Goalie Jimmy Howard is 19-20-5 with a goals against of 3.05 and a save percentage of .908. Detroit is 27th in goals scored per game at 2.66 and 28th in goals against at 3.36.

Jonathan Marchessault is the goal scoring leader for Vegas with 24 and points leader with 46. Reilly Smith is the leader in assists with 33. In goal, Malcolm Subban is 7-7-0 with a 2.89 goals against average and .906 save percentage. Vegas is 11th in goals scored at 3.09 and 7th in goals against at 2.72.