Jets vs Penguins Picks and Prediction – 11/23/2024

The Winnipeg Jets go on the road Friday night with a game in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania against the Pittsburgh Penguins. For other NHL news see our NHL Picks. The Winnipeg Jets take to the road with a 16-3 record on the year and have a one game winning streak. Winnipeg has been above average offensively scoring 4.21 goals per game this season. Defensively the Jets have been great allowing only 2.42 goals per game, and gave up three goals in their recent win against the Florida Panthers. Kyle Connor leads the offense for the Jets with 24 points 12 goals on 70 shots taken. Connor Hellebuyck is the top goalie for Winnipeg with 13 wins and a .912 save percentage.

Pittsburgh stays at home Friday night and have been below average this season with 7 wins through 21 games played on a one game losing streak following their loss against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Offensively Pittsburgh has been below average scoring 2.67 goals per game. Defensively the Penguins have been average allowing 3.86 goals against per game so far this season. Sydney Crosby leads the way for the Pittsburgh offense with 20 points and 7 goals on 65 shots this year. Evgeni Malkin leads the team with 14 assists. Alex Nedeljkovic is the top goalie for Pittsburgh so far with 3 wins and 10 outings carrying a .886 save percentage.

The Winnipeg Jets have a 7-2 record away from home so far this season. The Jets haven't won that much in Pittsburgh only winning one out of the last three games played there. Winnipeg has the much better team on offense and defense and goaltending this year. Pittsburgh is in a bounce back spot in this game after losing to Tampa Bay, and has a good chance to win on Friday night. Final Score prediction, Winnipeg squeaks out a win 3-2.