Golden Knights vs Penguins Predictions & Picks - This One Goes Past 60 Minutes
- Tip: Tie after regulation in Golden Knights vs Penguins.
- Both teams have a higher-than-average rate of games going past 60 minutes.
- Mark Stone is also tipped to score, having netted in 2 straight games.
Golden Knights vs Penguins Expert Predictions
I'm taking a tie after regulation when Vegas visits Pittsburgh on Tuesday, Nov. 3, at 7 p.m. ET. The player prop for this game is Mark Stone to score a goal.
Four of Pittsburgh's 6 home games have gone past 60 minutes. Vegas has needed overtime or a shootout in 2 of its last 4, including Monday's 3-2 shootout loss in Boston. Combined, these teams have gone past regulation in 30% of their games, against a league rate of 22%. At 4.50, the price implies the league average 22% but the two teams' numbers say we should play it.
Stone has goals in 2 straight games and in 8 of 16 this season, with 10 goals and 4 on the power play. Through the start of the season Stone has had 32 shots, and averages 18:28 of ice time.
Key Stats
- Pittsburgh has gone past regulation in 4 of 6 home games
- Vegas is on the second night of a back-to-back after a shootout in Boston
- Stone has scored in half of his 16 games this season
- One-goal or overtime games make up 14 of the 30 these teams have played
Head to Head
Vegas won the only meeting this season 6-2 at home on Oct. 17.
Last season was just as one-sided. Pittsburgh won 5-0 at home on March 1, then Vegas won 6-2 at home on March 12. Two of the 3 games went over 6.5, and the home team won all three by 4 goals or more.
Vegas Golden Knights Form
Goaltending is still the issue. Adin Hill (.891) is projected to start after Carter Hart played Monday, but it isn't confirmed. Vegas is 1-2-2 in its last 5, and its penalty kill ranks 26th at 70%.
Alex Pietrangelo, Victor Olofsson and Parker Wotherspoon are on injured reserve. Mitch Marner has an assist in 10 straight games.
Pittsburgh Penguins Form
Defense is the weak spot, with 3.50 goals allowed a game, 25th in the league. The penalty kill holds up at 85.7%, sixth-best. Sergei Murashov (.871) is projected by PuckPedia, while another projection has Arturs Silovs (.889). Neither is confirmed.
Rickard Rakell has goals in 3 straight, and Erik Karlsson has 7 points in his last 5. Bryan Rust is on injured reserve. Pittsburgh is 4-1-1 at home.
Verdict
Two shaky goaltending setups, a tired road team and a home side that keeps playing to overtime. I'll take the tie at 4.50 and Stone to make it 3 straight. If this one's settled in 60 minutes, I'm blaming the Vegas travel schedule, not my math.
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