NHL Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings with Line Combinations 12/31/2024

NHL Game Preview: Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings with Line Combinations 12/31/2024

Pittsburgh Penguins (17-16-5, 39 Points) at. Detroit Red Wings (14-18-4, 32 Points) 

Venue: Little Caesars Arena
Date: Tuesday, December 31
Time: 8:00 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/SN-PIT/FDSNDET
Radio:
Pittsburgh – 105.9 FM The X
Detroit – WXYT 97.1 FM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Pittsburgh +1.5 ML +105
Detroit -1.5 ML -125
O/U 6.5

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Pittsburgh Penguins News & Notes:

The Penguins picked up a 3-2 win over the New York Islanders their last time out getting goals from Anthony Beauvillier, Michael Bunting, and Evgeni Malkin. They are fifth in power-play, seventh in penalty kill, and eighth in face-off percentage.

Detroit Red Wings News & Notes:

The Red Wings picked up their first win in the Todd McLellan era as they beat the Washington Capitals 4-2 behind a four-goal first period which snapped a four-game losing streak, they got goals from Patrick Kane, Lucas Raymond, and two goals from Alex DeBrincat; they also got a solid goaltending performance from Alex Lyon who turned aside 25 of the 27 shots he faced.

Pittsburgh Penguins Projected Lines

Rakell-Crosby-Rust
Beauvillier-Malkin-Bunting
O’Connor-Glass-Tomasino
Nieto-Lizotte-Acciari
Grzelcyk-Karlsson
Graves-Joseph
Shea-Clurman

Jarry
Nedeljkovic

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Detroit Red Wings Projected Lines

Veleno–Larkin–Raymond  
DeBrincat–Copp–Kane
Tarasenko-Compher-Berggren
Rasmussen–Kasper–Motte 
Chiarot–Seider
Edvinsson–Petry
Gustafsson-Holl

Talbot
Lyon

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Players To Watch:

Pittsburgh Penguins

Anthony Beauvillier this season has 12 points on nine goals and three assists. He’s faced Detroit 22 times in his career recording 12 points on eight goals and four assists; three of those goals came in the two earlier matchups this season.

Detroit Red Wings

Alex DeBrincat this season has 27 points on 15 goals and 12 assists. He’s faced the Penguins 15 times in his career recording 17 points on seven goals and ten assists; he had four points in the two previous meetings this season on two goals and two assists.

Injury Report:

Pittsburgh Penguins

D Marcus Pettersson – IR
F Owen Pickering – IR
D Kris Letang – Out

Detroit Red Wings

None

Next Up

Detroit: January 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets
Pittsburgh: January 3 at Florida Panthers

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