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PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh
Indoor
Thu 1 Jan 2026, 7:00 PM ET
Detroit Red Wings
VS
Pittsburgh Penguins

Detroit Red Wings vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction & Picks

Our model backs Detroit Red Wings 1.5 in Detroit Red Wings vs Pittsburgh Penguins, a strong call, and $100 on it returns about $143.

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Game markets graded
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Props graded
The model's one call for this gamethe prediction, first Free
Detroit Red Wings
with a 1.5-goal head start
Detroit Red Wings 1.5 Spread
You bet$10 If it wins$14.29Best price-233
Our confidenceHigh
Chance to win72.4%
The price says69.9%

For Detroit Red Wings vs Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL), this is the model’s pick — HIGH confidence. A $100 bet returns about $143 if it lands. This one is free — every other market and all player props are Pro. Tip-off Thu 1 Jan 2026, 7:00 PM ET at PPG Paints Arena.

Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins last met on Thu 1 Jan 2026. Their next game gets a fresh preview here the moment it is priced. Today's board: every NHL game priced right now.

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Game picks

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Spread
Detroit Red Wings
+1.5
-233
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Injuries & who's out

Injuries & availability

Detroit Red Wings

  • J.T. Compher LWOut
  • Simon Edvinsson DOut
  • Mason Appleton COut
  • Marco Kasper COut

Pittsburgh Penguins

  • Ben Kindel COut
  • Bryan Rust RWDay-to-day
  • Samuel Girard DDay-to-day
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk DOut
  • Justin Brazeau RWOut
  • Ryan Graves DOut
Availability updated Oct 20, 8:38PM UTC — some NHL rows may be stale between updates. · refreshed roughly every 4 hours.

Weather & injury impact for this fixture

Conditions · who's out · how it moves the number
For Detroit Red Wings vs Pittsburgh Penguins: Weather isn't a tracked factor for this fixture, and 10 players are listed out or questionable across both sides.
FactorThis fixture
Availability10 listed out or questionable (see Who's out above)

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Betting angles

Markets & form
MoneylineModel leans Pittsburgh PenguinsNo line posted
1-4last 5 record
GF/G2.4GA/G4.4Shots/G24.6vs Wings3-2

Detroit Red Wings @ Pittsburgh Penguins moneyline: model lean and both sides' win form.

Puck LineDetroit Red Wings +1.5No line posted
2-3last 5 record
GF/G2.4GA/G2.4Shots/G27.0vs Penguins3-2

Detroit Red Wings @ Pittsburgh Penguins puck-line (spread) model lean and cover form.

Total GoalsGame totalNo line posted

Detroit Red Wings @ Pittsburgh Penguins total-goals model lean and scoring trends (the free board has not settled enough of these yet).

Detroit Red Wings @ Pittsburgh Penguins — what the model found

Our model graded 1 betting market for Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins — 1 on the game itself and 0 on individual players. One pick is free on this page.

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Game markets graded

The model checked every betting market for this game and graded 1 of them. One pick is free on this page — the one the model likes most. Scroll down to see it.

Detroit Red Wings vs Pittsburgh Penguins — recent results

Pittsburgh Penguins have won 1 of their last 5 games; Detroit Red Wings have won 2 of their last 5.

Pittsburgh Penguins — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L4–5UTAAway
L2–6VGKAway
L2–5COLAway
L3–5CHIAway
W2–1DALHome
Detroit Red Wings — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
W4–3SJHome
W2–1PHIHome
L4–5NJHome
L0–1MTLAway
L3–6SEAHome

Detroit Red Wings vs Pittsburgh Penguins — recent meetings

These two have met 4 times recently: Pittsburgh Penguins won 3, Detroit Red Wings won 1.

DatePittsburgh PenguinsDetroit Red WingsWinner
Sep 2247Detroit Red Wings
Mar 3151Pittsburgh Penguins
Jan 341Pittsburgh Penguins
Jan 243Pittsburgh Penguins

Who’s out or in doubt

10 players are listed as out or in doubt for this game.

Pittsburgh Penguins
PlayerStatus
Ben Kindel COUT
Bryan Rust RWDAY-TO-DAY
Samuel Girard DDAY-TO-DAY
Trevor van Riemsdyk DOUT
Justin Brazeau RWOUT
Ryan Graves DOUT
Detroit Red Wings
PlayerStatus
J.T. Compher LWOUT
Simon Edvinsson DOUT
Mason Appleton COUT
Marco Kasper COUT

The full availability report — with what each missing player means for the bets — is further down this page.

About this matchup

How we read the game

This page tracks the Bet Better model's pick history and predictions for Detroit Red Wings vs Pittsburgh Penguins in the NHL. You may also see this matchup written as Wings vs Penguins, or as Penguins vs Wings. The most recent game between them was Thursday 1 January 2026 at PPG Paints Arena. The model has generated 1 game pick for this matchup. Review the picks and historical data above to guide your NHL betting strategy for this matchup.

Detroit Red Wings vs Pittsburgh Penguins head-to-head record

Final scores · 4 meetings on record
Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 across the last 4 meetings · these games average 7.3 goals

Last meeting: Tue 22 Sep 2026, Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins: the Red Wings won 7-4.

DateGameScoreWinner
22 Sep 2026Detroit Red Wings @ Pittsburgh Penguins4–7Detroit Red Wings
31 Mar 2026Detroit Red Wings @ Pittsburgh Penguins5–1Pittsburgh Penguins
3 Jan 2026Pittsburgh Penguins @ Detroit Red Wings1–4Pittsburgh Penguins
2 Jan 2026Detroit Red Wings @ Pittsburgh Penguins4–3Pittsburgh Penguins

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