NHL Prop Bets: Pittsburgh Penguins vs Detroit Red Wings (March 31, 2026)
The Detroit Red Wings (39-26-8) face the Pittsburgh Penguins (37-21-16) at PPG Paints Arena. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Tuesday's matchup. The Penguins opened as favorites, but the Red Wings have since moved into favoritism at -115 to win and +210 to cover the -1.5 puck line. The Penguins are -258 to cover the +1.5 puck line.
- The Red Wings have a 36-37 Puck Line record this season, while the Penguins hold a record of 44-30.
The total goals line is set at 6.5, with OVER at -105 and UNDER at -115.
- The Red Wings have a 32-35-6 O/U record this season (meaning 32 games have gone over the total points line, 35 have gone under and six have resulted in a push). The Penguins have a 41-30-3 O/U record.
Goals For Insights
- The Red Wings are averaging 2.92 goals per game this season (20th in the league). Comparatively, the Penguins are averaging +0.5 more at 3.45 goals (6th).
- Defensively, the Red Wings are giving up 2.95 goals per game this season (T10th in the league), while the Penguins are giving up an average of 3.07 goals (T19th).
Shots
- Looking at creating chances to score, Detroit is averaging 28.4 shots per game this season (12th in the NHL). Meanwhile, Pittsburgh is allowing its opposition 27.3 shots per game (12th).
- Flipping that script, the Red Wings are allowing 27.7 shots per game (16th in the NHL), while the Penguins are averaging 29.0 shots (8th).
Power Play
- Detroit holds a power play percentage of 21.9%, ranking 14th in the league this season, while Pittsburgh sits 7th with 24.3% of its power play opportunities converted.
Penalty Kill %
- On the opposite end, the Red Wings have a penalty kill rate of 77.4% (ranked 23rd), compared to the Penguins at 81.8% (5th).
P1 Result
Detroit is +175 to win the first period, while Pittsburgh is +170.
- Here are their first period records in 2025/26.
| Total | Home | Road | Last 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 18-28-27 | 7-17-13 | 11-11-14 | 2-5-3 |
| Pittsburgh | 32-23-19 | 17-9-10 | 14-14-8 | 3-5-2 |
To Go To Overtime
Tuesday's matchup is +290 to go to overtime.
- The Red Wings have played in 19 games that have gone to overtime this season, while the Penguins have appeared in 23.
To Go To a Shootout
- The Red Wings have played in 5 games that have gone to a shootout this season, while the Penguins have appeared in 14.
Last Time They Met
Pittsburgh recorded a 1-4 victory over Detroit at Little Caesars Arena when these teams last met on January 3. Rickard Rakell led the way to that result, scoring 1 goal.
