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2026-27 forecast · Mon, Jan 25, 7:00 PM ET
John Gibson · 0.901 SV%
The preseason ratings make Detroit Red Wings 51.6% to win at home: barely a lean at all, worth 1.6 points over a coin flip, which grades C. Over a full season those same ratings project DET for 92 points and PIT for 97.
A preseason forecast from each team's regressed rating and home ice, the ratings behind the projected standings. The full model read, with the starting goalies, rest and form, publishes within seven days of the game and replaces this page’s numbers. How this is calculated
PuckCast's preseason forecast gives Detroit Red Wings a 51.6% chance to win on Mon, Jan 25. The matchup detail follows.
PIT controlled play at 5v5 last season, 50.9% of the expected goals to 48.4%.
In goal, neither team has named a starter. Last season John Gibson (DET) saved -12.5 goals above expected to Arturs Silovs's -23.2, on save percentages of 0.901 and 0.888.
None of that is the model read. This is a rating-and-home-ice forecast; the full prediction, with confirmed goalies, rest and form, priced against the market, publishes inside the seven days before puck drop and replaces these numbers. Detroit Red Wings over Pittsburgh Penguins is where it starts, not where it ends.
No sportsbook has posted a price for this game yet. Prices usually appear roughly a week before puck drop.
No starter is named this far out. These are each side’s projected starters on the current roster, with last season’s numbers.
PIT
Arturs Silovs
39 games, 2025-26
DET
John Gibson
57 games, 2025-26
| PIT | Metric | DET |
|---|---|---|
| 50.9% | xGF% (5v5) | 48.4% |
| — | Shot share | — |
| — | Goals for / game | — |
| — | Goals against / game | — |
| — | Power play | — |
| — | Penalty kill | — |
| — | Faceoffs | — |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sidney Crosby | C | 29 | 47 | 76 |
 Evgeni Malkin | C | 21 | 39 | 59 |
 Erik Karlsson | D | 11 | 38 | 49 |
 Bryan Rust | R | 21 | 26 | 47 |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lucas Raymond | L | 29 | 52 | 81 |
| Date | Game | Pick | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | DET @ PIT | DET | DET 1–5 PIT | Missed |
| 2026-01-03 | PIT @ DET | DET | PIT 4–1 DET | Missed |
| 2026-01-01 | DET @ PIT | PIT | DET 3–4 PIT | Correct |
| Team | Proj. points | Playoff odds |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 97 | 50.9% |
| Detroit Red Wings | 92 | 38.1% |
Forecast method preseason-elo-v1; ratings as of 2026-08-19.
 Alex DeBrincat | R | 35 | 39 | 74 |
|---|
 Dylan Larkin | C | 28 | 35 | 63 |
|---|
 Moritz Seider | D | 9 | 43 | 52 |
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