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  9. Lineups
  10. Injuries
  11. Roster
  12. Standings

Penguins Look a Great Bet to Win

Take the Penguins at -100 on the 3-Way Moneyline to have the upper hand against the Blue Jackets. We believe that the home team have a strong chance of claiming a regulation time victory.

7 Wins for Penguins in Last 10 H2H Encounters

Columbus Blue Jackets have lost their previous four road games. Their latest appearance was a 6-4 home triumph at Nationwide Arena against St Louis Blues. Sean Monahan bagged 3 points, all of them were assists.

Pittsburgh Penguins have suffered defeat in their last three games. Most recently, a 4-3 (OT) scoreline occurred on the road at Lenovo Center against Carolina Hurricanes. Erik Karlsson, Michael Bunting and Kevin Hayes scored one goal each.

The Blue Jackets have claimed consecutive wins over the Penguins. Both victories were achieved at Nationwide Arena, with a 4-3 (SO) followed by a 6-2 scoreline. In the past 10 H2H meetings, the Penguins have won seven.

Starting Goalies

Elvis Merzlikins (Confirmed)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
24/25 23-19-5 3.03 .896 1
23/24 13-17-8 3.45 .897 1
Tristan Jarry (Confirmed)
Season W-L-OTL: GAA: SV%: SO:
24/25 12-10-5 3.23 .890 0
23/24 19-25-5 2.91 .903 6
Columbus Blue Jackets – Last 10 Games

5 wins, 4 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 3.6 goals from 28.0 shots on goal, with a 26.5% powerplay efficiency. The Blue Jackets have given up 3.8 goals from 31.2 shots, averaging 3.3 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 84.9%.

Kirill Marchenko is the top points scorer with 15 points, 6 goals and 9 assists, with Sean Monahan racking up 15 points, 5 goals and 10 assists, over the last 10 games. Goalie Elvis Merzlikins have a 3.51 goal against average with a .886 save percentage.

Pittsburgh Penguins – Last 10 Games

The Penguins have 4 wins, 3 losses and 3 overtime losses, averaging 3.0 goals from 25.3 shots on goal, with a 31.3% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 3.3 goals from 29.6 shots, averaging 2.7 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 85.2%.

The top points scorer is Sidney Crosby with 12 points, 3 goals and 9 assists, while Rickard Rakell is next best after having 11 points, 5 goals and 6 assists. Goalie Tristan Jarry have a 2.97 GAA with a .898 SV%.

Expert NHL Analysis

The hockey predictions are created after keeping tabs on the latest team news along with the form guide. We also delve into the latest player and goalie stats which can provide a barometer for how the NHL action might play out.

Key Blue Jackets vs Penguins stats:

  • Penguins have won 4 of their last 5 games at home.
  • Penguins have won 7 of their last 10 games at home.
  • Penguins have won 3 consecutive games at home.
  • Blue Jackets have lost 16 of their last 20 games on the road.
  • Blue Jackets have lost 4 of their last 5 games on the road.
  • Blue Jackets have lost their last 4 games on the road.
  • Penguins have won 7 of their last 10 games against Blue Jackets.

Columbus Blue Jackets vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction

There is -100 available when it comes to Pittsburgh Penguins on the 60-minute line. We believe that our pick has a strong chance of winning this NHL clash and the odds makes lots of appeal.

If you can correctly predict that Pittsburgh will win along with the number of goals, then you are able to combine the two picks by going down the Match Winner & Total Goals route.

Penguins 3-Way Moneyline Probability

According to the latest odds, our pick has a 50% chance of winning. In the opinion of our analysts, there’s actually a probability of success between 55-60%. This is why we can recommend this hockey bet.

Our Pick

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Zach Werenski Over 3.5 Shots -105 BetMGM logo

Zach Werenski (Blue Jackets) has recorded Over 3.5 shots on goal in 6 straight games. In our opinion, there is value when it comes to him covering the line, with betting odds of -105 now available.

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Columbus Blue Jackets vs Pittsburgh Penguins Bet Builder Tips

3-Way Moneyline Penguins
To Score Michael Bunting
Shots on Goal Zach Werenski Over 3.5

Try out our same game parlay pick which starts with the Penguins winning in regulation time. We’ve also gone for Michael Bunting (Penguins) to score and Zach Werenski (Blue Jackets) to register Over 3.5 shots.

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Correct Score Prediction

Blue Jackets Blue Jackets logo 2 - 6 Penguins logo Penguins

We’re taking a correct score bet which involves the Penguins to win 6-2. The odds of +2400 make plenty of appeal and you should hopefully get some entertainment with this wager.

Columbus Blue Jackets vs Pittsburgh Penguins Odds

The odds and lines are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Penguins Trading at Shorter Odds Than Blue Jackets

For this game, the sportsbooks’ Moneyline betting odds mean Pittsburgh Penguins are -154 favorites to win and that means a 61% chance of landing a victory. Columbus Blue Jackets are trading at bigger odds than their opponents and they can be backed at +128.

The puck line is 1.5 and total goals is 6.5. NHL fans love the chance to get an alternative angle by going for a Totals wager. If you want to wager Over 6.5, there are odds of -125.

Wagering on the Race to 3 Goals allows bettors to back favorites Penguins at -115. On the flip side, the Blue Jackets are +160 should you think they’ll get to this total first.

Consider every angle when placing your National Hockey League wagers. The betting sites have a huge selection of team props and game lines and it’s all about finding a bet which matches your prediction of the game.

Sidney Crosby is the First Goalscorer Favorite

Sidney Crosby can be backed to find the net at anytime at +128. There is the chance to back the market leader to score the first goal at +850.

Player Goals

Sidney Crosby (Penguins)
First
+128
Anytime
+850
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Rickard Rakell (Penguins)
First
+155
Anytime
+1000
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Kirill Marchenko (Blue Jackets)
First
+160
Anytime
+1000
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Bryan Rust (Penguins)
First
+165
Anytime
+1000
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Player Shots

Zach Werenski (Blue Jackets)
Over 3.5
-105
Under 3.5
-123
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Sidney Crosby (Penguins)
Over 2.5
-169
Under 2.5
+130
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Rickard Rakell (Penguins)
Over 2.5
-114
Under 2.5
-114
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Kirill Marchenko (Blue Jackets)
Over 2.5
-143
Under 2.5
+110
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Micro Betting

There are lots of exciting NHL micro betting lines that are created and they are available in-game. Among them are next goalscorer, next team to find the net and whether a goal will be scored within the next 10 minutes.

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Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

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Moneyline

  • 3 wins and 7 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

  • 5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games
  • 4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 home games

Puck Line

Puck Line

Total Goals

Total Goals

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Team News

Columbus Blue Jackets Player Stats & Roster

# Player GP MIN G A P +/-
8 Zach Werenski 67 26.97 20 49 69 9
86 Kirill Marchenko 65 18.77 25 37 62 30
91 Kent Johnson 54 17.39 21 24 45 -4

Pittsburgh Penguins Player Stats & Roster

# Player GP MIN G A P +/-
87 Sidney Crosby 68 20.38 24 50 74 -23
67 Rickard Rakell 69 19.36 31 28 59 -20
65 Erik Karlsson 70 23.29 10 39 49 -22

Injuries & Suspensions

Columbus Blue Jackets Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Yegor Chinakhov
Injured
Erik Gudbranson
Injured
Justin Danforth
Injured
Boone Jenner
Injured

Pittsburgh Penguins Injury Table

Type
Name
Info
Jack St. Ivany
Injured
Evgeni Malkin
Injured
Philip Tomasino
Injured

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Penguins logo Pittsburgh Penguins

Columbus Blue Jackets logo Columbus Blue Jackets

35
Tristan Jarry
28
Marcus Pettersson
58
Kris Letang
67
Rickard Rakell
87
Sidney Crosby
17
Bryan Rust
86
Kirill Marchenko
23
Sean Monahan
10
Dmitri Voronkov
15
Dante Fabbro
8
Zach Werenski
90
Elvis Merzlikins

Pittsburgh Penguins logo Pittsburgh Penguins

Columbus Blue Jackets logo Columbus Blue Jackets

35
Tristan Jarry
24
Matt Grzelcyk
65
Erik Karlsson
8
Michael Bunting
72
Anthony Beauvillier
19
Cody Glass
91
Kent Johnson
4
Cole Sillinger
21
James van Riemsdyk
9
Ivan Provorov
5
Denton Mateychuk
90
Elvis Merzlikins

Pittsburgh Penguins logo Pittsburgh Penguins

Columbus Blue Jackets logo Columbus Blue Jackets

35
Tristan Jarry
38
Owen Pickering
73
Pierre-Olivier Joseph
10
Drew O'Connor
13
Kevin Hayes
18
Jesse Puljujaervi
24
Mathieu Olivier
19
Adam Fantilli
27
Zach Aston-Reese
2
Jake Christiansen
3
Jack Johnson
90
Elvis Merzlikins

Pittsburgh Penguins logo Pittsburgh Penguins

Columbus Blue Jackets logo Columbus Blue Jackets

35
Tristan Jarry
83
Matt Nieto
46
Blake Lizotte
55
Noel Acciari
62
Kevin Labanc
7
Sean Kuraly
82
Mikael Pyyhtiae
90
Elvis Merzlikins

Previous Columbus Blue Jackets Lineups

20 Mar NHL
Panthers 1-0 Blue Jackets
17 Mar NHL
Devils 2-1 Blue Jackets
15 Mar NHL
Rangers 4-0 Blue Jackets
13 Mar NHL
Golden Knights 4-0 Blue Jackets
11 Mar NHL
Blue Jackets 3-5 Devils
09 Mar NHL
Blue Jackets 7-3 Rangers
06 Mar NHL
Blue Jackets 0-3 Panthers
04 Mar NHL
Blue Jackets 2-6 Lightning
01 Mar NHL
Red Wings 3-5 Blue Jackets
27 Feb NHL
Blue Jackets 5-2 Red Wings

Previous Pittsburgh Penguins Lineups

18 Mar NHL
Islanders 4-2 Penguins
15 Mar NHL
Devils 3-7 Penguins
13 Mar NHL
Blues 3-5 Penguins
11 Mar NHL
Golden Knights 2-3 Penguins
09 Mar NHL
Penguins 3-1 Wild
07 Mar NHL
Penguins 0-4 Golden Knights
04 Mar NHL
Penguins 1-4 Avalanche
02 Mar NHL
Maple Leafs 6-5 Penguins
01 Mar NHL
Bruins 3-2 Penguins
27 Feb NHL
Flyers 4-5 Penguins

NHL Standings

Metropolitan GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Columbus 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 New Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 NY Islanders 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 NY Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Washington 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
East Atlantic GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Boston 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Detroit 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Florida 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Tampa Bay 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
East Central GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Colorado 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Dallas 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Nashville 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 St Louis 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Utah 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Winnipeg 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
West Pacific GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Anaheim 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Calgary 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Edmonton 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 LA Kings 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 San Jose 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Seattle 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Vancouver 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Vegas 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
Eastern GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Boston 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Detroit 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Florida 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Tampa Bay 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Columbus 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 New Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 NY Islanders 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 NY Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Washington 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
Western GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Colorado 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Dallas 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Nashville 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 St Louis 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Utah 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Winnipeg 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Anaheim 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Calgary 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Edmonton 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 LA Kings 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 San Jose 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Seattle 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Vancouver 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
1 Vegas 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
GP W L OT PTS P% RW ROW GF GA DIFF Home Road S/O L10 Strk
1 Anaheim 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
2 Boston 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
3 Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
4 Calgary 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
5 Carolina 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
6 Chicago 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
7 Colorado 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
8 Columbus 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
9 Dallas 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
10 Detroit 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
11 Edmonton 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
12 Florida 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
13 LA Kings 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
14 Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
15 Montreal 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
16 Nashville 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
17 New Jersey 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
18 NY Islanders 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
19 NY Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
20 Ottawa 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
21 Philadelphia 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
22 Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
23 San Jose 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
24 Seattle 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
25 St Louis 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
26 Tampa Bay 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
27 Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
28 Utah 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
29 Vancouver 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
30 Vegas 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
31 Washington 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -
32 Winnipeg 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0 - -