Florida Panthers vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction, Picks & Odds | 04 Apr 2026

By Paul Boucher, Senior NHL Analyst | Published: 1 month ago | Last Updated: Apr 4, 11:38 | 6 min read

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Pittsburgh Penguins

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Correct Score
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Team Stats
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Player Props
Team News
Lineups
Injuries
Roster
Standings

NHL Betting Preview: Panthers vs Penguins

The Florida Panthers go up against the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG PAINTS Arena, with face-off scheduled for 17:00 on Saturday, April 4.

Penguins to Get the Job Done

The prediction is that the Penguins will have the edge over the Panthers in regulation time, with odds of -135 currently available on the 3-Way Moneyline. That looks a price worth taking on this value selection.

Penguins Overcame Panthers in Last Meeting

Florida Panthers have lost three straight road games. Their most recent appearance was a 2-1 home win over Boston Bruins at Amerant Bank Arena. Sam Bennett and Mackie Samoskevich scored one goal apiece. Goalie Sergei Bobrovsky was red hot in the net, stopping 28 shots (.966).

Pittsburgh Penguins were defeated in their last game. On the road, they suffered a 6-3 reverse against Tampa Bay Lightning at Benchmark International Arena. Yegor Chinakhov recorded two goals and Rickard Rakell scored the other.

Head-to-Head Statistics

The Penguins beat the Panthers in their last head-to-head encounter. It was a 5-3 scoreline at Amerant Bank Arena. The past 10 clashes between these teams have seen six Panthers wins.

Starting Goalies

Sergei Bobrovsky (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	27-23-1	3.1	.877	4
23/24	36-17-3	2.37	.915	6

Arturs Silovs (Confirmed)

Season	W-L-OTL:	GAA:	SV%:	SO:
24/25	19-12-8	3.1	.887	2
23/24	3-0-1	2.47	.881	0

Florida Panthers – Last 10 Games

4 wins and 6 losses, averaging 2.6 goals from 24.1 shots on goal, with a 12.5% powerplay efficiency. The Panthers have been giving up 3.4 goals from 29.8 shots, averaging 3.3 penalties with a penalty-killing efficiency of 81.8%.

Matthew Tkachuk is the top points scorer with 11 points, 5 goals and 6 assists, with Carter Verhaeghe recording 7 points, 4 goals and 3 assists, over the last 10 games. Goalie Sergei Bobrovsky have a 2.37 goal against average with a .899 save percentage, including one shutout.

Pittsburgh Penguins – Last 10 Games

The Penguins have 5 wins, 4 losses and 1 overtime loss, averaging 4.1 goals from 27.8 shots on goal, with a 12.8% powerplay efficiency. They have conceded 4.2 goals from 28.6 shots, averaging 3.9 penalties per game with a penalty-killing efficiency of 74.4%.

The top points scorer is Erik Karlsson with 14 points, 7 goals and 7 assists, while Rickard Rakell is next in line after registering 13 points, 8 goals and 5 assists. Goalie Stuart Skinner have a 3.79 GAA with a .870 SV%.

Florida Panthers vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction & Picks

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Game Prediction

For this NHL encounter, we are going to bet against the road team. One way of doing this is by siding with the opposition and we really like the -135 about Pittsburgh Penguins winning on the 60-minute line.

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Key Panthers vs Penguins stats:

Penguins have won 3 of their last 5 games.
Penguins have won 11 of their last 20 games at home.
Panthers have lost 4 of their last 5 games on the road.
Panthers have lost 8 of their last 10 games on the road.
Panthers have lost their last 3 games on the road.

Penguins 3-Way Moneyline Probability

The top betting apps are estimating that there is a 57.5% likelihood of this pick winning. However, our analysts think that the probability sits between 60-65% taking all factors into consideration. This is why we can recommend this hockey bet.

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Our Game Prediction

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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Seth Jones Under 1.5 Shots -100

Seth Jones (Panthers) has failed to cover the 1.5 shots on goal total in 8 of the past 9 games. We think he might fall short of the mark, with odds of -100 available when it comes to this Shots on Goal bet.

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Same Game Parlay Picks

3-Way Moneyline Penguins

To Score Rickard Rakell

Shots on Goal Seth Jones Under 1.5

We’ve compiled a same game parlay that includes the Penguins winning in regulation time followed by Rickard Rakell (Penguins) to find the net and Seth Jones (Panthers) having Over 1.5 shots.

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Correct Score Prediction

Panthers

2 - 5 Penguins logo

Penguins

There could be merit in backing the Penguins to win 5-2. Odds of +1200 are available about a correct score bet where a nice potential return is on the cards.

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Florida Panthers vs Pittsburgh Penguins Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Books Have Penguins as Heavy Favorites

With an estimated 70% chance of winning, the sportsbooks are taking no chances with their -233 betting odds about Pittsburgh Penguins triumphing in this game. If you’re looking for an alternative angle, Florida Panthers are trading at +188.

The puck line is 1.5 and total goals is 6.5. Hockey bettors regularly enjoy the opportunity to wager on Totals. If you want to back Over 6.5, it’s -115.

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Total Goals

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Last 5 Games

Panthers

NHL: 04/04 Panthers4 Penguins 9
NHL: 03/04 Bruins1 Panthers 2
NHL: 01/04 Senators3 Panthers 6
NHL: 29/03 Panthers1 Rangers 3
NHL: 28/03 Panthers2 Islanders 5

Penguins

NHL: 04/04 Panthers4 Penguins 9
NHL: 03/04 Penguins3 Lightning 6
NHL: 01/04 Red Wings1 Penguins 5
NHL: 31/03 Penguins8 Islanders 3
NHL: 28/03 Stars6 Penguins 3

Head to Head

Florida vs Pittsburgh

NHL: 04/04 2026 Panthers 4 Penguins 9
NHL: 24/10 2025 Penguins 5 Panthers 3
NHL: 23/03 2025 Penguins 3 Panthers 4
NHL: 04/01 2025 Penguins 2 Panthers 3
NHL: 04/12 2024 Panthers 4 Penguins 5
NHL: 15/02 2024 Panthers 5 Penguins 2
NHL: 27/01 2024 Panthers 3 Penguins 2
NHL: 09/12 2023 Penguins 1 Panthers 3
NHL: 05/03 2023 Penguins 1 Panthers 4
NHL: 25/01 2023 Panthers 6 Penguins 7

Team Stats

Latest regular season and playoff games stats.

Florida Panthers Stats

Pittsburgh Penguins Stats

Moneyline

4 wins and 6 defeats in the last 10 games
2 wins and 8 defeats in the last 10 games on the road

Moneyline

5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 games
5 wins and 5 defeats in the last 10 home games

Puck Line

+1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 5 of the last 10 games
+1.5 Betting Line on the Road: Have covered the +1.5 puck line in 2 of the last 10 games on the road

Puck Line

-1.5 Betting Line: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 3 of the last 10 games
-1.5 Betting Line at Home: Have covered the -1.5 puck line in 3 of the last 10 home games

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 6.60 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals on the Road: An average of 6.40 goals in the previous 10 games on the road
Over 6.5: Covered in 5 of the previous 10 games
Over 6.5 on the Road: Covered in 4 of the previous 10 games on the road
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 2.90 goals and allowed 3.70 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals on the Road: Have scored an average of 2.20 pts and allowed 4.20 goals in the last 10 games on the road

Total Goals

Game Totals: An average of 8.90 goals in the previous 10 games
Game Totals at Home: An average of 7.80 goals in the previous 10 home games
Over 6.5: Covered in 8 of the previous 10 games
Over 6.5 at Home: Covered in 6 of the previous 10 home games
Team Totals: Have scored an average of 4.50 goals and allowed 4.40 goals in the last 10 games
Team Totals at Home: Have scored an average of 3.90 goals and allowed 3.90 goals in the last 10 home games

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.3
Shots: 23.9
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 3.3
Empty Net Goals: 0
Penalty Minutes: 10.2
Blocks: 14.6
Faceoff Wins : 23.5
Hits: 22.4
Giveaways: 14.5
Takeaways: 3.9

Last 10 Games on the Road

Goals Powerplay: 0.3
Shots: 23.9
Goals Shorthanded: 0
Penalties: 4.1
Empty Net Goals: 0.1
Penalty Minutes: 11.5
Blocks: 13.9
Faceoff Wins : 22.1
Hits: 23.6
Giveaways: 14.7
Takeaways: 3.1

Team Stats - Avg/Game

Last 10 Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.7
Shots: 28.9
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3.4
Empty Net Goals: 0
Penalty Minutes: 7.7
Blocks: 14.2
Faceoff Wins : 28
Hits: 19.7
Giveaways: 16.2
Takeaways: 5.2

Last 10 Home Games

Goals Powerplay: 0.8
Shots: 27.1
Goals Shorthanded: 0.1
Penalties: 3.8
Empty Net Goals: 0
Penalty Minutes: 9.9
Blocks: 15.8
Faceoff Wins : 27.4
Hits: 20.1
Giveaways: 17
Takeaways: 5

Team News

Florida Panthers Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
13	Sam Reinhart	64	21.29	29	32	61	-18
9	Sam Bennett	73	18.43	26	32	58	-8
63	Brad Marchand	52	17.73	27	27	54	-16

23	Carter Verhaeghe	74	17.48	23	30	53	-12
15	Anton Lundell	64	19.15	18	26	44	-8
19	Matthew Tkachuk	29	18.38	13	19	32	-7
17	Evan Rodrigues	69	16.99	11	20	31	-16
3	Seth Jones	50	23.56	7	23	30	0
10	A.J. Greer	72	12.21	15	13	28	9
11	Mackie Samoskevich	71	14.31	10	17	27	-7
27	Eetu Luostarinen	67	16.61	9	18	27	0
42	Gustav Forsling	75	22.62	2	24	26	-4
5	Aaron Ekblad	72	22.48	4	22	26	-5
26	Uvis Balinskis	54	16.37	5	10	15	-13
13	Vinnie Hinostroza	59	10.71	5	9	14	-12
70	Jesper Boqvist	67	11.52	3	8	11	-13
77	Niko Mikkola	68	20.36	3	8	11	-1
29	Cole Reinhardt	55	10.37	4	5	9	-6
18	Noah Gregor	31	8.97	4	3	7	-12
71	Luke Kunin	57	9.28	2	3	5	-8
79	Cole Schwindt	23	9	3	2	5	2
95	Sandis Vilmanis	19	10.4	3	2	5	-1
6	Donovan Sebrango	36	14.42	0	4	4	-13
44	Mike Benning	12	16.27	0	4	4	-7
12	Jonah Gadjovich	10	7.94	0	3	3	2
22	Tobias Bjoernfot	13	12.39	2	1	3	2
92	Tomas Nosek	16	14.19	0	2	2	-9
25	Nolan Foote	7	10.51	1	0	1	-2
7	Dmitry Kulikov	17	17.93	0	0	0	-5
53	Jack Studnicka	19	7.09	0	0	0	-6
38	Jack Devine	6	8.43	0	0	0	-3
96	Mikulas Hovorka	3	13.5	0	0	0	-3

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
72	Sergei Bobrovsky	51	2.85	0.885
40	Daniil Tarasov	28	3.15	0.895

Pittsburgh Penguins Player Stats & Roster

#	Player	GP	MIN	G	A	P	+/-
87	Sidney Crosby	65	19.32	28	41	69	-2
65	Erik Karlsson	72	23.69	14	50	64	10
17	Bryan Rust	69	20.01	27	35	62	-1

39	Anthony Mantha	77	15.2	31	30	61	14
71	Evgeni Malkin	53	17.59	18	39	57	12
67	Rickard Rakell	56	19.02	22	24	46	0
18	Thomas Novak	77	14.15	15	24	39	4
59	Yegor Chinakhov	68	13.37	20	17	37	-2
81	Benjamin Kindel	74	15.07	17	17	34	-6
16	Justin Brazeau	59	12.65	17	17	34	7
58	Kris Letang	71	21.84	3	30	33	-4
5	Ryan Shea	76	18.78	6	25	31	23
19	Connor Dewar	77	13.87	14	16	30	15
28	Parker Wotherspoon	77	20.18	3	26	29	17
55	Noel Acciari	63	13.59	12	11	23	13
46	Blake Lizotte	55	13.87	7	12	19	6
49	Samuel Girard	56	18.08	3	15	18	17
25	Elmer Soederblom	54	10.95	5	5	10	-2
7	Ilya Solovyov	27	12.31	1	7	8	2
41	Ville Koivunen	36	12.48	2	5	7	-7
3	Jack St. Ivany	17	15.65	0	7	7	7
75	Connor Clifton	46	16.54	2	4	6	0
13	Kevin Hayes	25	12.26	3	2	5	-4
2	Rutger McGroarty	21	11.76	2	3	5	-2
11	Filip Haallander	13	13.15	1	3	4	4
85	Avery Hayes	13	10.64	3	0	3	-4
24	Matt Dumba	11	14.94	1	2	3	-5
45	Harrison Brunicke	9	15.71	1	0	1	-4
82	Caleb Jones	7	17.17	0	1	1	1
53	Philip Tomasino	9	12.18	0	1	1	-2
15	Joona Koppanen	10	12.47	0	1	1	-1
27	Ryan Graves	20	15.35	1	0	1	-1
38	Owen Pickering	4	12.1	0	0	0	-3
14	Bokondji Imama	2	7.65	0	0	0	0
22	Samuel Poulin	2	13.8	0	0	0	-2
26	Tristan Broz	1	11.5	0	0	0	-1

#	Goalies	GP	GAA	SV%
37	Arturs Silovs	36	2.99	0.889
74	Stuart Skinner	47	2.91	0.888
1	Sergei Murashov	5	2.56	0.897

Injuries & Suspensions

Florida Panthers Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Brad Marchand

Injured

Aleksander Barkov

Injured

Aaron Ekblad

Injured

Sam Reinhart

Injured

Niko Mikkola

Injured

Jonah Gadjovich

Injured

Uvis Balinskis

Injured

Evan Rodrigues

Injured

Anton Lundell

Injured

Pittsburgh Penguins Injury Table

Type

Name

Info

Blake Lizotte

Injured

Caleb Jones

Injured

Starting Lineups

Line 1

Pittsburgh Penguins

Florida Panthers

Arturs Silovs

Parker Wotherspoon

Erik Karlsson

Yegor Chinakhov

Sidney Crosby

Bryan Rust

Matthew Tkachuk

Sam Bennett

Carter Verhaeghe

Mike Benning

Gustav Forsling

Sergei Bobrovsky

Line 2

Pittsburgh Penguins

Florida Panthers

Arturs Silovs

Samuel Girard

Kris Letang

Thomas Novak

Rickard Rakell

Evgeni Malkin

A.J. Greer

Eetu Luostarinen

Mackie Samoskevich

Seth Jones

Donovan Sebrango

Sergei Bobrovsky

Line 3

Pittsburgh Penguins

Florida Panthers

Arturs Silovs

Ryan Shea

Connor Clifton

Anthony Mantha

Benjamin Kindel

Justin Brazeau

Jesper Boqvist

Tomas Nosek

Noah Gregor

Mikulas Hovorka

Tobias Bjoernfot

Sergei Bobrovsky

Line 4

Pittsburgh Penguins

Florida Panthers

Arturs Silovs

Elmer Soederblom

Connor Dewar

Noel Acciari

Luke Kunin

Cole Schwindt

Cole Reinhardt

Sergei Bobrovsky

Previous Florida Panthers Lineups

04 Apr NHL

Panthers 4-9 Penguins

Confirmed Lineups

02 Apr NHL

Bruins 1-2 Panthers

Confirmed Lineups

31 Mar NHL

Senators 3-6 Panthers

Confirmed Lineups

29 Mar NHL

Panthers 1-3 Rangers

Confirmed Lineups

28 Mar NHL

Panthers 2-5 Islanders

Confirmed Lineups

26 Mar NHL

Wild 3-2 Panthers

Confirmed Lineups

24 Mar NHL

Kraken 4-5 Panthers

Confirmed Lineups

20 Mar NHL

Panthers 1-4 Flames

Confirmed Lineups

19 Mar NHL

Panthers 4-0 Oilers

Confirmed Lineups

17 Mar NHL

Panthers 2-5 Canucks

Confirmed Lineups

Previous Pittsburgh Penguins Lineups

04 Apr NHL

Panthers 4-9 Penguins

Confirmed Lineups

02 Apr NHL

Penguins 3-6 Lightning

Confirmed Lineups

31 Mar NHL

Red Wings 1-5 Penguins

Confirmed Lineups

30 Mar NHL

Penguins 8-3 Islanders

Confirmed Lineups

28 Mar NHL

Stars 6-3 Penguins

Confirmed Lineups

26 Mar NHL

Penguins 4-3 Senators

Confirmed Lineups

24 Mar NHL

Avalanche 6-2 Penguins

Confirmed Lineups

22 Mar NHL

Hurricanes 5-1 Penguins

Confirmed Lineups

21 Mar NHL

Jets 4-5 Penguins

Confirmed Lineups

18 Mar NHL

Penguins 5-6 Hurricanes

Confirmed Lineups

NHL Standings Select Season

Metropolitan	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	82	53	22	7	113	0.689	39	48	296	240	56	29-10-2	24-12-5	5-4	7-3	1W
2 Pittsburgh	82	41	25	16	98	0.598	34	38	293	268	25	20-13-8	21-12-8	3-10	5-5	3L
3 Philadelphia	82	43	27	12	98	0.598	27	33	250	243	7	20-13-8	23-14-4	10-4	7-3	3W
4 Washington	82	43	30	9	95	0.579	37	41	263	244	19	25-11-5	18-19-4	2-6	8-2	4W
5 Columbus	82	40	30	12	92	0.561	28	33	253	253	0	20-13-8	20-17-4	7-2	2-8	2L
6 NY Islanders	82	43	34	5	91	0.555	29	39	233	241	-8	22-17-2	21-17-3	4-5	3-7	3L
7 New Jersey	82	42	37	3	87	0.53	29	38	230	254	-24	21-17-3	21-20-0	4-1	5-5	1L
8 NY Rangers	82	34	39	9	77	0.47	25	31	238	250	-12	14-20-7	20-19-2	3-1	6-4	1W

East Atlantic	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Buffalo	82	50	23	9	109	0.665	42	45	288	241	47	26-10-5	24-13-4	5-1	6-4	1L
2 Tampa Bay	82	50	26	6	106	0.646	40	46	290	231	59	26-14-1	24-12-5	4-2	5-5	1L
3 Montreal	82	48	24	10	106	0.646	34	44	283	256	27	24-15-2	24-9-8	4-5	7-3	1L
4 Boston	82	45	27	10	100	0.61	33	41	272	250	22	29-11-1	16-16-9	4-3	5-5	2W
5 Ottawa	82	44	27	11	99	0.604	38	41	278	246	32	23-12-6	21-15-5	3-1	6-4	1W
6 Detroit	82	41	31	10	92	0.561	30	39	241	258	-17	21-16-4	20-15-6	2-4	2-8	3L
7 Florida	82	40	38	4	84	0.512	32	35	251	276	-25	23-15-3	17-23-1	5-2	5-5	3W
8 Toronto	82	32	36	14	78	0.476	23	31	253	299	-46	18-15-8	14-21-6	1-4	2-8	7L

East Central	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	81	54	16	11	119	0.735	47	50	300	203	97	25-9-6	29-7-5	4-6	6-4	2W
2 Dallas	82	50	20	12	112	0.683	38	44	279	226	53	26-11-4	24-9-8	6-4	7-3	5W
3 Minnesota	82	46	24	12	104	0.634	31	42	272	240	32	23-10-8	23-14-4	4-5	6-4	1W
4 Utah	82	43	33	6	92	0.561	33	43	268	240	28	22-16-3	21-17-3	0-0	6-4	1L
5 St Louis	82	37	33	12	86	0.524	33	36	231	258	-27	20-14-7	17-19-5	1-4	6-4	4W
6 Nashville	82	38	34	10	86	0.524	28	33	247	269	-22	21-17-3	17-17-7	5-2	4-6	2L
7 Winnipeg	82	35	35	12	82	0.5	28	33	231	260	-29	19-16-6	16-19-6	2-4	5-5	4L
8 Chicago	82	29	39	14	72	0.439	22	26	213	275	-62	14-19-8	15-20-6	3-5	2-8	1W

West Pacific	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Vegas	82	39	26	17	95	0.579	30	38	265	250	15	20-12-9	19-14-8	1-8	7-3	3W
2 Edmonton	82	41	30	11	93	0.567	32	41	282	269	13	22-14-5	19-16-6	0-4	6-4	1W
3 Anaheim	82	43	33	6	92	0.561	26	35	273	288	-15	24-13-4	19-20-2	8-0	2-8	1W
4 LA Kings	82	35	27	20	90	0.549	22	30	225	247	-22	15-17-9	20-10-11	5-9	6-4	2L
5 San Jose	82	39	35	8	86	0.524	27	37	251	292	-41	21-14-6	18-21-2	2-2	5-5	1W
6 Seattle	81	34	36	11	79	0.488	26	32	226	261	-35	19-17-5	15-19-6	2-6	2-8	2L
7 Calgary	82	34	39	9	77	0.47	27	30	212	259	-47	23-13-5	11-26-4	4-3	4-6	1W
8 Vancouver	82	25	49	8	58	0.354	15	19	216	316	-100	9-27-5	16-22-3	6-2	4-6	1L

Eastern	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Carolina	82	53	22	7	113	0.689	39	48	296	240	56	29-10-2	24-12-5	5-4	7-3	1W
2 Buffalo	82	50	23	9	109	0.665	42	45	288	241	47	26-10-5	24-13-4	5-1	6-4	1L
3 Tampa Bay	82	50	26	6	106	0.646	40	46	290	231	59	26-14-1	24-12-5	4-2	5-5	1L
4 Montreal	82	48	24	10	106	0.646	34	44	283	256	27	24-15-2	24-9-8	4-5	7-3	1L
5 Boston	82	45	27	10	100	0.61	33	41	272	250	22	29-11-1	16-16-9	4-3	5-5	2W
6 Ottawa	82	44	27	11	99	0.604	38	41	278	246	32	23-12-6	21-15-5	3-1	6-4	1W
7 Pittsburgh	82	41	25	16	98	0.598	34	38	293	268	25	20-13-8	21-12-8	3-10	5-5	3L
8 Philadelphia	82	43	27	12	98	0.598	27	33	250	243	7	20-13-8	23-14-4	10-4	7-3	3W
9 Washington	82	43	30	9	95	0.579	37	41	263	244	19	25-11-5	18-19-4	2-6	8-2	4W
10 Detroit	82	41	31	10	92	0.561	30	39	241	258	-17	21-16-4	20-15-6	2-4	2-8	3L
11 Columbus	82	40	30	12	92	0.561	28	33	253	253	0	20-13-8	20-17-4	7-2	2-8	2L
12 NY Islanders	82	43	34	5	91	0.555	29	39	233	241	-8	22-17-2	21-17-3	4-5	3-7	3L
13 New Jersey	82	42	37	3	87	0.53	29	38	230	254	-24	21-17-3	21-20-0	4-1	5-5	1L
14 Florida	82	40	38	4	84	0.512	32	35	251	276	-25	23-15-3	17-23-1	5-2	5-5	3W
15 Toronto	82	32	36	14	78	0.476	23	31	253	299	-46	18-15-8	14-21-6	1-4	2-8	7L
16 NY Rangers	82	34	39	9	77	0.47	25	31	238	250	-12	14-20-7	20-19-2	3-1	6-4	1W

Western	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	81	54	16	11	119	0.735	47	50	300	203	97	25-9-6	29-7-5	4-6	6-4	2W
2 Dallas	82	50	20	12	112	0.683	38	44	279	226	53	26-11-4	24-9-8	6-4	7-3	5W
3 Minnesota	82	46	24	12	104	0.634	31	42	272	240	32	23-10-8	23-14-4	4-5	6-4	1W
4 Vegas	82	39	26	17	95	0.579	30	38	265	250	15	20-12-9	19-14-8	1-8	7-3	3W
5 Edmonton	82	41	30	11	93	0.567	32	41	282	269	13	22-14-5	19-16-6	0-4	6-4	1W
6 Utah	82	43	33	6	92	0.561	33	43	268	240	28	22-16-3	21-17-3	0-0	6-4	1L
7 Anaheim	82	43	33	6	92	0.561	26	35	273	288	-15	24-13-4	19-20-2	8-0	2-8	1W
8 LA Kings	82	35	27	20	90	0.549	22	30	225	247	-22	15-17-9	20-10-11	5-9	6-4	2L
9 St Louis	82	37	33	12	86	0.524	33	36	231	258	-27	20-14-7	17-19-5	1-4	6-4	4W
10 Nashville	82	38	34	10	86	0.524	28	33	247	269	-22	21-17-3	17-17-7	5-2	4-6	2L
11 San Jose	82	39	35	8	86	0.524	27	37	251	292	-41	21-14-6	18-21-2	2-2	5-5	1W
12 Winnipeg	82	35	35	12	82	0.5	28	33	231	260	-29	19-16-6	16-19-6	2-4	5-5	4L
13 Seattle	81	34	36	11	79	0.488	26	32	226	261	-35	19-17-5	15-19-6	2-6	2-8	2L
14 Calgary	82	34	39	9	77	0.47	27	30	212	259	-47	23-13-5	11-26-4	4-3	4-6	1W
15 Chicago	82	29	39	14	72	0.439	22	26	213	275	-62	14-19-8	15-20-6	3-5	2-8	1W
16 Vancouver	82	25	49	8	58	0.354	15	19	216	316	-100	9-27-5	16-22-3	6-2	4-6	1L

	GP	W	L	OT	PTS	P%	RW	ROW	GF	GA	DIFF	Home	Road	S/O	L10	Strk
1 Colorado	81	54	16	11	119	0.735	47	50	300	203	97	25-9-6	29-7-5	4-6	6-4	2W
2 Carolina	82	53	22	7	113	0.689	39	48	296	240	56	29-10-2	24-12-5	5-4	7-3	1W
3 Dallas	82	50	20	12	112	0.683	38	44	279	226	53	26-11-4	24-9-8	6-4	7-3	5W
4 Buffalo	82	50	23	9	109	0.665	42	45	288	241	47	26-10-5	24-13-4	5-1	6-4	1L
5 Tampa Bay	82	50	26	6	106	0.646	40	46	290	231	59	26-14-1	24-12-5	4-2	5-5	1L
6 Montreal	82	48	24	10	106	0.646	34	44	283	256	27	24-15-2	24-9-8	4-5	7-3	1L
7 Minnesota	82	46	24	12	104	0.634	31	42	272	240	32	23-10-8	23-14-4	4-5	6-4	1W
8 Boston	82	45	27	10	100	0.61	33	41	272	250	22	29-11-1	16-16-9	4-3	5-5	2W
9 Ottawa	82	44	27	11	99	0.604	38	41	278	246	32	23-12-6	21-15-5	3-1	6-4	1W
10 Pittsburgh	82	41	25	16	98	0.598	34	38	293	268	25	20-13-8	21-12-8	3-10	5-5	3L
11 Philadelphia	82	43	27	12	98	0.598	27	33	250	243	7	20-13-8	23-14-4	10-4	7-3	3W
12 Washington	82	43	30	9	95	0.579	37	41	263	244	19	25-11-5	18-19-4	2-6	8-2	4W
13 Vegas	82	39	26	17	95	0.579	30	38	265	250	15	20-12-9	19-14-8	1-8	7-3	3W
14 Edmonton	82	41	30	11	93	0.567	32	41	282	269	13	22-14-5	19-16-6	0-4	6-4	1W
15 Utah	82	43	33	6	92	0.561	33	43	268	240	28	22-16-3	21-17-3	0-0	6-4	1L
16 Detroit	82	41	31	10	92	0.561	30	39	241	258	-17	21-16-4	20-15-6	2-4	2-8	3L
17 Columbus	82	40	30	12	92	0.561	28	33	253	253	0	20-13-8	20-17-4	7-2	2-8	2L
18 Anaheim	82	43	33	6	92	0.561	26	35	273	288	-15	24-13-4	19-20-2	8-0	2-8	1W
19 NY Islanders	82	43	34	5	91	0.555	29	39	233	241	-8	22-17-2	21-17-3	4-5	3-7	3L
20 LA Kings	82	35	27	20	90	0.549	22	30	225	247	-22	15-17-9	20-10-11	5-9	6-4	2L
21 New Jersey	82	42	37	3	87	0.53	29	38	230	254	-24	21-17-3	21-20-0	4-1	5-5	1L
22 St Louis	82	37	33	12	86	0.524	33	36	231	258	-27	20-14-7	17-19-5	1-4	6-4	4W
23 Nashville	82	38	34	10	86	0.524	28	33	247	269	-22	21-17-3	17-17-7	5-2	4-6	2L
24 San Jose	82	39	35	8	86	0.524	27	37	251	292	-41	21-14-6	18-21-2	2-2	5-5	1W
25 Florida	82	40	38	4	84	0.512	32	35	251	276	-25	23-15-3	17-23-1	5-2	5-5	3W
26 Winnipeg	82	35	35	12	82	0.5	28	33	231	260	-29	19-16-6	16-19-6	2-4	5-5	4L
27 Seattle	81	34	36	11	79	0.488	26	32	226	261	-35	19-17-5	15-19-6	2-6	2-8	2L
28 Toronto	82	32	36	14	78	0.476	23	31	253	299	-46	18-15-8	14-21-6	1-4	2-8	7L
29 Calgary	82	34	39	9	77	0.47	27	30	212	259	-47	23-13-5	11-26-4	4-3	4-6	1W
30 NY Rangers	82	34	39	9	77	0.47	25	31	238	250	-12	14-20-7	20-19-2	3-1	6-4	1W
31 Chicago	82	29	39	14	72	0.439	22	26	213	275	-62	14-19-8	15-20-6	3-5	2-8	1W
32 Vancouver	82	25	49	8	58	0.354	15	19	216	316	-100	9-27-5	16-22-3	6-2	4-6	1L

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Paul Boucher is a Senior NHL Analyst and Head of the Ice Hockey Editorial Betting Panel with over 15 years of experience as a sports journalist and betting analyst. Based in Montreal, he provides first-hand insight through regular attendance at the Bell Centre, utilising advanced metrics to identify market value across key game lines, player props and same game parlays.

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