Tuesday’s NHL schedule features a matchup between the Pittsburgh Penguins (17-17-7) and the Columbus Blue Jackets (17-17-6) at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Penguins are -155 on the moneyline to win at home against the Blue Jackets (+130) in the game, which begins at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+.
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Penguins to win vs Blue Jackets -155
Penguins vs. Blue Jackets Betting Lines
- Favorite: Penguins (-155)
- Underdog: Blue Jackets (+130)
- Over/under: 6.5
Penguins vs. Blue Jackets Quick Facts
- Pittsburgh and its opponent have combined to put up more than 6.5 goals in 22 of 41 games this season.
- Columbus has combined with its opponent to score over 6.5 goals in 27 of 40 games this season.
- The combined goals scored average of these two clubs, 6.4, is 0.1 less than Tuesday’s over/under.
- These two clubs concede a combined 7.3 goals per game, 0.8 more than this game’s over/under.
Penguins Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Penguins Season Stat Insights
- The Penguins are ranked 12th in the league with 124 goals this season, an average of 3.0 per contest.
- Pittsburgh is ranked 32nd in NHL action in goals against this season, having allowed 149 (3.6 per game).
- They’re ranked 29th in the league with a -25 goal differential .
- The 31 power-play goals Pittsburgh has scored this season have come on 121 chances, third-best in the NHL.
- The Penguins have the NHL’s fifth-best power-play conversion rate at 25.62%.
- Pittsburgh has scored a total of three shorthanded goals this season.
- The Penguins rank 12th in the league in penalty-kill success rate at 81.74%.
- The Penguins’ players have posted the ninth-best faceoff win percentage in the league at 51.7%.
- Pittsburgh converts 10.6% of its shots, ranking 16th in the NHL.
- The Penguins average 18.9 hits and 15.3 blocked shots per game.
Penguins Moneyline
- Pittsburgh has won seven of its nine games as a favorite this season.
- In three games with moneyline odds shorter than -155, the Penguins have won every time.
- The moneyline odds say Pittsburgh has a 60.8% chance of winning this game.
Penguins Leaders
- Sidney Crosby: 11 goals and 31 assists
- Rickard Rakell: 18 goals and 14 assists
- Evgeni Malkin: seven goals and 24 assists
- Tristan Jarry: 8-6-3 record, .889 save percentage, 60 goals conceded
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Blue Jackets Stats, Moneyline & Leaders
Blue Jackets Season Stats Insights
- The Blue Jackets have scored the seventh-most goals (135 goals, 3.4 per game) in the league.
- Columbus has allowed 145 total goals (3.6 per game) to rank 30th.
- Their 17th-ranked goal differential is -10.
- Columbus has recorded 23 power-play goals this season (on 107 chances). That ranks 16th in the NHL.
- The Blue Jackets have a 21.5% power-play conversion rate, the NHL’s No. 17 percentage.
- Columbus has scored five shorthanded goals this season (third among all NHL squads).
- The 73.5% of opponent power plays the Blue Jackets kill is the 27th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
- The Blue Jackets win 48.2% of their faceoffs. That’s the 27th-ranked figure in the NHL.
- Columbus is shooting 11.2% (ninth in the league).
- The Blue Jackets have yet to shut out an opponent this season.
Blue Jackets Moneyline Insights
- The Blue Jackets have claimed an upset victory in 14, or 42.4%, of the 33 games they have played while the underdog this season.
- Columbus is 10-12 when it is the underdog by +130 or longer on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set in this outing implies a 43.5% chance for the Blue Jackets to win.
Blue Jackets Leaders
- Zachary Werenski: 12 goals and 33 assists
- Kirill Marchenko: 17 goals and 26 assists
- Sean Monahan: 14 goals and 26 assists
- Elvis Merzlikins: 13-10-3 record, .888 save percentage, 83 goals conceded

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