The Pittsburgh Penguins (6-2) have -120 moneyline odds to win when they host an expected tight matchup with the Columbus Blue Jackets (3-4), who have +100 moneyline odds. The contest on Saturday begins at 7 p.m. ET from PPG Paints Arena on ESPN+.

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Penguins vs. Blue Jackets Betting Lines

• Favorite: Penguins (-120)
• Underdog: Blue Jackets (+100)
• Over/under: 6.5

Penguins vs. Blue Jackets Quick Facts

• Pittsburgh and its opponent have combined to score more than 6.5 goals in four of eight games this season.
• Columbus has combined with its opponent to score over 6.5 goals in one game this season.
• Saturday’s over/under is 0.1 above the combined goal-scoring average of 6.4 for these two teams.
• This game’s over/under is 1.1 more than the 5.4 goals these two teams give up per game combined.

Penguins Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Penguins Season Stat Insights

• The Penguins’ 28 goals this season make them the sixth-best scoring team in the league.
• Pittsburgh has given up the third-fewest goals in league action this season, 19 (only 2.4 per game).
• The squad has the league’s fifth-best goal differential at +9 this season.
• Pittsburgh’s seven power-play goals this season are the sixth-most in the NHL (on 21 chances).
• The Penguins are the best in the league with a 33.33% power-play conversion rate.
• Pittsburgh’s offense has scored one shorthanded goal this season (sixth among all squads).
• The Penguins have the league’s 17th-ranked penalty-kill percentage at 76%.
• The Penguins’ players win 50% of their faceoffs to rank 16th in the league.
• Pittsburgh converts 14.2% of its shots as a team, the best percentage in the league.
• The Penguins’ players are still looking for their first shutout win this season. As a team, they are averaging 16.9 hits and 18.6 blocked shots per game.

Penguins Moneyline

• Pittsburgh has won only game of the games it has played as a moneyline favorite this season.
• In one matches with moneyline odds lower than -120, the Penguins have won every time.
• The moneyline odds imply that Pittsburgh has a 54.5% chance of winning this game.

Penguins Leaders

• Evgeni Malkin: three goals and nine assists
• Sidney Crosby: six goals and five assists
• Rickard Rakell: two goals and six assists
• Arturs Silovs: 3-1-0 record, .919 save percentage, nine goals given up

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Blue Jackets Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Blue Jackets Season Stats Insights

• The Blue Jackets have scored 20 goals this season (2.9 per game) to rank 27th in the NHL.
• Columbus’ 21 total goals conceded (three per game) are the 10th-fewest in the league.
• They have a -1 goal differential, which ranks 18th in the league.
• Columbus has scored three power-play goals this season, which ranks 29th in the NHL (on 18 chances).
• The Blue Jackets have a 16.67% power-play conversion rate, the league’s No. 24 percentage.
• The 60% penalty-kill percentage the Blue Jackets have put totgether is the league’s 32nd-ranked rate.
• The Blue Jackets have the 10th-best faceoff win percentage in the NHL (51.9%).
• The 9% shooting percentage Columbus has compiled ranks 27th in the league.
• The Blue Jackets have not yet shut out an opponent this season.

Blue Jackets Moneyline Insights

• The Blue Jackets have been the underdog six times this season, and upset their opponent in two of those games.
• Columbus is 2-2 when it is the underdog by +100 or longer on the moneyline.
• The moneyline implies a 50.0% chance to win for the Blue Jackets.

Blue Jackets Leaders

• Dmitri Voronkov: three goals and four assists
• Kirill Marchenko: five goals and two assists
• Boone Jenner: two goals and four assists
• Jet Greaves: 1-3-0 record, .902 save percentage, 11 goals allowed