Columbus Blue Jackets vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/29/2022

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Friday, April 29, 2022

Venue:  PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA

Where to Watch:  Sportsnet PT

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Blue Jackets +260, Penguins -330; Over/Under:  6 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Blue Jackets +260, Penguins -330; Over/Under:  6 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Blue Jackets +260, Penguins -330; Over/Under:  6 goals

 

Columbus Blue Jackets:  36-37-7 (6th place, Metropolitan Division)

Pittsburgh Penguins:  45-25-11 (3rd place, Metropolitan Division)

 

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Columbus Blue Jackets:  4-5-1 last 10

Pittsburgh Penguins:  4-5-1 last 10

 

 

 

The Blue Jackets are coming into this game with 79 points, a 36-37-7 record overall, and they are 16-22-2 in their road games this regular season where they will be in this game. They have lost 5 of their last 6 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. Their last win was against the Edmonton Oilers while their 5 losses in that span have come against the Los Angeles Kings, the Anaheim Ducks, the San Jose Sharks, the Ottawa Senators, and the Tampa Bay Lightning in their last game. They lost that game on the road 4-1. They still have a game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night that needs to be played first so this will be the 2nd leg of a back-to-back for them on Friday night. In their game against the Lightning on Tuesday, Oliver Bjorkstrand scored the only goal for them in that one while Jack Roslovic and Zach Werenski both assisted. Oliver Bjorkstrand, Nick Blankenburg, and Cole Sillinger led the team in shots on net in that game with 3 each. Elvis Merzļikins was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 32 shots with 28 saves and a .875 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 254 goals this season averaging 3.2 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 292 goals against them allowing 3.7 goals per game. 

 

 

The Penguins are coming into this game with 101 points, a 45-25-11 record overall, and they are 22-13-5 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 2 game losing streak. Their last win was against the Detroit Red Wings while their 2 losses since then have come against the Philadelphia Flyers and the Edmonton Oilers in their last game. They lost that game at home 5-1. Jeff Carter scored the only goal for them in that one while Kasperi Kapanen and Mike Matheson both assisted. Bryan Rust led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Casey DeSmith was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 4 goals on 41 shots with 37 saves and a .902 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 267 goals this season averaging 3.3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 226 goals against them allowing 2.8 goals per game. 

 

 

The Blue Jackets are coming into this game as a massive underdog with the current betting odds. The Blue Jackets have not had a good season this year but they have been starting to play much better in their recent games despite being out of the playoffs this season. They came back and won against the Oilers the other night and they put up a good fight against the Lightning the other night as well. They will try hard to finish their season off on a positive note and the Penguins have not been playing that great in their recent games either. The Penguins have lost their last 2 straight and they have already clinched their playoff spot so this game does not mean anything to them. The best bet here is on the Blue Jackets to win this game.

 

Blue Jackets Penguins Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Friday, April 29, 2022 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Blue Jackets 3 Penguins 2.

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Columbus Blue Jackets: 90-125 (-18.6 Units) ML in all games. 15-28 (-11 Units) ML revenging a loss where the team scored 1 or less goals. 11-2 OVER avenging a loss where the team scored 1 or less goals.

Pittsburgh Penguins: 48-25 (+5.2 Units) ML in a home game where the total is 6 or more. 16-6 (+7.2 Units) ML after scoring 2 goals or less in 2 straight games. 28-19 OVER after 2 or more consecutive unders.

 

 

Columbus Blue Jackets:  P. Laine (LW) Out indefinitely - Upper Body injury. A. Boqvist (D) Ques Thurs - Lower Body injury. S. Kuraly (C) out for season - Foot injury. B. Jenner (C) out for season - Back injury. J. Korpisalo (G) out for season - Hip injury. A. Texier (C) Out indefinitely - Finger injury. D. Tarasov (G) out for season - Hip injury.

Pittsburgh Penguins:  J. Zucker (LW) Ques Fri - Lower Body injury. T. Jarry (G) Out indefinitely - Foot injury. N. Beaulieu (D) Early May - Lower Body injury.

 

 

 

“You make mistakes with a team like that, they’re lethal. One little mistake and it ends up in your net. They’ve won two Cups for a reason.” - Brad Larsen after his team’s loss against the Lightning on Tuesday night.

 

 

“They’re one of the fastest teams in the league. We’re fast too. They just got the better of us in the speed department too. We’ve got to stay closer to them and not let them ramp up that speed.” - Marcus Pettersson after their loss against the Oilers on Tuesday night.

 

 

 

LW Nyquist, Gustav

C Roslovic, Jack

RW Voracek, Jakub

LD Gavrikov, Vladislav

RD Peeke, Andrew

G Merzlikins, Elvis

 

LW Guentzel, Jake

C Crosby, Sidney

RW Rust, Bryan

LD Dumoulin, Brian

RD Letang, Kris

G DeSmith, Casey

 

 

Points: J. Voracek (59)

Goals: P. Laine (26)

Assists: J. Voracek (54)

GAA: D. Tarasov (2.40)

 

Points: S. Crosby (84)

Goals: J. Guentzel (40)

Assists: K. Letang (58)

GAA: L. Domingue (2.02)

 

Coaches:

Columbus Blue Jackets: Brad Larsen (1st season)

Pittsburgh Penguins: Mike Sullivan (7th season)