Columbus Blue Jackets vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction & Picks - NHL

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Columbus Blue Jackets
3/28/24 19:00
Pittsburgh Penguins

Prediction:

 

Over 2.0 Goals in the Third Period

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 by Edgar Jibran in NHL Picks

Next Thursday March 28th, 2024, the NHL is going to bring a calendar full of activity, where one of the most interesting matches is going to be the duel between Pittsburgh Penguins and Columbus Blue Jackets, teams that belong to the Metropolitan Division, but that are not competing as expected during this season, so they practically don’t have any chances of qualifying to the playoffs round.

Checking on both teams’ performance, Pittsburgh Penguins is in the penultimate spot of the Metropolitan Division with 72 points, where they were able to break a negative streak of 3 consecutive defeats after their most recent victory over Carolina Hurricanes (4-1), which truly was an unexpected result for this team.

On the other side, Columbus Blue Jackets is the worst team of the Metropolitan Division with only 58 points, being the only team that has lost its 5 last matches. Also, Columbus has a very bad defensive performance, as they are the worst defense in the division with 266 received goals, so, as they cannot compete for anything during the current season, they must start thinking about the next one.

Columbus Blue Jackets vs Pittsburgh Penguins Form

Table

Teams Pts P W L GD
10
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
88 82 38 44 4
16
Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets
66 82 27 55 -63

Columbus Blue Jackets and Pittsburgh Penguins Latest Matches

Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets Latest matches
W L L L L L
Victories

2/6 (33%)

Defeats

4/6 (67%)

Mar 26, 2024 - NHL

Columbus Blue Jackets
2 :  6
Arizona Coyotes

Mar 23, 2024 - NHL

Columbus Blue Jackets
2 :  4
Vegas Golden Knights

Mar 19, 2024 - NHL

Columbus Blue Jackets
3 :  4
Detroit Red Wings

Mar 7, 2024 - NHL

Edmonton Oilers
2 :  4
Columbus Blue Jackets

Feb 28, 2024 - NHL

Columbus Blue Jackets
1 :  4
New York Rangers

Feb 25, 2024 - NHL

New York Rangers
2 :  4
Columbus Blue Jackets
W W L L W L
Victories

3/6 (50%)

Defeats

3/6 (50%)

Mar 7, 2024 - NHL

Edmonton Oilers
2 :  4
Columbus Blue Jackets

Feb 25, 2024 - NHL

New York Rangers
2 :  4
Columbus Blue Jackets

Feb 23, 2024 - NHL

Buffalo Sabres
2 :  1
Columbus Blue Jackets

Jan 2, 2024 - NHL

Boston Bruins
4 :  1
Columbus Blue Jackets

Dec 29, 2023 - NHL

Toronto Maple Leafs
5 :  6
Columbus Blue Jackets

Dec 23, 2023 - NHL

Toronto Maple Leafs
4 :  1
Columbus Blue Jackets
L L L L L L
Victories

1/6 (17%)

Defeats

5/6 (83%)

Mar 26, 2024 - NHL

Columbus Blue Jackets
2 :  6
Arizona Coyotes

Mar 23, 2024 - NHL

Columbus Blue Jackets
2 :  4
Vegas Golden Knights

Mar 19, 2024 - NHL

Columbus Blue Jackets
3 :  4
Detroit Red Wings

Feb 28, 2024 - NHL

Columbus Blue Jackets
1 :  4
New York Rangers

Jan 30, 2024 - NHL

Columbus Blue Jackets
1 :  0
St. Louis Blues

Jan 28, 2024 - NHL

Columbus Blue Jackets
2 :  4
Seattle Kraken
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins Latest matches
L W L L L W
Victories

2/6 (33%)

Defeats

4/6 (67%)

Mar 26, 2024 - NHL

Carolina Hurricanes
1 :  4
Pittsburgh Penguins

Mar 24, 2024 - NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins
4 :  5
Colorado Avalanche

Mar 22, 2024 - NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins
2 :  4
Dallas Stars

Mar 19, 2024 - NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins
2 :  5
New Jersey Devils

Mar 17, 2024 - NHL

Detroit Red Wings
3 :  6
Pittsburgh Penguins

Mar 9, 2024 - NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins
1 :  5
Boston Bruins
L L W L W W
Victories

2/6 (33%)

Defeats

4/6 (67%)

Mar 26, 2024 - NHL

Carolina Hurricanes
1 :  4
Pittsburgh Penguins

Mar 17, 2024 - NHL

Detroit Red Wings
3 :  6
Pittsburgh Penguins

Mar 7, 2024 - NHL

Washington Capitals
6 :  0
Pittsburgh Penguins

Feb 18, 2024 - NHL

Los Angeles Kings
2 :  1
Pittsburgh Penguins

Feb 14, 2024 - NHL

Florida Panthers
5 :  2
Pittsburgh Penguins

Jan 26, 2024 - NHL

Florida Panthers
3 :  2
Pittsburgh Penguins
L L L L L L
Victories

1/6 (17%)

Defeats

5/6 (83%)

Mar 24, 2024 - NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins
4 :  5
Colorado Avalanche

Mar 22, 2024 - NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins
2 :  4
Dallas Stars

Mar 19, 2024 - NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins
2 :  5
New Jersey Devils

Mar 9, 2024 - NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins
1 :  5
Boston Bruins

Feb 27, 2024 - NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins
4 :  3
Vancouver Canucks

Jan 13, 2024 - NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins
2 :  3
Carolina Hurricanes

Columbus Blue Jackets against Pittsburgh Penguins : Head to Head (H2H)

Dec 12, 2019 - NHL

Columbus Blue Jackets
0 :  1
Pittsburgh Penguins

Players list

Columbus Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets
E. Merzlikins D. Tarasov Z. Werenski E. Gudbranson I. Provorov J. Bean D. Severson J. Christiansen C. Meyer B. Gaunce A. Texier K. Marchenko D. Voronkov C. Sillinger B. Jenner J. Gaudreau M. Olivier M. Pyyhtia J. Malatesta T. Angle
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins
T. Jarry A. Nedeljkovic M. Pettersson R. Graves P. Joseph K. Letang J. St. Ivany E. Karlsson S. Crosby L. Eller R. Rakell S. Poulin D. O'Connor E. Malkin J. Carter R. Smith J. Puljujarvi B. Rust M. Bunting V. Puustinen

Columbus Blue Jackets - Pittsburgh Penguins Key Points

  1. Pittsburgh Penguins at home have gained 42 of 72 possible points, accumulating a couple of consecutive victories and 4 consecutive matches scoring 4 or more goals per match.
  2. Columbus Blue Jackets as visitors have gained 27 of 72 possible points, not being able to win a single match of their last 5 disputed, sharing this bad performance with Detroit and Pittsburgh.
  3. Pittsburgh Penguins at home during direct duels against Columbus Blue Jackets, have not lost during their last 7 consecutives matches during regular time.
  4. Columbus Blue Jackets as visitors in face-to-face matches against Pittsburgh Penguins, have scored more than 3 goals only in one of their last ten confrontations.

Our Columbus Blue Jackets vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction

To conclude, this match is absolutely going to be one of the most interesting in next Thursday’s NHL calendar even when both teams have not real chances of getting into the playoffs, but at least, Pittsburgh must show some dignity when playing in front of their fans, so the pick for Pittsburgh Penguins – Columbus Blue Jackets is: Over 2.0 Goals During the Third Period!

Prediction:

 

Over 2.0 Goals in the Third Period

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