Columbus Blue Jackets vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction, 10/25/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Columbus Blue Jackets vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Date: Saturday, October 25, 2025

Location: PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: Sportsnet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Blue Jackets (+120) Penguins (-144)

The Pittsburgh Penguins (6-2-0) welcome the Columbus Blue Jackets (3-3-0) at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has the Blue Jackets at +120 while the Penguins are opening at -144. The betting total comes in at 6.

The Columbus Blue Jackets were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 5-1 victory against the Stars in their previous contest . Columbus recorded 4 minutes in the box in this matchup. The Blue Jackets had a solid offensive output and it showed in this victory. Moreover, they had 2 power play opportunities and scored 2 goals. In the outing, they tallied a score on 5 of the 29 shots they put on net.

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Columbus Blue Jackets opponents have recorded 20 power play opportunities (28th in pro hockey) and have notched 8 goals in those chances. The Blue Jackets have seen 195 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .918. Columbus has tried 187 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.2%. While playing at even strength, the Blue Jackets have allowed the opponent to score 8 goals while earning 16 on the offensive side of the ice. Columbus has compiled 15 power play opportunities and they have scored 3 goals out of those tries, giving them a percentage of 20.00%. For the current campaign, they have recorded 6 points and their points % is .500. Regarding their scoring capabilities, the Columbus Blue Jackets have accounted for 19 goals (29th in pro hockey) on the year and have allowed 16.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Elvis Merzlikins. The opposition has notched 734 goals against Merzlikins in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per contest is 3.16. Merzlikins has played in 247 matchups over the course of his professional hockey career. His save percentage is at .902 for his 12,939 mins in the crease. He has accumulated a record of 96-101-35 and he has gotten the start in 232 games. During his career on the ice, Merzlikins has compiled 113 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is at .487. Merzlikins has had 7,486 shot attempts against him and has accrued 6,752 total saves.

Their last time out, Pittsburgh faced the Panthers in an outing where the Penguins got the victory by a score of 5-3. They had 2 power play opportunities in this outing and recorded 2 out of those attempts. The Penguins had 5 goals out of the 16 shots on goal they attempted.

So far this season, the Pittsburgh Penguins have earned 28 goals, 12 points, as well as a points percentage of .750. They have permitted 19 goals to be scored by of a combination of 13 goals at even strength and 6 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Penguins have scored 21 goals at even strength and 7 goals (4th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have a total of 21 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play rate of 33.33%. Pittsburgh has put up 198 shots (22nd in professional hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 14.14%, while allowing the other team 238 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 76.00% on their oppositions 25 tries on the power play, and their save percentage sits at 92.0%.

For the opposition you are likely to see Arturs Silovs patrolling the crease. Silovs has earned a lifetime mark of 11-9-2 and has been in goal for 23 contests. Silovs' rate of quality starts comes in at 54.5% and he has made 12 quality starts in his NHL career. He has accrued 519 saves out of the 585 shots attempted, giving him a save percentage of .887. Opponents are averaging 3.00 goals per game and he has allowed 66 goals altogether. He has made the start in 22 games and has been on the ice for 1,017 mins.

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Tony's Pick: Take Columbus (+120)

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