Pittsburgh Penguins vs Columbus Blue Jackets Prediction, 10/9/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Penguins vs Columbus Blue Jackets

Date: Friday, October 9, 2026

Location: Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH

TV: Sportsnet Pittsburgh, Blue Jackets Hockey Network

Odds/Point Spread: Penguins (+103) Blue Jackets (-120)

The Columbus Blue Jackets (1-1-0) will go up against the Pittsburgh Penguins (2-2-0) at Nationwide Arena on Friday. The odds on this game have Pittsburgh at +103 and Columbus is priced at -120. The over/under comes in at 6.5.

The Pittsburgh Penguins will look to clean up some issues after taking a 5-3 loss against the Capitals their last time out. Pittsburgh compiled 8 mins in the box in this contest. The Penguins were neither impressive or disappointing offensively in the loss. Additionally, they had 3 chances with the advantage but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. While out there on the ice, they scored on 3 of the 30 shots they put on net.

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When playing at even strength, the Penguins have allowed the opponent to score 12 goals while getting 14 on offense. Pittsburgh Penguins opponents have earned 10 power play opportunities (22nd in professional hockey) and have tallied 1 goal in those chances. With regard to their scoring, the Pittsburgh Penguins have racked up 18 goals (3rd in the NHL) this season and have surrendered 13. Pittsburgh has taken 129 shots and holds a shot percentage of 14.0%. For the current campaign, they have recorded 4 points and their points percentage sits at .500. The Penguins so far have had 106 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .877. Pittsburgh comes into the game with 13 power play chances and they have tallied 4 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 30.77%.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Arturs Silovs. Opponents have been able to score 182 goals against Silovs in his career and his goals against rate is 3.08. Silovs has been involved in 61 contests throughout his hockey career. His save percentage is at .884 during his 146 mins played. He has compiled an overall record of 29-21-10 and he has started in 59 games. For his professional hockey career, Silovs has accrued 29 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .492. Silovs has had 1,565 shots taken against him and has recorded 1,384 saves.

In their last game, Columbus went up against the Mammoth in an outing where the Blue Jackets took the loss by a mark of 4-1. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this one but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal. The Blue Jackets recorded 1 goal out of the 18 shots on goal they took.

For the season, the Columbus Blue Jackets have notched a total of 7 goals, 2 points, in addition to a points percentage of .500. They have allowed 7 goals to be scored by way of 4 goals at even strength and 3 goals while they were shorthanded. The Blue Jackets have scored 5 goals at even strength and 2 goals (19th in hockey) while on the power play. They have earned 5 power play opportunities and they have a power play rate of 40.00%. Columbus has taken 42 shots (32nd in professional hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 16.67%, while allowing their opponents 57 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 66.67% on their opponents 9 power play chances, and their save percentage is 87.7%.

For the opposition you are likely to see Jet Greaves in goal. He has accounted for 2,108 stops out of 2,311 shots taken against him, which gives him a save percentage of .912. Greaves has a lifetime mark of 37-29-11 and has played in 78 games. He has made the start in 75 games and has played for a total of 192 minutes. Greaves' quality start rate sits at 65.3% and he has made 49 quality starts in his pro hockey career. Teams are averaging 2.71 goals/game and he has yielded 203 goals altogether.

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Guy's Pick: Take Columbus (-120)

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