The eighth-place squad in the Eastern Conference, the Pittsburgh Penguins (11-6-5), visit the 12th-ranked Columbus Blue Jackets (11-9-4) at Nationwide Arena on Friday at 7 p.m. ET.
Columbus’ most recent game was a 2-1 overtime home loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Nov. 26.
In its last game on Nov. 26, Pittsburgh earned a 4-2 home victory over the Buffalo Sabres.
Get ready for this matchup with everything you need to know before Friday’s hockey action.
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Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Pittsburgh Penguins odds and betting lines
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Favorite: Blue Jackets (-155)Underdog: Penguins (+129)Over/under: 6.5Blue Jackets vs. Penguins game info and start timeDate: Friday, November 28, 2025Time: 7 p.m. ETTV channel: NHL NetworkLive stream: Watch on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Blue Jackets stats and trendsColumbus has won six of the six games it’s been the moneyline favorite in this season.The Blue Jackets have not played a game with their moneyline odds lower than -155 this season.The moneyline odds imply that Columbus has a 60.8% chance of winning this game.Columbus’ games this season have gone over 6.5 goals 10 of 24 times.In their past 10 matchups, the Blue Jackets have gone 4-2-4 to earn 50.0% of the possible points.They are scoring at a 2.4 goals-per-game average (24 total) over that stretch.On the defensive side, the Blue Jackets have allowed 32 goals (3.2 per game) over those 10 outings.Penguins stats and trendsThe Penguins have been the underdog 14 times this season, and upset their opponent in seven, or 50.0%, of those games.Pittsburgh has gone 4-5 when sportsbooks have listed them as underdogs of +129 or longer on the moneyline.Bookmakers have implied, based on the moneyline for this matchup, that the Penguins have a 43.7% chance to win.In 40.9% of Pittsburgh’s previous games this season (9/22), the teams combined to score more than Friday’s over/under of 6.5 goals.In the last 10 contests, the Penguins have gone 3-4-3 (50.0% of possible points).They are scoring at a 2.4 goals-per-game average (24 total) over that span.Defensively, the Penguins have given up 27 goals (2.7 per game) in those 10 outings.