The Pittsburgh Penguins and Chicago Blackhawks — the former coming off a loss, the latter a victory — will face each other on Sunday at 7 p.m. ET, at United Center in Chicago. The Blackhawks are underdogs despite being at home, at +136, and the Penguins are -162.
Pittsburgh fell 6-3 on the road its last time out on Dec. 23 against the Toronto Maple Leafs. Parker Wotherspoon (one assist) and Kris Letang (one assist) were among the seven Penguins players who collected one point each.
Chicago’s most recent game was a shootout victory on the road on Dec. 27 against the Dallas Stars 4-3 (2-1). The Blackhawks got two points each out of Tyler Bertuzzi (two goals) and Alex Vlasic (two assists).
Prepare for this matchup with a glimpse at who we predict will emerge with the victory in Sunday’s game.
Bet now on FanDuel Sportsbook!Penguins vs. Blackhawks Predictions & Pick
For insights on the upcoming game between the Pittsburgh Penguins and Chicago Blackhawks, computer-calculated moneyline, over/under, and score predictions are below, sourced from Dunkel Index.
Prediction:
Penguins 3 – Blackhawks 2
Pick OU:
Under 5.5
(Dunkel projecting 5.02 goals)
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Penguins vs. Blackhawks Moneylines
Grab a look below at the most recent moneylines for the Penguins-Blackhawks game.
Favorite: Penguins (-162)Underdog: Blackhawks (+136)Penguins Betting InsightsThe Penguins are 4-8 when favored on the moneyline this season.Pittsburgh has had moneyline odds of -162 or shorter once this season, and lost.The Penguins have a 61.8% chance (based on the moneyline’s implied probability) to win this contest.Pittsburgh’s games this season have gone over this matchup’s total of 5.5 goals 23 times.Blackhawks Betting InsightsThe Blackhawks have won 14, or 40.0%, of the 35 games they have played while the underdog this season.Chicago has a record of 6-15 in games when sportsbooks have them as underdogs of at least +136 on the moneyline.The Blackhawks have a 42.4% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.Chicago has played 17 games this season that ended with more than 5.5 goals.Penguins Key StatsPittsburgh ranks 19th in the league with 109 goals scored (3.0 per game).Defensively, the Penguins are conceding 114 total goals (3.2 per game) to rank 16th in league play.It has the league’s 17th-ranked goal differential at -5.The 29 power-play goals the Penguins have put up this season (on 99 power-play chances) are the sixth-most in the NHL.Pittsburgh has the league’s third-best power-play conversion rate (29.29%).The Penguins have scored one shorthanded goal this season.Pittsburgh’s 81.13% penalty-kill success rate ranks 14th in the league.Pittsburgh has the 16th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL, at 49.9%.The Penguins shoot 10.6% as a team (19th in the league).Blackhawks Key StatsChicago has 102 goals this season (2.8 per game), 27th in the league.The Blackhawks have allowed 115 total goals this season (3.1 per game), 18th in the NHL.Its -13 goal differential ranks 25th in the league.With 21 power-play goals (on 105 chances), the Blackhawks are 14th in the NHL.Chicago has the NHL’s 14th-ranked power-play percentage (20%).In terms of shorthanded goals, the Blackhawks have three.Chicago’s has the fourth-best penalty-kill percentage (84.25%).Chicago wins 46.5% of faceoffs, 30th-ranked in the NHL.The Blackhawks’ 10.9% shooting percentage is 12th in the league.
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