Pittsburgh Penguins vs Columbus Blue Jackets Predictions

Unconfirmed goalies limit the betting case

The Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on Friday at 7:00 PM EDT. Inside The Rink, a hockey news site, lists Pittsburgh at 2-2-0 and Columbus at 1-1-0, but those small samples do not establish a clear form advantage.

Neither starting goalie has been confirmed. Arturs Silovs and Sergei Murashov are Pittsburgh's projected options, while Jet Greaves and Cam Talbot are listed for Columbus. That uncertainty makes Columbus difficult to back at the SPF price of -122, with Pittsburgh at +102.

Columbus' defense remains unsettled

Inside The Rink reports that Damon Severson returned to full practice and is projected to play with Zach Werenski. Ivan Provorov and Dante Fabbro remain on injured reserve. Pittsburgh also lists Andrei Kuzmenko, Justin Brazeau and Ryan Graves as unavailable or on injured reserve, but the available evidence does not show how much either lineup situation should move the price.

Prediction and betting view

Columbus is the tentative winner because it is at home and favored, but the moneyline is a pass. Pittsburgh's +102 price is not underdog value without evidence supporting an upset. The 6.5 total is also a pass because the unconfirmed goalies and lack of reliable offensive or defensive data leave no sound case for either side.