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Pittsburgh
Penguins
53 - 21 - 11
Columbus
Blue Jackets
50 - 26 - 9
April 18, 2017, 7:30 PM EDT
 | Nationwide Arena

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Pittsburgh
Penguins
53 - 21 - 11
Columbus
Blue Jackets
50 - 26 - 9
April 18, 2017, 7:30 PM EDT
 | Nationwide Arena

  • With a 3-0 lead in their series with the Blue Jackets, the Penguins are well on their way to yet another appearance in the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. The highest-scoring team this postseason, Pittsburgh has outscored Columbus 12-6 through the first three games and will be looking to deal their Metropolitan Division rivals their 10th loss in their last 11 games.

    SHARK BITES
    • The Penguins are 10-2 SU in their last 12 games and 6-1 on the puckline in their last 7.
    • The Blue Jackets are 0-7 SU in their last 7 games against their division.
    • Sergei Bobrovsky’s save percentage this postseason is .897, Marc-Andre Fleury’s is .945.

    Most expected this series to be a little bit more competitive with no Kris Letang roaming the blue line for the Penguins but that hasn’t been the case. The Penguins have been out-chancing their opponents by a wide margin despite the shots for the series being fairly even and Sergei Bobrovsky has been getting hung out to dry early and often.

    Game 4 opened with the Penguins as slight underdogs but after a flood of public money, they’ve become the favorites and will most likely close that way. The Pens were not good on the road in the regular season but after outshooting the Jackets by 10 last game, it looks like those demons have been somewhat exorcised.

    For totals bettors, the trends seem to be leveling out after four OVERs in four games last night. Tonight’s total of 5.5 is in danger with the two teams averaging a total of 72 shots combined in the series so far and I’ll be taking a piece of it myself.

    Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick

    The Columbus Blue Jackets were listed earlier today as -120 moneyline favorites at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark (including Sportsbook), while odds makers set the Sportsbook betting total around 5.5.

    Odds Shark computer score prediction models pick a possible 3.9-1.6 win for the Penguins on Tuesday. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NHL matchups here.

    Pittsburgh Penguins vs Columbus Blue Jackets Matchup

    Team Betting Records & Power Rankings

    Columbus will face the 53-21-11 Penguins. In totals betting, the Blue Jackets are 33-46-6 in over under betting so far this season while the Pittsburgh Penguins are 48-32-5. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Columbus vs Pittsburgh injuries news.

    It's an NHL hockey betting matchup between the No. 26-rated Columbus Blue Jackets and the No. 5-ranked Pittsburgh Penguins, according to the latest NHL power poll here at Odds Shark.

    Statistical Matchup

    The game also pits Columbus's No. 7-ranked offense, averaging 3 goals per game, against a Penguins defense that ranks No. 17 at 2.82 goals allowed. The Blue Jackets power play is averaging 19.82% while the Penguins defense kills off 79.85% of their penalties.

    Recent Outings Betting Recap

    The Penguins were a 5-4 Sportsbook in their most recent outing on the road against the Blue Jackets. That made Sportsbooks of bettors who got Pittsburgh at +116 on the moneyline, while the total score (9) was good news for OVER bettors.

    Betting Trends
    • Pittsburgh is 6-1 ATS in its last 7 games
    • Pittsburgh is 7-2 SU in its last 9 games
    • Pittsburgh is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
    • The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games on the road
    • Columbus is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
    • Columbus is 1-9 SU in its last 10 games
    • The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Columbus's last 13 games
    • Columbus is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games at home

    Next Betting Matchups

    Pittsburgh home to Columbus, Thursday, April 20th

Back to Matchup

Odds

Tuesday, April 18 Tue Apr 18

Opening
Current
Pittsburgh
vsFinal
Columbus
Puckline
Moneyline
O/U
Opening
+1.5
-300
+100
o5.5
+100
-1.5
+250
-120
u5.5
-120
Puckline
Moneyline
O/U
Current
-1.5
+230
-134
o5.5
-103
+1.5
-275
+121
u5.5
-107
Line History
Final

Edge Finder

3.20
 Goals
2.94
35.49
 Shots
30.05
20.66
 PP/PK Percentage
18.64
3.20
 Goals
2.94
0.89
 1st Period
0.88
1.09
 2nd Period
0.87
1.12
 3rd Period
1.08
35.49
 Shots
30.05
10.89
 1st Period
10.23
12.46
 2nd Period
10.02
11.21
 3rd Period
9.38
2.88
 Power Play Chances
2.47
0.60
 Power Play Goals
0.46
20.66
 PP/PK Percentage
18.64

Head To Head

PIT
Stat Type CLB
7-1-2
 Record
3-5-2
4-6
 O/U
4-6
3.10
 Score
2.50
32.40
 Shots
34.00
7.00
 Power Play Goals
2.00
27.00
 Number of Power Plays
23.00
25.93%
 Power Play Percentage
8.7%
91.3%
 Penalty Kill Percentage
74.07%
PIT
Stat Type CLB
3-0-0
 Record
0-2-1
1-2
 O/U
1-2
4.00
 Score
2.00
36.00
 Shots
36.33
2.00
 Power Play Goals
1.00
8.00
 Number of Power Plays
6.00
25%
 Power Play Percentage
16.67%
83.33%
 Penalty Kill Percentage
75%
Apr 16/17 (1 of 10)
PIT
Stat Type CLB
Away
Home
5
 Score
4
5.5 o
 O/U
5.5 u
47
 Shots
37
1
 Power Play Goals
1
3
 Number of Power Plays
2
33.3%
 Power Play Percentage
50%
50%
 Penalty Kill Percentage
66.7%
Apr 14/17 (2 of 10)
PIT
Stat Type CLB
Home
Away
4
 Score
1
5.5 o
 O/U
5.5 u
32
 Shots
40
0
 Power Play Goals
0
2
 Number of Power Plays
2
0%
 Power Play Percentage
0%
100%
 Penalty Kill Percentage
100%
Apr 12/17 (3 of 10)
PIT
Stat Type CLB
Home
Away
3
 Score
1
5.5 o
 O/U
5.5 u
29
 Shots
32
1
 Power Play Goals
0
3
 Number of Power Plays
2
33.3%
 Power Play Percentage
0%
100%
 Penalty Kill Percentage
66.7%
Apr 4/17 (4 of 10)
PIT
Stat Type CLB
Home
Away
4
 Score
1
5.5 o
 O/U
5.5 u
27
 Shots
39
0
 Power Play Goals
0
3
 Number of Power Plays
1
0%
 Power Play Percentage
0%
100%
 Penalty Kill Percentage
100%
Feb 17/17 (5 of 10)
PIT
Stat Type CLB
Away
Home
1
 Score
2
6 o
 O/U
6 u
39
 Shots
39
0
 Power Play Goals
0
1
 Number of Power Plays
3
0%
 Power Play Percentage
0%
100%
 Penalty Kill Percentage
100%
Feb 3/17 (6 of 10)
PIT
Stat Type CLB
Home
Away
4
 Score
3
6 o
 O/U
6 u
33
 Shots
31
1
 Power Play Goals
0
1
 Number of Power Plays
0
100%
 Power Play Percentage
Penalty Kill Percentage
0%
Dec 22/16 (7 of 10)
PIT
Stat Type CLB
Away
Home
1
 Score
7
6.5 o
 O/U
6.5 u
26
 Shots
28
0
 Power Play Goals
1
3
 Number of Power Plays
4
0%
 Power Play Percentage
25%
75%
 Penalty Kill Percentage
100%
Mar 11/16 (8 of 10)
PIT
Stat Type CLB
Away
Home
3
 Score
2
5.5 o
 O/U
5.5 u
31
 Shots
27
1
 Power Play Goals
0
3
 Number of Power Plays
2
33.3%
 Power Play Percentage
0%
100%
 Penalty Kill Percentage
66.7%
Dec 21/15 (9 of 10)
PIT
Stat Type CLB
Home
Away
5
 Score
2
5.5 o
 O/U
5.5 u
35
 Shots
24
2
 Power Play Goals
0
4
 Number of Power Plays
3
50%
 Power Play Percentage
0%
100%
 Penalty Kill Percentage
50%
Nov 27/15 (10 of 10)
PIT
Stat Type CLB
Away
Home
1
 Score
2
5 o
 O/U
5 u
25
 Shots
43
1
 Power Play Goals
0
4
 Number of Power Plays
4
25%
 Power Play Percentage
0%
100%
 Penalty Kill Percentage
75%

Team Records

PIT
Record CLB
53-21-11
 All
50-26-9
33-6-4
 Home
28-12-2
20-15-7
 Away
22-14-7
47-22-9
 As Fav
35-16-3
6-10-2
 As Dog
14-18-6
41-44
 ATS
41-44
21-22
 ATS Home
18-24
20-22
 ATS Away
23-20
48-32-5
 O/U
33-46-6
26-13-4
 O/U Home
17-24-1
22-19-1
 O/U Away
16-22-5
PIT
Record CLB
7-3
 All
1-7-2
4-1
 Home
0-2-1
3-2
 Away
1-5-1
6-1
 As Fav
0-2-1
1-2
 As Dog
1-7-1
7-3
 ATS
3-7
3-2
 ATS Home
1-2
4-1
 ATS Away
2-5
4-5-1
 O/U
3-6-1
0-4-1
 O/U Home
2-0-1
4-1
 O/U Away
1-6
PIT
Record CLB
23-8-2
 All
18-11-4
14-2-1
 Home
11-4-1
9-6-1
 Away
7-7-3
21-5-1
 As Fav
12-4-1
2-3-1
 As Dog
5-7-3
18-15
 ATS
17-16
9-8
 ATS Home
8-8
9-7
 ATS Away
9-8
21-11-1
 O/U
14-15-4
10-6-1
 O/U Home
7-8-1
11-5
 O/U Away
7-7-3
PIT
Record CLB
38-14-5
 All
33-18-6
25-3-1
 Home
20-7-1
13-11-4
 Away
13-11-5
35-8-4
 As Fav
24-9-2
3-6-1
 As Dog
8-8-4
29-28
 ATS
26-31
16-13
 ATS Home
12-16
13-15
 ATS Away
14-15
35-20-2
 O/U
26-26-5
19-8-2
 O/U Home
14-13-1
16-12
 O/U Away
12-13-4
PIT
Record CLB
15-7-6
 All
17-8-3
8-3-3
 Home
8-5-1
7-4-3
 Away
9-3-2
12-5-5
 As Fav
11-4-1
3-2-1
 As Dog
6-4-2
12-16
 ATS
15-13
5-9
 ATS Home
6-8
7-7
 ATS Away
9-5
13-12-3
 O/U
7-20-1
7-5-2
 O/U Home
3-11
6-7-1
 O/U Away
4-9-1

Trends

  • Pittsburgh are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games.
  • Pittsburgh are 5-1 SU in their last 6 games against Columbus.
  • The total has gone OVER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games on the road.
  • The total has gone OVER in 14 of Pittsburgh's last 19 games when playing on the road against Columbus.
  • Pittsburgh are 14-6 SU in their last 20 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
  • Pittsburgh are 7-1 SU in their last 8 games against an opponent in the Metropolitan Division division.
  • The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Columbus' last 13 games.
  • Columbus are 1-9 SU in their last 10 games.
  • The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Columbus' last 5 games against Pittsburgh.
  • Columbus are 2-4 SU in their last 6 games at home.
  • The total has gone OVER in 14 of Columbus' last 19 games when playing at home against Pittsburgh.
  • Columbus are 1-7 SU in their last 8 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
  • The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Columbus' last 9 games against an opponent in the Metropolitan Division division.

Injuries

Name Position Inj Desc
Dmitry Kulikov D Is out indefinitely, Lower Body
Nick Bonino C IR (03/18), Kidney
Jeff Petry D Is "?" Tuesday vs Detroit, Upper Body
Jan Rutta D Is out indefinitely, Lower Body
Marcus Pettersson D IR (03/20), Lower Body
Name Position Inj Desc
Erik Gudbranson D Is "?" Tuesday vs NY Rangers, Upper Body
Patrik Laine RW Is out indefinitely, Triceps
Mathieu Olivier RW Is "?" Tuesday vs NY Rangers, Lower Body
Zach Werenski D Is out for season, Shoulder
Jake Bean D Is out indefinitely, Upper Body
Sean Kuraly C Is out for season, Oblique
Justin Danforth C Is out indefinitely, Upper Body

Last 10 Games

Date Opp Score SU Line SHOTS SA PP PK GOALIE
Apr 16, 2017 CLB 5-4 W +116 47 37 1/3 1/2 Sergei Bobrovsky
Apr 14, 2017 CLB 4-1 W -147 32 40 0/2 2/2 Sergei Bobrovsky
Apr 12, 2017 CLB 3-1 W -159 29 32 1/3 2/2 Sergei Bobrovsky
Apr 9, 2017 NYR 2-3 L +163 24 25 0/0 0/1 Magnus Hellberg
Apr 8, 2017 TOR 3-5 L +168 18 30 1/2 2/3 Curtis McElhinney
Apr 6, 2017 NJ 7-4 W -161 28 38 2/3 2/3 Cory Schneider
Apr 4, 2017 CLB 4-1 W -124 27 39 0/3 1/1 Sergei Bobrovsky
Apr 2, 2017 CAR 3-2 W -190 26 35 2/2 2/3 Eddie Lack
Mar 31, 2017 NYR 4-3 W -107 35 33 0/3 1/2 Henrik Lundqvist
Mar 29, 2017 CHI 1-5 L -121 32 36 0/2 4/4 Corey Crawford
View Game Logs
Date Opp Score SU Line SHOTS SA PP PK GOALIE
Apr 16, 2017 PIT 4-5 L -128 37 47 1/2 2/3 Marc-Andre Fleury
Apr 14, 2017 PIT 1-4 L +133 40 32 0/2 2/2 Marc-Andre Fleury
Apr 12, 2017 PIT 1-3 L +144 32 29 0/2 2/3 Marc-Andre Fleury
Apr 9, 2017 TOR 3-2 W +153 32 32 0/2 4/4 Curtis McElhinney
Apr 8, 2017 PHI 2-4 L +100 22 24 1/2 2/3 Steve Mason
Apr 6, 2017 WPG 4-5 L -160 39 32 0/0 2/3 Eric Comrie
Apr 4, 2017 PIT 1-4 L +112 39 27 0/1 3/3 Matt Murray
Apr 2, 2017 WAS 2-3 L +104 37 30 0/2 2/2 Braden Holtby
Mar 31, 2017 CHI 1-3 L +133 33 24 0/4 2/3 Corey Crawford
Mar 30, 2017 CAR 1-2 L +106 24 31 0/1 2/2 Cam Ward
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