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NHL Prop Bets: Pittsburgh Penguins vs New Jersey Devils (February 26, 2026)

The New Jersey Devils (28-28-2) face the Pittsburgh Penguins (29-15-12) at PPG Paints Arena. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Thursday's matchup.

  • The Devils have a 19-39 Puck Line record this season, while the Penguins hold a record of 35-21.

The total goals line is set at 5.5, with OVER at -125 and UNDER at +105.

  • The Devils have a 22-35-1 O/U record this season (meaning 22 games have gone over the total points line, 35 have gone under and one has resulted in a push). The Penguins have a 29-24-3 O/U record.

Goals For Insights

  • The Devils are averaging 2.48 goals per game this season (32nd in the league). Comparatively, the Penguins are averaging +0.9 more at 3.41 goals (5th).
  • Defensively, the Devils are giving up 3.05 goals per game this season (T14th in the league), while the Penguins are giving up an average of 2.89 goals (10th).

Shots

  • Looking at creating chances to score, New Jersey is averaging 29.3 shots per game this season (6th in the NHL). Meanwhile, Pittsburgh is allowing its opposition 27.3 shots per game (12th).
  • Flipping that script, the Devils are allowing 27.8 shots per game (16th in the NHL), while the Penguins are averaging 29.1 shots (8th).

Power Play

  • New Jersey holds a power play percentage of 20.5%, ranking 15th in the league this season, while Pittsburgh sits 4th with 25.9% of its power play opportunities converted.

Penalty Kill %

  • On the opposite end, the Devils have a penalty kill rate of 79.5% (ranked 16th), compared to the Penguins at 84.0% (4th).

P1 Result

New Jersey is +205 to win the first period, while Pittsburgh is +165.

  • Here are their first period records in 2025/26.
    Total Home Road Last 10
    New Jersey 16-22-20 7-8-13 9-14-7 2-1-7
    Pittsburgh 26-16-14 13-6-8 12-10-5 7-1-2

To Go To Overtime

Thursday's matchup is +265 to go to overtime.

  • The Devils have played in 12 games that have gone to overtime this season, while the Penguins have appeared in 16.

To Go To a Shootout

  • The Devils have played in 3 games that have gone to a shootout this season, while the Penguins have appeared in 8.

Last Time They Met

Pittsburgh recorded a 1-4 victory over New Jersey at PPG Paints Arena when these teams last met on January 8.