NHL Prop Bets: Pittsburgh Penguins vs Winnipeg Jets (October 5, 2026)
The Winnipeg Jets (1-0-1) face the Pittsburgh Penguins (2-0-0) at PPG Paints Arena. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Monday's matchup.
- The Jets have a 38-46 Puck Line record since the beginning of last season, while the Penguins hold a record of 52-38 across the same span.
The total goals line is set at 6.5, with OVER at -105 and UNDER at -115.
- The Jets have a 42-39-3 O/U record since the beginning of last season (meaning 42 games have gone over the total points line, 39 have gone under and three have resulted in a push). The Penguins have a 50-36-4 O/U record.
Goals For Insights
- The Jets have scored 2.80 goals per game since the beginning of last season (T25th in the league). Comparatively, the Penguins have averaged +0.8 more at 3.61 goals over the same span (2nd).
- Defensively, the Jets have allowed 3.12 goals per game since the beginning of last season (22nd in the league), while the Penguins have given up an average of 3.13 goals over that span (23rd).
Shots
- Looking at creating chances to score, Winnipeg is averaging 26.5 shots per game since the beginning of last season (22nd in the NHL). Meanwhile, Pittsburgh is allowing its opposition 27.2 shots per game (12th).
- Flipping that script, the Jets have allowed 27.9 shots per game (18th in the NHL), while the Penguins are averaging 28.7 shots (10th).
Power Play
- Winnipeg holds a power play percentage of 19.7%, ranking 20th in the league since the beginning of last season, while Pittsburgh sits 4th with 25.0% of its power play opportunities converted.
Penalty Kill %
- On the opposite end, the Jets have a penalty kill rate of 77.9% (ranked 20th), compared to the Penguins at 81.8% (5th).
P1 Result
Winnipeg is +215 to win the first period, while Pittsburgh is +145.
- Here are their first period records since the beginning of last season.
| Total | Home | Road | Last 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnipeg | 25-26-33 | 13-9-20 | 12-17-13 | |
| Pittsburgh | 41-23-26 | 20-9-15 | 20-14-10 |
To Go To Overtime
Monday's matchup is +300 to go to overtime.
- The Jets have played in 20 games that have gone to overtime since the beginning of last season, while the Penguins have appeared in 25.
To Go To a Shootout
- The Jets have played in 6 games that have gone to a shootout since the beginning of last season, while the Penguins have appeared in 13.
Last Time They Met
Pittsburgh recorded a 4-5 overtime victory over Winnipeg at PPG Paints Arena when these teams last met on March 21, 2026. Erik Karlsson led the way to that result, scoring 2 goals. That result snapped the Jets' four-game winning streak against the Penguins.
