NHL Prop Bets: Columbus Blue Jackets vs Pittsburgh Penguins (October 9, 2026)
The Pittsburgh Penguins (2-2-0) face the Columbus Blue Jackets (1-1-0) at Nationwide Arena. Let's take a look at the NHL Prop Bets for Friday's matchup.
- The Penguins have a 52-40 Puck Line record since the beginning of last season, while the Blue Jackets hold a record of 42-42 across the same span.
The total goals line is set at 6.5, with OVER at -122 and UNDER at +102.
- The Penguins have a 51-37-4 O/U record since the beginning of last season (meaning 51 games have gone over the total points line, 37 have gone under and four have resulted in a push). The Blue Jackets have a 38-44-2 O/U record.
Goals For Insights
- The Penguins have scored 3.58 goals per game since the beginning of last season (2nd in the league). Comparatively, the Blue Jackets have averaged only 3.01 over the same span (18th).
- Defensively, the Penguins have allowed 3.15 goals per game since the beginning of last season (23rd in the league), while the Blue Jackets have given up an average of 3.07 goals over that span (16th).
Shots
- Looking at creating chances to score, Pittsburgh is averaging 28.7 shots per game since the beginning of last season (10th in the NHL). Meanwhile, Columbus is allowing its opposition 28.8 shots per game (23rd).
- Flipping that script, the Penguins have allowed 27.3 shots per game (12th in the NHL), while the Blue Jackets are averaging 29.2 shots (7th).
Power Play
- Pittsburgh holds a power play percentage of 24.5%, ranking 6th in the league since the beginning of last season, while Columbus sits 21st with 19.4% of its power play opportunities converted.
Penalty Kill %
- On the opposite end, the Penguins have a penalty kill rate of 81.8% (ranked 5th), easily outperforming the Blue Jackets, who sit at 75.7% (29th).
P1 Result
Pittsburgh is +170 to win the first period, while Columbus is +180.
- Here are their first period records since the beginning of last season.
| Total | Home | Road | Last 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 41-24-27 | 20-9-16 | 20-15-10 | |
| Columbus | 35-22-27 | 24-7-12 | 11-15-15 |
To Go To Overtime
Friday's matchup is +285 to go to overtime.
- The Penguins have played in 25 games that have gone to overtime since the beginning of last season, while the Blue Jackets have appeared in 24.
To Go To a Shootout
- The Penguins have played in 13 games that have gone to a shootout since the beginning of last season, while the Blue Jackets have appeared in 10.
Last Time They Met
Columbus recorded a 3-4 overtime victory over Pittsburgh at PPG Paints Arena when these teams last met on January 17, 2026. Despite being on the wrong side of that result, Rickard Rakell did all he could for his team, scoring 1 goal.
