Pittsburgh Penguins vs Chicago Blackhawks

Matchup: Pittsburgh Penguins at Chicago Blackhawks (United Center), regular season. Chicago Blackhawks record: 1-5-0. Pittsburgh Penguins record: 3-2-1. CHI last 10 (spanning the 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons): 2-8-0, 2.3 goals for and 4.5 against per game. PIT last 10 (spanning the 2025-26 and 2026-27 seasons): 5-4-1, 3.1 goals for and 2.7 against per game.

Market: CHI implied 40% to win across 2 books; total 6.5 goals. SportsFBI model: leans PIT at 69% (market 40% home); expected goals CHI 2.6, PIT 3.9; 37% chance either team wins by 3+. Model factors: Rest advantage -0.67 points toward PIT (Rest days difference 0 (home minus away, capped at 3)); Recent goal differential -7.94 points toward PIT (Last-10 goal differential per game difference -2.60). Injury report: Andrew Mangiapane (CHI) Injured Reserve; Connor Bedard (CHI) Injured Reserve; Andrei Kuzmenko (PIT) Injured Reserve; Justin Brazeau (PIT) Injured Reserve; Trevor van Riemsdyk (PIT) Day-To-Day.

SportsFBI's model leans PIT at 69%, a provisional estimate rather than a certainty.

• Projected score: CHI 2.6 · PIT 3.9
• 3+ goal margin: 37%

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