Blue Jackets vs Penguins Picks and Prediction – 1/8/2025

The Columbus Blue Jackets take a road trip Tuesday night with the game in Pittsburgh against the Penguins. Columbus has seventeen wins through 40 games played this season having won three of the last five following the two victory against Saint Louis last time out. The Columbus offense has been mediocre this season averaging 3.38 goals on 30.2 shots per game and scored six goals in their last victory. Defensively Columbus has been one of the worst teams in the NHL allowing 3.63 goals on just over 29 shots but gave up only four goals to Saint Louis resulting in a win. Stay in the action with our NHL Picks.

Zach Werenski leads the Columbus offense this season with 45 points and 33 assists overall. Kirill Marchenko is second on the team with 43 points and has boasted a team leading 17 goals this season. Sean Monahan has 40 points and Dmitri Voronkov is 4th on the team with 26 points in 31 games played this season.

The Pittsburgh Penguins will be back at home Tuesday the 17 wins in 41 games played having dropped through the last four including two in a row following a one goal loss to Florida last time out. Offensively Pittsburgh has been mediocre this season averaging 3.02 goals on 28.6 shots per game and scored just two goals in each of their last two losses. Defensively Pittsburgh has had a ton of troubles as well allowing 3.6 three goals on more than 31 shots per game this season.

Sidney Crosby is the offensive leader this season for Pittsburgh with 42 points and 31 assists on the year. Rickard Rakell is second on the team with 33 points and has posted a team leading eighteen goals. Evgenit Malkin is third on the team with 32 points and Bryan Rust has chipped in heavily with a fourth best 29 points in 34 games played this season for Pittsburgh.

Both teams have been mediocre this year as each are hovering around .500 overall. Look for Pittsburgh to make the plays down the stretch leading to the win. The Penguins will rely heavily on the home crowd to do the job resulting in the win. Final Score Prediction, Pittsburgh Penguins win 4-1.