Pittsburgh Penguins at Columbus Blue Jackets 3/12/20 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Penguins have looked impressive again after righting their losing skid. The Penguins have moved up to a 40-23-6 record and are only 3 points behind the Flyers who are in second place in the Metro. The Penguins last game ended up being a 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils.

This season the Penguins offense has had to bounce back from some early year struggles to get to a total of3.18 goals a game. The defense for the Penguins has allowed only 2.85 goals per game. The power play for Pittsburgh is converting at a clip of 20.3% on the year and the penalty kill for Pittsburgh is at 82.4% on the year.

The Blue Jackets have been all over the place this year, but have vastly improved from when the Columbus team was flirting with the basement. Now, the Blue Jackets have a 33-22-15 record on the year so far. The last game on the ice for the Blue Jackets was a 2-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks.

Offensively the Blue Jackets need to improve with only 2.57 goals a game being scored. The defense for Columbus has been great giving up only 2.61 goals a game. The power play for Columbus is converting at a clip of 16.4% on the year and the penalty kill for Columbus is sitting at 81.7% on the season.