Pittsburgh Penguins at Florida Panthers 10/14/21 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Pittsburgh Penguins will be on the road Thursday night to take on the Florida Panthers. This will be the second game of the year for Pittsburgh as the Penguins got an opening night win against the Tampa Bay Lightning 6-2. Goalie Tristan Jarry put the team on his back posting a .929 save percentage in 60 minutes after stopping 26 of 28 shots against.

The Pittsburgh offense got off to a slow start with no goals in the first period but ramped things up with two of the second and four in the third. Pittsburgh converted on four of 33 shots with one coming in an open net. Kris Letang led the Pitts burg offense with two assists, while six different Penguins found the net.

The Florida Panthers will open their season Thursday night at home looking to build off a successful year last season. Florida finished the 2020 shorten season 37-14-5 overall before losing in the first round to the eventual Stanley Cup winners. Chris Driedger led the way for the Florida goalies with a 14-6 record after stopping 593 of 640 shots against.

Jonathon Huberdeau proved to be the leader of the Florida offense with a team high 61 points after boasting 41 assists. Aleksander Barkov Led Florida in goals finding the net 26 times. Mackenzie Weeger Led the team with a 29 +/- in the 2020 season.