Florida Panthers at Pittsburgh Penguins
TV · ESPN+
At lock FLA 3.85–2.64 PIT · 0.0 goals under 6.5
B. Tkachuk · FLA
ForwardsM. Tkachuk · FLA
ForwardsE. Malkin · PIT
ForwardsE. Karlsson · PIT
Defenses
At lock: projected FLA 3.85–2.64 PIT · most likely 3–2
Model vs market
Gap: -2 pts of win %, -0.04 total. The projection shown above blends the model with this line.
Backtest 2023-24 to 2025-26, 3,936 games, win-probability Brier (lower is better): model v2 0.2382 vs old model 0.2430. No free archive of NHL closing lines, so we can't benchmark against the market yet. Win probability now also uses team expected goals from a shot-level model on official NHL play-by-play (distance, angle, shot type, strength): Brier 0.2381 → 0.2370 over 2023-24 to 2025-26, better in each season. Totals unchanged.
Advanced analytics
Matchup edge: FLA vs PIT
The model
How this number was built
FLA 3.85–2.64 PIT · Medium confidence
overline-model-v2: opponent-adjusted ratings + matchup features. Independent Poisson scorelines from shrunk attack/defense ratings, blended with the market.
- Opponent-adjusted ratings (model v2)Adj. goals -0.00 vs -0.00 · adj. shots -2.6 vs -2.0 · model PIT 3.2–3.2 FLA
- Home field+0.2 goals to PIT
- RecordPIT 3-6-1 · FLA 5-2-2
- Market priorBlended 80% toward FLA +100 / total 6.5
Player props
The DraftKings line is the starting point. A prop moves off it only with a real player rate, and only at -120 or longer.
DraftKings hasn’t posted player props for this matchup yet.
Panthers vs Penguins prediction · Oct 22, 2026
The OVERLINE computer pick is Under 6.5, with a 53% model probability. The model projected Panthers 3.9, Penguins 2.6 when the pick locked. Model win probability: Penguins 33%, Panthers 67%. Lines are DraftKings prices; picks lock at the start of the game and are graded off the official final.
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