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Florida Panthers
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Pittsburgh Penguins

Florida Panthers vs Pittsburgh Penguins Picks & Predictions

Model updated Aug 31, 10:00AM UTC

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NHL
PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh
Indoor
Sun 5 Apr 2026, 7:00PM
3
Game markets graded
1
Props graded
The model's one call for this gamethe prediction, first
Florida Panthers 1.5 Spread -133

The model graded 4 markets for Florida Panthers vs Pittsburgh Penguins (NHL) and this is the one it backs hardest — HIGH confidence. A $100 bet returns about $175 if it lands. This one is free — every other market and all player props are Pro. Tip-off Sun 5 Apr 2026, 7:00PM at PPG Paints Arena.

Our confidenceHigh
Chance to win75.5%
The price says57.1%
Best price-133
The rest of this game's boardgraded market by market
Spread Florida Panthers 1.5 High75% chance -133
Shots on Goal × 1 prop Highup to 79% —
High = 60%+ chance to win · Lean = 40–60% · Long-shot = under 40%
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Game picks

GOOD PRICE in green
Spread
Florida Panthers
+1.5
-133
+ 2 more markets
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Injuries & who's out

Injuries & availability

Florida Panthers

  • Radko Gudas DOut
  • Jacob Markstrom GOut
  • Carter Verhaeghe COut
  • Sam Bennett COut
  • Gustav Forsling DOut
  • Seth Jones DOut
  • Dmitry Kulikov DOut
  • Uvis Balinskis DOut

Pittsburgh Penguins

No players are currently listed out or questionable for this team.

Availability updated Jul 1, 3:41PM UTC — some NHL rows may be stale between updates. · refreshed roughly every 4 hours.

Weather & injury impact for this fixture

Conditions · who's out · how it moves the number
For Florida Panthers vs Pittsburgh Penguins: Weather isn't a tracked factor for this fixture, and 8 players are listed out or questionable across both sides.
FactorThis fixture
Availability8 listed out or questionable (see Who's out above)

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Player props

GOOD PRICE in green
PlayerTeamStat
Evgeni Malkin Pittsburgh Penguins Shots on Goal

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Betting angles

Markets & form
MoneylineModel leans Pittsburgh PenguinsNo line posted

Florida Panthers @ Pittsburgh Penguins moneyline: model lean and both sides' win form.

Puck LineFlorida Panthers +1.5No line posted

Florida Panthers @ Pittsburgh Penguins puck-line (spread) model lean and cover form.

Total GoalsGame totalNo line posted

Florida Panthers @ Pittsburgh Penguins total-goals model lean and scoring trends (the free board has not settled enough of these yet).

Florida Panthers @ Pittsburgh Penguins — what the model found

Our model graded 4 betting markets for Florida Panthers at Pittsburgh Penguins — 3 on the game itself and 1 on individual players. One pick is free on this page.

3
Game markets graded
1
Player bets graded

The model checked every betting market for this game and graded 4 of them. One pick is free on this page — the one the model likes most. Scroll down to see it.

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Florida Panthers vs Pittsburgh Penguins — recent results

Pittsburgh Penguins have won 2 of their last 5 games; Florida Panthers have won 3 of their last 5.

Pittsburgh Penguins — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
L0–1PHIAway
W3–2PHIHome
W4–2PHIAway
L2–5PHIAway
L0–3PHIHome
Florida Panthers — last 5
ResultScoreOpponentWhere
W8–1DETHome
W3–2NYRHome
W6–2TORAway
L1–5OTTAway
L3–4MTLAway

Florida Panthers vs Pittsburgh Penguins — recent meetings

These two have met 2 times recently: Pittsburgh Penguins won 2, Florida Panthers won 0.

DatePittsburgh PenguinsFlorida PanthersWinner
Apr 552Pittsburgh Penguins
Apr 494Pittsburgh Penguins

Who’s out or in doubt

8 players are listed as out or in doubt for this game.

Florida Panthers
PlayerStatus
Radko Gudas DOUT
Jacob Markstrom GOUT
Carter Verhaeghe COUT
Sam Bennett COUT
Gustav Forsling DOUT
Seth Jones DOUT
Dmitry Kulikov DOUT
Uvis Balinskis DOUT

The full availability report — with what each missing player means for the bets — is further down this page.

About this matchup

How we read the game

This page tracks the Bet Better model's pick history and predictions for Florida Panthers vs Pittsburgh Penguins in the NHL. You may also see this matchup written as Panthers vs Penguins, or as Penguins vs Panthers. The most recent game between them was Sunday 5 April 2026 at PPG Paints Arena. The model has generated 3 game picks and 1 player prop for this matchup. Review the picks and historical data above to guide your NHL betting strategy for this matchup.

Head-to-head record

Final scores · 2 meetings on record
Pittsburgh Penguins 2–0 across the last 2 meetings
DateGameScoreWinner
5 Apr 2026Florida Panthers @ Pittsburgh Penguins5–2Pittsburgh Penguins
4 Apr 2026Florida Panthers @ Pittsburgh Penguins9–4Pittsburgh Penguins
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