Chicago Blackhawks (21-45-10) vs Pittsburgh Penguins (31-34-12)
Game Info: Sunday, April 6, 2025 at 6:00 pm (United Center)
The Line: Betting Odds: Chicago Blackhawks +114 / Pittsburgh Penguins -135 — Over/Under: 6.5
The Pittsburgh Penguins and the Chicago Blackhawks meet Sunday in NHL action from the United Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Chicago Blackhawks prediction.
Matchup History
These two teams have yet to meet this season with Pittsburgh winning the most recent meeting back on February 15th, 2024, by a final score of 4-1 in Chicago. The win for the Penguins made it four straight wins for the road team in this head-to-head matchup.
Pittsburgh Penguins Recap
The Pittsburgh Penguins come into this game looking to build on their 5-3 win over the Dallas Stars last time out to improve to 31-34-12 on the year. After this game, the Penguins will head home for the second leg of the home-and-home against the Blackhawks.
Penguins Looking For Consistency Down The Stretch
Sidney Crosby has a team-high 86 points of his own with 30 goals and 56 assists while Evgeni Malkin has 47 points with 15 goals and 32 assists. Rickard Rakell has 66 points with 33 goals and 33 assists and Erik Karlsson has 52 points with 10 goals and 42 assists. Bryan Rust also has 58 points with 28 goals and 30 assists. In goal for the Penguins, Joel Blomqvist has gone 4-9-1 with a 3.81 GAA and an .885 save percentage while Tristan Jarry has gone 14-11-6 with a 3.26 GAA and an .888 save percentage this season. Alex Nedeljkovic is also 13-14-5 with a 3.19 GAA and an .892 save percentage on the year.
Why the Pittsburgh Penguins will win
- The Blackhawks have lost each of their last 10 night games.
- The Penguins have won each of their last eight games as favorites on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- The Blackhawks have failed to cover the puck line in eight of their last nine night games.
- The Penguins have covered the puck line in seven of their last eight games against Central Division opponents.
Pittsburgh Penguins Player Prop Facts
- Sidney Crosby has scored at least one goal in six of the Penguins’ last seven games as favorites against Central Division opponents.
- Sidney Crosby has recorded at least one assist in each of his last seven appearances on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- Sidney Crosby has recorded at least one point in each of the Penguins’ last 12 games.
- Danton Heinen has scored two goals against the Blackhawks this season – most against any opponent.
Chicago Blackhawks Recap
The Chicago Blackhawks come into this game looking to bounce back from a 5-3 loss at the hands of the Washington Capitals last time out to slide to 21-45-10 on the year. The Blackhawks next game will be the second leg of the home-and-home against Pittsburgh before continuing on the road to take on Boston.
Blackhawks Drop 5th In A Row… Again
Connor Bedard has a team-high 59 points with 20 goals and a team-high 39 assists while Ryan Donato has 59 points with 29 goals. Teuvo Teravainen has 56 points with 15 goals and 41 assists. Tyler Bertuzzi also has 42 points with 21 goals and 21 assists and Nick Foligno’s added 30 points with 12 goals and 18 assists so far this season. Ilya Mikheyev also has 32 points with 18 goals and 14 assists of his own as well this season. In goal, Arvid Soderblom is 8-18-7 with a 3.23 GAA and an .897 save percentage while Spencer Knight is 3-7-1 with a 3.19 GAA and an .892 save percentage as well in his time with the Blackhawks.
Why the Chicago Blackhawks will win
- The Penguins have lost each of their last six road games following a road win.
- The Blackhawks have won eight of their last 12 games as underdogs against the Penguins.
- The Penguins have failed to cover the puck line in six of their last seven games as favorites.
- The Blackhawks have covered the puck line in 12 of their last 15 games against the Penguins.
Chicago Blackhawks Player Prop Facts
- Tyler Bertuzzi has scored a goal in each of the Blackhawks’ last four home games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- Connor Bedard has recorded an assist in four of the Blackhawks’ last five home games against opponents who are playing on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- Ryan Donato has recorded at least one point in eight of the Blackhawks’ last nine home games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- Teuvo Teravainen ranks T1st in the league for shootout goals (4) this season.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Blackhawks’ last six games at United Center following a road loss have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Nine of the Penguins’ last 10 games have gone OVER the total goals line.
Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Chicago Blackhawks Prediction
I’m on the Blackhawks here. I’m not about to lay juice with the Penguins here on a back-to-back even off of their win against Dallas. Sure, the Penguins are probably the better team on paper, but that hasn’t stopped Pittsburgh from disappointing time and time again in spots like these when they’ve needed to pull out results. The Blackhawks have played their far better hockey at home and I’m not going to hold some of these recent losses against Chicago. I’ll roll with the Blackhawks and the plus money in this one.