Pittsburgh Penguins vs Florida Panthers Prediction 3/23/25 NHL Picks

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Florida Panthers meet Sunday in NHL action at the Amerant Bank Arena. Here’s a Pittsburgh Penguins vs Florida Panthers Prediction. This article will include a Pittsburgh Penguins vs Florida Panthers Pick.

Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Preview 

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Blue Jackets, lost to the Islanders, and they play the Lightning, Sabres, and Senators next. The Penguins have won five of their last six games. 

The Pittsburgh Penguins are averaging 2.94 goals per game and are scoring 23.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Rickard Rakell leads Pittsburgh with 32 goals, Sidney Crosby has 51 assists, and Erik Karlsson has 171 shots on goal. Defensively, the Pittsburgh Penguins are allowing 3.55 goals per game and are killing 77.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Tristan Jarry has allowed 81 goals on 762 shots faced, and Alex Nedelijkovic has given up 103 goals on 966 shots.

Florida Panthers Betting Preview 

The Florida Panthers beat the Blue Jackets, lost to the Capitals, and they play the Hockey Club, Canadiens, and Maple Leafs next. The Panthers have lost four of their last six games and are tied with the Leafs for the Atlantic. 

The Florida Panthers are averaging 3.16 goals per game and are scoring 24 percent of their power play opportunities. Sam Reinhart leads Florida with 33 goals, Aleksander Barkov has 44 assists and Sam Bennett has 220 shots on goal. Defensively, the Florida Panthers are allowing 2.71 goals per game and are killing 81.6 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Sergei Bobrovsky has allowed 111 goals on 1,200 shots faced, and Vitek Vanecek has given up 9 goals on 85 shots.

Why the Florida Panthers will win

• The Panthers have won 10 of their last 11 home games.
• The Penguins have lost eight of their last nine road games following a win.
• The home team has covered the puck line in nine of the Panthers’ last 10 games.
• The Penguins have failed to cover the puck line in three of their last four road games against opponents who are on the second leg of a back-to-back.
• The Penguins have lost the first period in each of their last five games at Amerant Bank Arena following a win.

Why the Pittsburgh Penguins will win

• The Penguins have won four of their last five games as underdogs against opponents who are on the second leg of a back-to-back.
• The Panthers have lost four of their last seven games as home favorites on the second leg of a back-to-back.
• The Panthers have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six games.
• The Penguins have covered the puck line in five of their last six games.
• The Panthers have lost the third period in each of their last four night games against Eastern Conference opponents at Amerant Bank Arena when trailing after the second period.

Pittsburgh Penguins vs Florida Panthers Injury Report 

The Panthers will be without Dmitry Kulikov.

Joel Blomqvist, Tommy Novak, and Emil Bemstrom are questionable for the Penguins.

Pittsburgh Penguins vs Florida Panthers Prediction

The Penguins are enjoying a successful week and have won five of their last six games, so the plus money is worth a look. The problem is the Panthers are still one of the best teams in the league and they’re slowly getting healthy. The Panthers are usually money on their home ice and they don’t put together these losing droughts often. A good week or not, the Penguins are still a below-average team that’s lost 18 times on the road. The Panthers can’t afford to blow games like this if they hope to win the division. The Panthers have won five of the last six games against the Penguins, which includes an overtime win back in January. In its first home game in 15 days, I like the Panthers to get a much-needed win. Of course, I’ll lay the PL to shave the juice. 

Randy Chambers's Pick: Florida Panthers -1.5