NHL MATCHUP REPORT

January 17, 2026, 7:00 | PPG Paints Arena

Columbus Blue Jackets (21-19-7) VS Pittsburgh Penguins (22-14-10)

ODDS

Bet365
5Dimes
BOL
bodog
pin
Moneyline

101
-115
100
-120

Spread

1.5 -230
-1.5 192
1.5 -230
-1.5 190

Total o
u
o
u
6.5 o -130
6.5 u 113
6.5 o -135
6.5 u 115
o
u

SMART CHART

CLB
NAME
PIT
3.08
OFFENSE
3.19
3.33
DEFENSE
3.06
20.00
POWER PLAY PERCENTAGES
28.68
74.81
PENALTY KILLS PERCENTAGES
83.45
30.46
SHOTS FOR
28.87
30.90
SHOTS AGAINST
27.68
-0.25
DIFFERENTIAL
0.13

RECENT FORM

TeamRecord MoneyOffense DefenseFave DogO/U
Columbus 21-19-7 $-524 3.06 3.34 11-4 9-21 22-23-2
Pittsburgh 22-14-10 $-62 3.20 3.04 7-8 12-15 22-22-2

TEAM RECORDS

Columbus Blue Jackets

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/U
Overall 21-19-7 11-7-4 10-12-3 11-4-2 9-21-4 22-23-2
Last 10 5-4-1 3-1-1 2-3 2-3-1 2-2 4-6
vs Div 3-7-3 1-3-3 2-4 1-1-2 2-6-1 4-8-1
vs WEST 10-11-1 5-3 5-8-1 5-1 5-10-1 11-10-1
vs EAST 11-8-6 6-4-4 5-4-2 6-1-2 4-7-3 11-13-1

Pittsburgh Penguins

NameRecord HomeAway FaveDog O/U
Overall 22-14-10 11-7-6 11-7-4 7-8-4 12-15-6 22-22-2
Last 10 7-2-1 4-1-1 3-1 3-2 3-1-1 4-6
vs Div 9-1-3 5-1-1 4-0-2 1-0-1 6-1-2 7-5-1
vs WEST 7-6-6 3-4-4 4-2-2 3-2-3 3-4-3 8-10-1
vs EAST 15-8-4 8-3-2 7-5-2 4-2-1 9-5-3 14-12-1

SUPERGRID

TitleStat RankStat Rank
Away Team Overall Scoring vs Home Team Overall Defense 3.06 19 3.04 12
Away Team Away Scoring vs Home Team Home Defense 2.92 21 3.38 27
Away Team Road Powerplay vs Home Team Home Penalty Kill 23.08 11 81.08 11
Home Team Overall Scoring vs Away Team Overall Defense 3.20 14 3.34 27
Home Team Home Scoring vs Away Team Road Defense 3.42 9 3.44 22
Home Team Home Power Play vs Away Team Road Penalty Kill 30.38 2 79.49 19

HEAD TO HEAD SUMMARY

TeamRecord O/UAVG ShotsPower Play Goals Power Play PercentagePenalty Kill Percentage Power Play Chances
Columbus 4-4-2 9-1 3.70 33.20 3.00 12.50 68.00 24.00
Pittsburgh 6-1-3 9-1 4.00 31.80 8.00 32.00 87.50 25.00

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DateAway Away ScoreHome Home ScoreLine TotalO/U Away ShotsHome Shots Away Power Play Goals Home Power Play Goals Away Power Plays Home Power Plays Away PP%Home PP% Away PK%Home PK%
Jan 4, 2026 PIT 5 CLB 4 -130 6.5 O 43 25 1 0 3 0 33.3 - - 66.7
Nov 28, 2025 PIT 4 CLB 3 -135 6 O 24 29 0 0 2 2 0 0 100 100
Oct 25, 2025 CLB 5 PIT 4 -120 6.5 O 41 30 0 1 2 3 0 33.3 66.7 100
Mar 21, 2025 CLB 3 PIT 6 -115 6 O 47 34 0 0 2 1 0 0 100 100
Jan 7, 2025 CLB 4 PIT 3 -150 6.5 O 29 23 2 1 2 1 100 100 0 0
Nov 15, 2024 PIT 2 CLB 6 105 6.5 O 23 39 1 1 4 5 25 20 80 75
Mar 30, 2024 PIT 3 CLB 4 160 6.5 O 33 38 0 0 2 4 0 0 100 100
Mar 28, 2024 CLB 2 PIT 3 -230 6.5 U 19 36 0 2 2 5 0 40 60 100
Mar 5, 2024 CLB 3 PIT 5 -240 6.5 O 35 31 0 2 1 3 0 66.7 33.3 100
Nov 14, 2023 PIT 5 CLB 3 160 6.5 O 41 30 0 0 1 4 0 0 100 100

BETTING ODDS TRENDS

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
Pittsburgh is 7-3 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games
Pittsburgh is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games when playing Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 5 games when playing Columbus
Pittsburgh is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing at home against Columbus
Pittsburgh is 19-2 SU in its last 21 games when playing at home against Columbus
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games when playing at home against Columbus
Pittsburgh is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Pittsburgh is 5-2 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh's last 6 games at home

Columbus Blue Jackets

Columbus is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Columbus's last 6 games on the road
Columbus is 5-14 SU in its last 19 games when playing Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Columbus's last 5 games when playing Pittsburgh
Columbus is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
Columbus is 2-19 SU in its last 21 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Columbus's last 6 games when playing on the road against Pittsburgh

TEAM LAST 5 GAMES

Columbus Blue Jackets

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineShots Shots AgainstPower Play Penalty KillOpposing Goalie Location
Jan 15, 2026 VAN 4-1 W -160 36 31 2/2 1/2 Kevin Lankinen H
Jan 13, 2026 CAL 5-3 W -140 43 32 1/4 0/3 Dustin Wolf H
Jan 11, 2026 UTA 3-2 W 140 36 27 2/3 2/2 Vitek Vanecek A
Jan 10, 2026 COL 0-4 L 230 29 31 0/2 2/2 Trent Miner A
Jan 8, 2026 VGK 3-5 L 125 25 26 0/1 1/2 Akira Schmid A

Pittsburgh Penguins

DateOpponent ScoreResult LineShots Shots AgainstPower Play Penalty KillOpposing Goalie Location
Jan 15, 2026 PHI 6-3 W -175 30 34 3/4 4/4 Aleksei Kolosov H
Jan 13, 2026 TB 1-2 L 115 27 31 0/3 3/3 Andrei Vasilevskiy H
Jan 11, 2026 BOS 0-1 L -120 27 18 0/2 6/6 Joonas Korpisalo A
Jan 10, 2026 CAL 1-2 L -160 28 25 0/3 3/3 Devin Cooley H
Jan 8, 2026 NJ 4-1 W -110 29 29 1/3 1/2 Jake Allen H