Chicago Blackhawks vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 01/29/26

The Chicago Blackhawks head to the Steel City to meet the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on Thursday night. This is the second and final meeting between these teams in  the regular season. Pittsburgh picked up a 7-3 win in Chicago on December 28th as moderate favorites (-160), though the teams have split the past 8 meetings in this series. Each of the past seven meetings have been decided by 2 or more goals, with a margin of victory of 3.0 goals per game in the 7-game span.

The Penguins have picked up 4 consecutive wins, while picking up at least 1 point in each of the past 7 games. In 4 of the past 5 wins in regulation since January 15, Pittsburgh has won by 3 or more goals. If you like the Penguins to win on home ice, you should like them to get the job done on the puck line, too. Lately, Arturs Silovs and Stuart Skinner have allowed 3 or fewer goals in 9 of the past 10 games. The Blackhawks are going to have a tough time solving the Penguins, and it’s a good bet Pittsburgh will get it done by 2 or more goals.

Blackhawks vs Penguins prediction: Pittsburgh Penguins -1.5 (+140) at time of publishing. Playable to +120.

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