Pittsburgh Penguins vs New Jersey Devils Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 04/09/26

The Pittsburgh Penguins have a chance to do something they haven’t done in 4 years on Thursday night, as a win over the New Jersey Devils will clinch them a spot in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The playoffs are a better place with Sidney Crosby in them, and a potential Pennsylvania matchup against the Philadelphia Flyers has hockey fans dreaming of those classic series early in Crosby’s career when he went head-to-head with Claude Giroux.

The Penguins realize how close they are to clinching their spot, and they showed that with 2 dominant wins over the Florida Panthers this past weekend, winning the first game 9-4 and then following it up with a 5-2 victory the next night. If the Penguins’ offense continues to fire on all cylinders, they’ll be a tough team to beat heading into the postseason.

The Devils were on a hot streak to begin April, taking 5 of a possible 6 points until a 5-1 loss to the Flyers brought them back down to earth on Tuesday night. New Jersey is the type of team that can play spoiler down the stretch, but the Penguins find a way to get it done on Thursday night with a playoff spot on the line.

Penguins vs Devils prediction: Pittsburgh Penguins ML (-110) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number. 

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