Winnipeg Jets vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 03/21/26

It has been a tale of two seasons for these teams. The Jets had a chance to make a run towards the playoffs shortly after the Olympic break, but four losses in the last six games, including a 6-1 blowout at the hands of the Boston Bruins on Thursday night, put those dreams to an abrupt halt. The Penguins weren’t expected to have much success this season, but they are in the thick of the Eastern Conference playoff race, one of the five teams within one point of each other in the wild card/Metropolitan Division race.

While the offense wasn’t there for the Jets on Thursday, they had four consecutive games before that where they scored three goals, and the offense might not be a problem against the Penguins. Arturs Silovs is the likely starter for Pittsburgh, and before allowing two goals in his last start, he had allowed 13 goals over his previous three games.

It may seem like a scary proposition to bet the over in a game where Connor Hellebuyck starts, but he has had his share of poor outings over his past four starts, allowing 15 goals over his past four games. The Penguins’ offense has also been firing on all cylinders, scoring 16 goals over their past three games. With captain Sidney Crosby finally returning from injury in their last game and recording a goal and an assist, the offense should continue on its tear.

The offenses only need three goals each to get this over the finish line, and it feels like that is quite possible in this matchup.

Jets vs Penguins prediction: Over 6.5 (+110) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.