Pittsburgh Penguins vs Nashville Predators 24 October 2026 Prediction

Pittsburgh Penguins vs Nashville Predators brings together two teams that have struggled recently. Pittsburgh snapped a four-game losing streak in its last game, while Nashville has won just once in its last five. The Penguins also won the teams’ most recent meeting in Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh Has Struggled to Win

Pittsburgh has won only two of its last nine games and allowed at least five goals in five of them. In its most recent game, Pittsburgh beat Florida 4-0 at home despite being outshot 26-21. Evgeni Malkin had a goal and an assist.

Florida went 0-for-4 on the power play in that game. Pittsburgh has killed 83.3% of opposing power plays, a top-10 rate in the NHL. Its own power play has been less effective, converting 21.2% of its chances, below the league average.

Pittsburgh Predicted Lineup: Silovs (Murashov); Stastney, Karlsson; Novak, Crosby, Rakell

Additional Players: Defensemen: Carlyle, Korczak, Solovyov, Letang. Forwards: Koivunen, Lapierre, Malkin, Kuzmenko, Lizotte, McGroarty, Sederholm, Dewar, Robertson

Out/Questionable: Brazeau, Rust, van Riemsdyk and Kindel (injured); Chinakhov, Girard and Graves (questionable)

Manager: Dan Muse

Nashville Has Struggled to Score

Nashville has lost four of its last five games and scored more than two goals only once in that stretch. The Predators have converted 10.3% of their shots on goal while generating 2.78 expected goals (xG). Both figures rank in the lower half of the league.

Nashville lost 6-0 at Boston in its most recent game. The Predators allowed one power-play goal, though their penalty kill has been solid this season. They have killed 83.3% of opposing power plays, a top-10 rate in the NHL.

Nashville Predicted Lineup: Saros (Annunen); Wilsby, Josi; Forsberg, O’Reilly, Stamkos

Additional Players: Defensemen: Skjei, Lyubushkin, Hague, Struble. Forwards: Kerfoot, Burke, Marchessault, Colton, Wood, Hoglander, Schaefer, Drury, A. Edstrom

Out: Trudeau (injured)

Manager: Andrew Brunette

Pittsburgh Has the Head-to-Head Edge

Pittsburgh has won seven of the last nine meetings, allowing an average of 1.6 goals per game. The Penguins beat Nashville 4-0 in their most recent matchup last November. Goaltender Sergei Murashov stopped all 21 shots he faced.

Key Stats

Nashville has converted 28.6% of its power-play opportunities, a top-five rate in the NHL.

Pittsburgh averages 26.1 shots on goal per game.

Nashville has taken at least one minor penalty in the first period in seven of nine games.

Pittsburgh Penguins vs Nashville Predators Prediction: Pittsburgh Penguins to Win

Main prediction: Pittsburgh has earned most of its points at home, where it has won three of its last four games while allowing nine goals. Nashville has lost three of its last four road games, scoring fewer than three goals per game on average. The Penguins have won their last six home meetings with the Predators by a combined score of 22-8. The pick is Pittsburgh to win, including overtime and a shootout, at 1.71. Predicted score: 4-2.

Totals prediction: These matchups have generally been low-scoring: the teams combined for more than five goals in only two of their last 10 meetings and scored nine total goals across the last three. Nashville’s games have averaged 5.6 total goals this season, compared with 6.5 in Pittsburgh’s games. The secondary pick is under 6.5 goals at 1.72.