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PuckCast Edge
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2026-27 forecast · Mon, Mar 22, 7:00 PM ET
Jet Greaves · 0.908 SV%
The preseason ratings make Pittsburgh Penguins 56.0% to win at home: a modest lean, worth 6.0 points over a coin flip, which grades B. Over a full season those same ratings project PIT for 97 points and CBJ for 96.
A preseason forecast from each team's regressed rating and home ice, the ratings behind the projected standings. The full model read, with the starting goalies, rest and form, publishes within seven days of the game and replaces this page’s numbers. How this is calculated
PuckCast's preseason forecast gives Pittsburgh Penguins a 56.0% chance to win on Mon, Mar 22. The matchup detail follows.
PIT controlled play at 5v5 last season, 53.8% of the expected goals to 46.6%.
In goal, neither team has named a starter. Last season Jet Greaves (CBJ) saved -3.5 goals above expected to Arturs Silovs's -23.2, on save percentages of 0.908 and 0.888.
None of that is the model read. This is a rating-and-home-ice forecast; the full prediction, with confirmed goalies, rest and form, priced against the market, publishes inside the seven days before puck drop and replaces these numbers. Pittsburgh Penguins over Columbus Blue Jackets is where it starts, not where it ends.
No sportsbook has posted a price for this game yet. Prices usually appear roughly a week before puck drop.
No starter is named this far out. These are each side’s projected starters on the current roster, with last season’s numbers.
CBJ
Jet Greaves
55 games, 2025-26
PIT
Arturs Silovs
39 games, 2025-26
| CBJ | Metric | PIT |
|---|---|---|
| 46.6% | xGF% (5v5) | 53.8% |
| — | Shot share | — |
| — | Goals for / game | — |
| — | Goals against / game | — |
| — | Power play | — |
| — | Penalty kill | — |
| — | Faceoffs | — |
Columbus Blue Jackets
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Zach Werenski | D | 18 | 49 | 67 |
 Matthew Knies | L | 24 | 37 | 61 |
 Adam Fantilli | C | 26 | 31 | 56 |
 Sean Monahan | C | 18 | 28 | 45 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | Pos | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sidney Crosby | C | 29 | 47 | 76 |
| Team | Proj. points | Playoff odds |
|---|---|---|
| Columbus Blue Jackets | 96 | 47.6% |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 97 | 50.9% |
Forecast method preseason-elo-v1; ratings as of 2026-08-19.
Final scores from the graded ledger. A loss in overtime also reads L.
Last three seasons: PIT 3, CBJ 5
| Date | Game | Final | Our pick |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-09 | PIT @ CBJ | PIT 2, CBJ 3 | PIT missed |
| 2026-01-17 | CBJ @ PIT | CBJ 5, PIT 4 | PIT missed |
| 2026-01-04 | PIT @ CBJ | PIT 5, CBJ 4 | CBJ missed |
| 2025-11-28 | PIT @ CBJ | PIT 4, CBJ 3 | CBJ missed |
| 2025-10-25 | CBJ @ PIT | CBJ 7, PIT 6 | PIT missed |
| 2025-03-21 | CBJ @ PIT | CBJ 3, PIT 6 | PIT hit |
| 2025-01-07 | CBJ @ PIT | CBJ 5, PIT 3 | PIT missed |
| 2024-11-15 | PIT @ CBJ | PIT 2, CBJ 6 | CBJ hit |
 Evgeni Malkin | C | 21 | 39 | 59 |
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 Erik Karlsson | D | 11 | 38 | 49 |
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 Bryan Rust | R | 21 | 26 | 47 |
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