The Pittsburgh Penguins and Nashville Predators have travelled to Sweden for this season's two NHL Global Series games, which will be played in Stockholm's Avicii Arena. The puck drop for the game on November 14, Friday, is set for 2:00 pm ET.
Penguins vs. Predators head-to-head and key stats:
- Pens have a 22-13-3-3 record vs. Preds in 39 regular season games
- Pens have best power play in the league with 35.7%, Preds are 22nd with a 17.5 PP%
- Pens' penalty kill is 7th in the league (84.3%), Preds are 13th (80.7%)
- Pens are 7th in goals against per game (2.65) vs. Preds' 3.61 GAA at 20th
- Evgeni Malkin leads Pens in scoring with 21 points, Filip Forsberg tops Preds in scoring with 14 points
Penguins vs. Predators Preview
Pittsburgh have lost four of their last five games, and have dropped to a 9-5-3 record after an electric start to the 2025-26 season.
Predators have had a struggling start to the season, and sit at the bottom of the Central Division with a 5-9-4 record. They are on a four game losing streak, their most recent being a 6-3 loss in MSG, where the Rangers had not won a single home game before that night.
"I think people just appreciate the chance to see NHL games up close ... to see the guys that are from here be able to come back and play, that's pretty special. There's a lot of passion for the game, and that's pretty fun, and to be able to experience all of that, that's all part of it," said Sidney Crosby about playing in the NHL Global Series in Stockholm.
Penguins projected lines vs. Predators (Subject to change):
Bryan Rust - Sidney Crosby - Ben Kindel
Tommy Novak- Evgeni Malkin - Anthony Mantha
Philip Tomasino - Kevin Hayes - Ville Koivunen
Joona Koppanen - Blaze Lizotte - Connor Dewar
Parker Wotherspoon - Erik Karlsson
Ryan Shea - Kris Letand
Ryan Greaves - Mathew Dumba
Arturs Silovs/Sergei Murashov
Pittsburgh Penguins vs. Nashville Predators Odds and Predictions
Penguins are favorites to win with a -122, with Predators being underdogs at +102. The puck line is set at +1.5 for Nashville(-245), they have to win outright or lose by just one goal to cover the spread. Pittsburgh (+194) have to win by two goals to cover a -1.5 spread. The over/under is set at 6.5 goals.
Score prediction: Penguins 4, Predators 2
Penguins vs. Predators Betting Tips
- Over/under: Take the under on 6.5 goals (-130)
- Moneyline: Take Pens to win (+106)
- Spread: Take Pens to cover the -1.5 spread (+194)
- Take Evgeni Malkin to score 2+ goals (+1600)
- Take Jonathan Marchessault to have 2+ shots on goal in 3rd period (+340)
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