Putting Up Numbers· NHL

Predators @ Penguins

Sat, Oct 24, 2026

Penguins 3, Predators 2

Predators at Penguins: against expected, a game, this season, This game
a gamePredators1 gamePenguins1 game
Goals−1.24−0.22
Goals against−0.25−1.15
Shots−1.0+8.5
Shots against+9.0+0.4
Power-play goals−0.64−0.63
Power-play goals allowed−0.69−0.80
Penalty minutes−7.3−7.3

Each number is over (+) or under (−) what the team’s opponents usually allow, a game.

Who put up numbers

Penguins

Predators

Analysis

What was true going in. Each line says how it stood up, and how it came out.

The series

  • The Penguins lead the series 28–18–2 since 1998-99. The Penguins have won the last 2. The Penguins have won 7 straight at home in the series.seriesevery meeting →

If you squint

  • The Penguins had lost 7 of their last 10.countits form →Now 7 of 11.
  • At home, the Penguins' goals against were 0.94 under expected in 4 games. 4 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 1.25 under expected.
  • The Predators had lost 7 of their last 10.countits form →Now 8 of 11.
  • On the road, the Predators' shots were 4.1 under expected in 4 games. 4 games is still too small a sample for the statistics to say much, but maybe you can find something if you squint.thinthe split →This game: 0.2 over expected.

Every meeting

DateWhereScore
Oct 24, 2026at PenguinsPenguins 3, Predators 2
Nov 16, 2025at PenguinsPenguins 4, Predators 0
Nov 14, 2025at PredatorsPredators 2, Penguins 1
Feb 1, 2025at PenguinsPenguins 3, Predators 0
Dec 19, 2024at PredatorsPenguins 5, Predators 4
Apr 15, 2024at PenguinsPenguins 4, Predators 2
Nov 28, 2023at PredatorsPredators 3, Penguins 2
Mar 30, 2023at PenguinsPenguins 2, Predators 0
Feb 28, 2023at PredatorsPenguins 3, Predators 1
Apr 10, 2022at PenguinsPenguins 3, Predators 2

Method

  • Over or under is each game against what the opponent usually allowed, or usually scored, in its other games that season, with half the home edge, averaged over the team’s games. The five biggest numbers in the league either way are lit.
  • “This season” and the analysis are the games through Oct 23, the day before, so the page says what was true going in. “This game” is the night’s own numbers against expected.
  • Goals are the final score’s: a shootout gives its winner one goal, as the standings count it. Shots are shots on goal, and power-play goals allowed are the opponent’s.
  • A game with no box score sits out.

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