Columbus Blue Jackets vs Pittsburgh Penguins 12/6/2022 Picks

Columbus Blue Jackets vs Pittsburgh Penguins 12/6/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

It’s the Metropolitan Division showdown when the Columbus Blue Jackets invade PPG Paints Arena to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins in NHL’s battle on the ice on Tuesday.

Columbus will meet Pittsburgh for the second time in their four scheduled matches this season and the Blue Jackets will go for an equalizer in the series after losing their first meeting at 3-6 on October 22nd.

Columbus lost four of their last five including a 2-4 home loss to the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday. The Blue Jackets trailed a 0-2 deficit in the first period and never recovered from there on the way to their 2-4 loss to the Red Wings.

Marcus Bjork (power play) and Kent Johnson scored one goal apiece for Columbus in the losing effort.

The Blue Jackets left-wingman Johnny Gaudreau led all setters after dispensing 18 assists with 5 PPA and added a second team-high 8 goals for 26 points on the season.

Center Boone Jenner nailed 9 goals with 3 PPG in leading Columbus and also added 9 assists to gain 18 points for 78 shots made. The Columbus Blue Jackets tallied 61 goals and 109 assists for 170 points earned.

The totals went UNDER in 5 of the Blue Jackets’ last 5 outings and Columbus is 1-4 straight up in its last 5 games played.

The Blue Jackets are 0-6 SU in their last 6 contests played versus Pittsburgh and Columbus is 2-10 straight up in its last 12 road matches.

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Columbus Blue Jackets vs Pittsburgh Penguins Predictions 12/6/2022

The Pittsburgh Penguins look for their third straight win by hosting this Tuesday’s edition of NHL action versus the Columbus Blue Jackets.

The supposed-to-be struggling team of the Penguins are playing good hockey just recently after winning three of their last five riding on a two-game winning streak.

Pittsburgh beat the St. Louis Blues at 6-2 in their recent home match on Saturday. The Penguins left behind the Blues by 5-2 after two periods on the way to their four-point loss last time out.

RW Kasperi Kapanen led the way for Pittsburgh with three goals scored while LW Jason Zucker added a goal with two assists in the win.

Center Sidney Crosby recorded a team-leading 13 goals and 20 assists in scoring a total of 33 points on 73 shots on goal for the season.

LW Jake Guentzel chipped in a second team-high 12 goals with three coming from a power-play shot while Center Evgeni Malkin pitched in a second team-leading 16 assists with 6 PPA on the year.

The Pittsburgh Penguins totaled 88 goals and 154 assists and scored a total of 242 points this season.

The totals went UNDER in 4 of Pittsburgh’s last 6 outings and the Penguins are 7-2 straight up in their last 9 contests played.

The totals went OVER in 11 of Pittsburgh’s last 15 home matches and the Penguins are 10-0 SU in their last 10 games when playing at home versus Columbus.

Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Pittsburgh Penguins. The NHL Pick for this contest is Pittsburgh -275. The Penguins can easily win this match-up with momentum from winning two games in a row with a home-ice advantage on Tuesday.

The solid defense of Pittsburgh will shut down the offense of Columbus while scoring more goals with their strong offense. The prediction: Pittsburgh Penguins will win 5-1.

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