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Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Panthers vs. Penguins NHL game on April 4, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Apr 4, 9 PM PPG Paints Arena
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| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Panthers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Penguins | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
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Win Probability
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Panthers | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Penguins | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
P3 18:20 Donovan Sebrango shot blocked by Kris Letang
P3 17:59 Shot missed by A.J. Greer
P3 17:48 Rickard Rakell shot blocked by A.J. Greer
P3 15:15 Connor Clifton shot blocked by Sam Bennett
P3 15:08 Shot on goal by Noel Acciari saved by Daniil Tarasov
P3 13:49 Shot on goal by Samuel Girard saved by Daniil Tarasov
P3 13:43 Justin Brazeau shot blocked by Gustav Forsling
P3 12:58 Shot missed by Cole Schwindt
P3 12:51 Shot on goal by Luke Kunin saved by Arturs Silovs
P3 12:42 Shot missed by Tomas Nosek
P3 11:37 Shot missed by Matthew Tkachuk
P3 11:29 Shot missed by Elmer Soderblom
P3 07:36 Ryan Shea shot blocked by teammate
P3 04:34 Shot missed by Donovan Sebrango
P3 03:30 Goal scored by Evgeni Malkin
P3 02:52 Parker Wotherspoon shot blocked by Seth Jones
P3 01:22 Shot on goal by Evgeni Malkin saved by Daniil Tarasov
P2 19:29 Parker Wotherspoon shot blocked by Donovan Sebrango
P2 19:25 Shot missed by Kris Letang
P2 18:07 Ryan Shea shot blocked by Mike Benning
Play by Play
P1
P2
P3
GOALS
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End of 3rd Period.
Connor Dewar won faceoff against Cole Schwindt in defensive zone
Stoppage - Offside
SHOT
Donovan Sebrango shot blocked by Kris Letang
SHOT
Shot missed by A.J. Greer
Panthers won faceoff against Penguins in neutral zone
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd - TV timeout
SHOT
Rickard Rakell shot blocked by A.J. Greer
Giveaway by Mike Benning in defensive zone
SHOT
Connor Clifton shot blocked by Sam Bennett
SHOT
Shot on goal by Noel Acciari saved by Daniil Tarasov
SHOT
Shot on goal by Samuel Girard saved by Daniil Tarasov
SHOT
Justin Brazeau shot blocked by Gustav Forsling
SHOT
Shot missed by Cole Schwindt
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Luke Kunin saved by Arturs Silovs
Cole Schwindt won faceoff against Ben Kindel in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Tomas Nosek
Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Tomas Nosek in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Matthew Tkachuk
SHOT
Shot missed by Elmer Soderblom
Noel Acciari won faceoff against Sam Bennett in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck Frozen
Rickard Rakell won faceoff against Eetu Luostarinen in defensive zone
Stoppage - TV timeout
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
Cole Schwindt won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Thomas Novak won faceoff against Tomas Nosek in neutral zone
SHOT
Ryan Shea shot blocked by teammate
Takeaway by Rickard Rakell in defensive zone
Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Eetu Luostarinen in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Cole Schwindt in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Ben Kindel won faceoff against Tomas Nosek in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot missed by Donovan Sebrango
Connor Dewar won faceoff against Sam Bennett in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Evgeni Malkin
2-9
Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin in offensive zone
Panthers won faceoff against Penguins in neutral zone
SHOT
Parker Wotherspoon shot blocked by Seth Jones
Panthers won faceoff against Penguins in neutral zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Evgeni Malkin saved by Daniil Tarasov
Giveaway by Donovan Sebrango in defensive zone
Sam Bennett won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
End of 2nd Period.
Carter Verhaeghe won faceoff against Connor Dewar in defensive zone
Connor Dewar won faceoff against Sam Bennett in offensive zone
SHOT
Parker Wotherspoon shot blocked by Donovan Sebrango
SHOT
Shot missed by Kris Letang
Eetu Luostarinen won faceoff against Rickard Rakell in neutral zone
Eetu Luostarinen won faceoff against Noel Acciari in neutral zone
SHOT
Ryan Shea shot blocked by Mike Benning
Panthers won faceoff against Penguins in neutral zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Rickard Rakell
Shorthanded - Sam Bennett won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Kris Letang
SHOT
Power play - Egor Chinakhov shot blocked by teammate
Penalty to Eetu Luostarinen 2 minutes for Misconduct
SHOT
Shot on goal by Egor Chinakhov saved by Daniil Tarasov
SHOT
Mike Benning shot blocked by Erik Karlsson
Eetu Luostarinen won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - Player Equipment
Stoppage - TV timeout
SHOT
Shot missed by Cole Reinhardt
Giveaway by Cole Reinhardt in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Noah Gregor
SHOT
Connor Clifton shot blocked by Mike Benning
SHOT
Shot missed by Elmer Soderblom
SHOT
Shot on goal by Donovan Sebrango saved by Arturs Silovs
Panthers won faceoff against Penguins in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Evgeni Malkin saved by Daniil Tarasov
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mackie Samoskevich saved by Arturs Silovs
SHOT
Shot on goal by Gustav Forsling saved by Arturs Silovs
Panthers won faceoff against Penguins in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
Panthers won faceoff against Penguins in neutral zone
Stoppage - TV timeout
SHOT
Gustav Forsling shot blocked by Ben Kindel
Tomas Nosek won faceoff against Ben Kindel in neutral zone
Giveaway by Mikulas Hovorka in defensive zone
Giveaway by Elmer Soderblom in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Elmer Soderblom
A.J. Greer won faceoff against Rickard Rakell in neutral zone
Eetu Luostarinen won faceoff against Rickard Rakell in neutral zone
Stoppage - Puck in Benches
SHOT
Luke Kunin shot blocked by Sidney Crosby
Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Cole Schwindt in neutral zone
SHOT
Jesper Boqvist shot blocked by teammate
Panthers won faceoff against Penguins in neutral zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Evgeni Malkin saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
SHOT
Power play - Erik Karlsson shot blocked by teammate
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Rickard Rakell saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Shorthanded - Eetu Luostarinen won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Rickard Rakell saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Cole Schwindt won faceoff against Rickard Rakell in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Evgeni Malkin saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Thomas Novak won faceoff against Cole Schwindt in offensive zone
Giveaway by Tomas Nosek in defensive zone
Ben Kindel won faceoff against Tomas Nosek in neutral zone
Stoppage - Puck in Benches
Tomas Nosek won faceoff against Ben Kindel in neutral zone
Tomas Nosek won faceoff against Ben Kindel in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Evgeni Malkin
SHOT
Shot on goal by Kris Letang saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
SHOT
Shot missed by Sam Bennett
Giveaway by Arturs Silovs in defensive zone
End of 1st Period.
SHOT
Shot on goal by Samuel Girard saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Panthers won faceoff against Penguins in neutral zone
Stoppage - Icing
Cole Schwindt won faceoff against Ben Kindel in neutral zone
Stoppage - Puck in Benches
SHOT
Shot missed by Thomas Novak
SHOT
Shot on goal by Connor Dewar saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
SHOT
Ryan Shea shot blocked by teammate
Tomas Nosek won faceoff against Rickard Rakell in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
SHOT
A.J. Greer shot blocked by Kris Letang
SHOT
Shot on goal by Eetu Luostarinen saved by Arturs Silovs
Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Eetu Luostarinen in offensive zone
Stoppage
Sam Bennett won faceoff against Connor Dewar in neutral zone
Giveaway by Jesper Boqvist in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Ryan Shea
SHOT
Shot on goal by Erik Karlsson saved by Sergei Bobrovsky
Panthers won faceoff against Penguins in neutral zone
Ben Kindel won faceoff against Tomas Nosek in offensive zone
Stoppage - Icing
SHOT
Elmer Soderblom shot blocked by Seth Jones
Connor Dewar won faceoff against Sam Bennett in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Cole Reinhardt saved by Arturs Silovs
SHOT
Luke Kunin shot blocked by teammate
Eetu Luostarinen won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by A.J. Greer saved by Arturs Silovs
SHOT
Connor Clifton shot blocked by Mike Benning
SHOT
Thomas Novak shot blocked by Gustav Forsling
Connor Dewar won faceoff against Sam Bennett in neutral zone
SHOT
Power play - Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Tomas Nosek
Power play - Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Tomas Nosek in offensive zone
Penalty to Mike Benning 2 minutes for Boarding (Drawn by Bryan Rust)
Giveaway by Bryan Rust in offensive zone
Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Eetu Luostarinen in offensive zone
Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Eetu Luostarinen in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Noel Acciari won faceoff against Sam Bennett in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Parker Wotherspoon credited with hit on Carter Verhaeghe in offensive zone
Cole Schwindt won faceoff against Anthony Mantha in defensive zone
SHOT
Connor Clifton shot blocked by teammate
SHOT
Shot missed by Rickard Rakell
Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Eetu Luostarinen in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Noel Acciari assisted by Elmer Soderblom and Erik Karlsson
0-1
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Carter Verhaeghe saved by Arturs Silovs
Stats
| STATS | |
|---|
| 23 | Shots on Goal | 31 | |||
| 46% | Faceoff Win % | 54% | |||
| 0/0 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 3/3 | |||
| 11 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 5 | |||
| 18 | Hits | 10 | |||
| 14 | Shots Blocked | 11 | |||
| 20 | Giveaways | 19 |
| |
|---|
| 23 | Shots on Goal | 31 | |||
| 46% | Faceoff Win % | 54% | |||
| 0/0 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 3/3 | |||
| 11 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 5 | |||
| 18 | Hits | 10 | |||
| 14 | Shots Blocked | 11 | |||
| 20 | Giveaways | 19 |
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Panthers vs. Penguins: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Panthers vs. Penguins
- Date: Saturday, April 4, 2026
- Time: 5:00 PM ET
- Venue: PPG Paints Arena
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Penguins favored at -1.5
- Total (Over/Under): 6.5
- Moneyline Odds: Panthers +205, Penguins -199
Dimers' Win Probabilities
- Panthers: 37%
- Penguins: 63%
Dimers' predictive model, renowned for its accuracy, assesses each team's chances by simulating the outcome of the game 10,000 times. This method provides a precise and unbiased view.
Our Prediction: Who Wins?
After extensive simulations, our model gives the Panthers a win probability of 37%, while the Penguins have a win probability of 63%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.
Summary
According to our analysis, the Penguins are more likely to beat the Panthers in the NHL game at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.
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