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Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Panthers vs. Penguins NHL game on April 5, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Apr 5, 7 PM PPG Paints Arena
Apr 5, 7 PM PPG Paints Arena
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| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Panthers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Penguins | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Panthers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Penguins | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
P3 17:08 Dmitry Kulikov shot blocked by Kris Letang
P3 15:47 Matthew Tkachuk shot blocked by teammate
P3 15:42 Shot on goal by Noah Gregor saved by Arturs Silovs
P3 14:45 Shot missed by Anthony Mantha
P3 14:25 Shot missed by Nolan Foote
P3 14:15 Power play - Goal scored by Carter Verhaeghe assisted by Seth Jones and Matthew Tkachuk
P3 14:14 Power play - Shot on goal by Carter Verhaeghe saved by Arturs Silovs
P3 13:58 Power play - Shot on goal by Seth Jones saved by Arturs Silovs
P3 13:12 Power play - Shot missed by Mackie Samoskevich
P3 13:04 Power play - Shot on goal by Sam Bennett saved by Arturs Silovs
P3 12:16 Shot on goal by Carter Verhaeghe saved by Arturs Silovs
P3 11:35 Shot on goal by Thomas Novak saved by Daniil Tarasov
P3 10:43 Power play - Anthony Mantha shot blocked by Eetu Luostarinen
P3 10:38 Power play - Shot missed by Ben Kindel
P3 10:22 Shorthanded - Shot missed by Matthew Tkachuk
P3 10:02 Power play - Shot on goal by Erik Karlsson saved by Daniil Tarasov
P3 09:52 Power play - Evgeni Malkin shot blocked by Gustav Forsling
P3 08:20 Shot on goal by Vinnie Hinostroza saved by Arturs Silovs
P3 06:47 Power play - Shot on goal by Matthew Tkachuk saved by Arturs Silovs
P3 05:56 Noah Gregor shot blocked by Connor Clifton
Play by Play
P1
P2
P3
GOALS
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End of 3rd Period.
Shorthanded - Parker Wotherspoon credited with hit on Jesper Boqvist in defensive zone
Shorthanded - Ben Kindel won faceoff against Sam Bennett in defensive zone
Shorthanded - Noel Acciari won faceoff against Sam Bennett in defensive zone
Penalty to Bryan Rust 2 minutes for Delay of Game
SHOT
Dmitry Kulikov shot blocked by Kris Letang
Sam Bennett won faceoff against Rickard Rakell in offensive zone
SHOT
Matthew Tkachuk shot blocked by teammate
SHOT
Shot on goal by Noah Gregor saved by Arturs Silovs
Noah Gregor credited with hit on Parker Wotherspoon in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Anthony Mantha
SHOT
Shot missed by Nolan Foote
Tomas Nosek won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
GOAL
Power play - Goal scored by Carter Verhaeghe assisted by Seth Jones and Matthew Tkachuk
2-5
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Carter Verhaeghe saved by Arturs Silovs
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Seth Jones saved by Arturs Silovs
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Mackie Samoskevich
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Sam Bennett saved by Arturs Silovs
Penalty to Connor Clifton 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Sam Bennett)
Panthers won faceoff against Penguins in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Carter Verhaeghe saved by Arturs Silovs
SHOT
Shot on goal by Thomas Novak saved by Daniil Tarasov
Power play - Thomas Novak won faceoff against Eetu Luostarinen in offensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Anthony Mantha shot blocked by Eetu Luostarinen
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Ben Kindel
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot missed by Matthew Tkachuk
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Erik Karlsson saved by Daniil Tarasov
Power play - Sidney Crosby credited with hit on Matthew Tkachuk in offensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Evgeni Malkin shot blocked by Gustav Forsling
SHOT
Shot on goal by Vinnie Hinostroza saved by Arturs Silovs
Panthers won faceoff against Rickard Rakell in offensive zone
Shorthanded - Noel Acciari won faceoff against Sam Bennett in defensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Matthew Tkachuk saved by Arturs Silovs
Power play - Sam Bennett won faceoff against Noel Acciari in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
Penalty to Connor Clifton 2 minutes for Misconduct
SHOT
Noah Gregor shot blocked by Connor Clifton
SHOT
Shot missed by Thomas Novak
SHOT
Rickard Rakell shot blocked by Gustav Forsling
Donovan Sebrango credited with hit on Justin Brazeau in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Bryan Rust saved by Daniil Tarasov
SHOT
Shot on goal by Bryan Rust saved by Daniil Tarasov
Jesper Boqvist won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in offensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Jesper Boqvist saved by Arturs Silovs
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Vinnie Hinostroza saved by Arturs Silovs
SHOT
Power play - Seth Jones shot blocked by Ben Kindel
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Matthew Tkachuk saved by Arturs Silovs
Shorthanded - Noel Acciari won faceoff against Sam Bennett in defensive zone
Eetu Luostarinen won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
End of 2nd Period.
SHOT
Shot on goal by Ryan Shea saved by Daniil Tarasov
SHOT
Shot missed by Jesper Boqvist
Eetu Luostarinen won faceoff against Rickard Rakell in neutral zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Mike Benning saved by Arturs Silovs
SHOT
Sam Bennett shot blocked by Ben Kindel
SHOT
Panthers shot blocked by Bryan Rust
Panthers won faceoff against Penguins in neutral zone
Panthers won faceoff against Penguins in neutral zone
Stoppage - Puck in Netting
SHOT
Shot missed by Donovan Sebrango
Nolan Foote credited with hit on Parker Wotherspoon in defensive zone
Ben Kindel won faceoff against Eetu Luostarinen in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside
Panthers won faceoff against Penguins in neutral zone
Panthers won faceoff against Penguins in neutral zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Carter Verhaeghe saved by Arturs Silovs
SHOT
Shot missed by Sam Bennett
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Mackie Samoskevich saved by Arturs Silovs
Power play - Carter Verhaeghe won faceoff against Noel Acciari in offensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Matthew Tkachuk
Power play - Sam Bennett won faceoff against Noel Acciari in offensive zone
Penalty to Samuel Girard 2 minutes for Holding
SHOT
A.J. Greer shot blocked by Ben Kindel
SHOT
Parker Wotherspoon shot blocked by Mike Benning
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Evgeni Malkin
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Erik Karlsson saved by Daniil Tarasov
Power play - Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Tomas Nosek in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Donovan Sebrango saved by Arturs Silovs
SHOT
Power play - Shot missed by Anthony Mantha
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot missed by Panthers
Power play - Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Tomas Nosek in offensive zone
SHOT
Samuel Girard shot blocked by Dmitry Kulikov
Connor Clifton credited with hit on Jesper Boqvist in offensive zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Eetu Luostarinen
Connor Dewar won faceoff against Sam Bennett in offensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
SHOT
Connor Dewar shot blocked by Tobias Bjornfot
Noel Acciari won faceoff against Carter Verhaeghe in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Gustav Forsling saved by Arturs Silovs
Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Eetu Luostarinen in defensive zone
Eetu Luostarinen won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
End of 1st Period.
Thomas Novak won faceoff against Eetu Luostarinen in neutral zone
Shorthanded - Tomas Nosek won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
Sam Bennett won faceoff against Noel Acciari in offensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Gustav Forsling saved by Arturs Silovs
SHOT
Shot on goal by Jesper Boqvist saved by Arturs Silovs
Panthers won faceoff against Penguins in neutral zone
SHOT
Shot missed by Sidney Crosby
A.J. Greer won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
GOAL
Goal scored by Cole Schwindt
1-1
Nolan Foote credited with hit on Kris Letang in offensive zone
Thomas Novak won faceoff against Cole Schwindt in neutral zone
Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
Shorthanded - Ben Kindel won faceoff against Sam Bennett in defensive zone
Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
Shorthanded - Noel Acciari won faceoff against Sam Bennett in defensive zone
Penalty to Bryan Rust 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Mackie Samoskevich)
SHOT
Shot on goal by Erik Karlsson saved by Daniil Tarasov
Sam Bennett won faceoff against Penguins in neutral zone
Stoppage
Connor Dewar won faceoff against Cole Schwindt in neutral zone
Shorthanded - Tomas Nosek won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
Penalty to Donovan Sebrango 2 minutes for Delay of Game
Tomas Nosek won faceoff against Thomas Novak in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Matthew Tkachuk saved by Arturs Silovs
Sidney Crosby won faceoff against A.J. Greer in defensive zone
Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG) - TV timeout
Shorthanded - Sam Bennett credited with hit on Connor Clifton in offensive zone
SHOT
Shorthanded - Tobias Bjornfot shot blocked by Anthony Mantha
SHOT
Shorthanded - Carter Verhaeghe shot blocked by Connor Dewar
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot missed by Panthers
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Eetu Luostarinen saved by Arturs Silovs
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot missed by Eetu Luostarinen
SHOT
Shorthanded - Shot on goal by A.J. Greer saved by Arturs Silovs
Shorthanded - Eetu Luostarinen won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in offensive zone
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Sidney Crosby saved by Daniil Tarasov
SHOT
Power play - Shot on goal by Rickard Rakell saved by Daniil Tarasov
Penalty to Sam Bennett 2 minutes for Misconduct
Panthers won faceoff against Penguins in neutral zone
Mackie Samoskevich credited with hit on Thomas Novak in offensive zone
Rickard Rakell credited with hit on A.J. Greer in defensive zone
SHOT
Shot on goal by Eetu Luostarinen saved by Arturs Silovs
SHOT
Shot on goal by Noel Acciari saved by Daniil Tarasov
Eetu Luostarinen won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
Stats
| STATS | |
|---|
| 31 | Shots on Goal | 23 | |||
| 58% | Faceoff Win % | 42% | |||
| 6/1 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 7/1 | |||
| 23 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 21 | |||
| 28 | Hits | 7 | |||
| 9 | Shots Blocked | 15 | |||
| 16 | Giveaways | 13 |
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| 31 | Shots on Goal | 23 | |||
| 58% | Faceoff Win % | 42% | |||
| 6/1 | PP Opportunities/PP Goals | 7/1 | |||
| 23 | Penalty Infraction Mins | 21 | |||
| 28 | Hits | 7 | |||
| 9 | Shots Blocked | 15 | |||
| 16 | Giveaways | 13 |
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Panthers vs. Penguins: Detailed Breakdown
Matchup Overview
- Teams: Panthers vs. Penguins
- Date: Sunday, April 5, 2026
- Time: 3:00 PM ET
- Venue: PPG Paints Arena
Current Betting Odds
- Spread: Penguins favored at -1.5
- Total (Over/Under): 6.5
- Moneyline Odds: Panthers +208, Penguins -208
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 Sunday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.
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