Blackhawks vs. Penguins Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Blackhawks vs. Penguins NHL game on January 29, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Penguins
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  • Penguins
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P3 18:07 Shot on goal by Rickard Rakell saved by Arvid Soderblom
P3 17:50 Shot missed by Rickard Rakell
P3 17:44 Sidney Crosby shot blocked by Jason Dickinson
P3 17:34 Shot on goal by Justin Brazeau saved by Arvid Soderblom
P3 15:21 Shot on goal by Ryan Greene saved by Arturs Silovs
P3 13:56 Shot missed by Blake Lizotte
P3 13:17 Shot missed by Ryan Shea
P3 12:20 Shot missed by Colton Dach
P3 11:53 Shot missed by Thomas Novak
P3 11:11 Shot on goal by Yegor Chinakhov saved by Arvid Soderblom
P3 10:55 Shot on goal by Rickard Rakell saved by Arvid Soderblom
P3 09:22 Shot missed by Parker Wotherspoon
P3 09:01 Rutger McGroarty shot blocked by Matt Grzelcyk
P3 08:24 Shot missed by Thomas Novak
P3 07:18 Erik Karlsson shot blocked by teammate
P3 07:18 Rickard Rakell shot blocked by teammate
P3 06:39 Shot on goal by Erik Karlsson saved by Arvid Soderblom
P3 03:21 Shot on goal by Kris Letang saved by Arvid Soderblom
P3 03:08 Shot on goal by Matt Grzelcyk saved by Arturs Silovs
P3 01:22 Shot missed by Parker Wotherspoon
Play by Play
  1. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  2. P3 18:24
    Matt Grzelcyk credited with hit on Rickard Rakell in defensive zone
  3. P3 18:09
    Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Jason Dickinson in offensive zone
  4. P3 18:07
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Rickard Rakell saved by Arvid Soderblom
  5. P3 17:50
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Rickard Rakell
  6. P3 17:47
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  7. P3 17:44
    SHOT
    Sidney Crosby shot blocked by Jason Dickinson
  8. P3 17:34
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Justin Brazeau saved by Arvid Soderblom
  9. P3 15:30
    Blake Lizotte won faceoff against Frank Nazar in defensive zone
  10. P3 15:30
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  11. P3 15:21
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ryan Greene saved by Arturs Silovs
  12. P3 14:06
    Frank Nazar won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
  13. P3 14:06
    Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout
  14. P3 13:59
    Frank Nazar won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
  15. P3 13:56
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Blake Lizotte
  16. P3 13:17
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ryan Shea
  17. P3 12:20
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Colton Dach
  18. P3 11:53
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Thomas Novak
  19. P3 11:11
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Yegor Chinakhov saved by Arvid Soderblom
  20. P3 10:55
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Rickard Rakell saved by Arvid Soderblom
  21. P3 09:22
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Parker Wotherspoon
  22. P3 09:01
    SHOT
    Rutger McGroarty shot blocked by Matt Grzelcyk
  23. P3 08:26
    Blackhawks won faceoff against Penguins in neutral zone
  24. P3 08:24
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Thomas Novak
  25. P3 07:18
    SHOT
    Erik Karlsson shot blocked by teammate
  26. P3 07:18
    SHOT
    Rickard Rakell shot blocked by teammate
  27. P3 06:39
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Erik Karlsson saved by Arvid Soderblom
  28. P3 05:17
    Colton Dach credited with hit on Ryan Shea in offensive zone
  29. P3 03:21
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Kris Letang saved by Arvid Soderblom
  30. P3 03:10
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  31. P3 03:08
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Matt Grzelcyk saved by Arturs Silovs
  32. P3 01:22
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Parker Wotherspoon
  33. P3 01:20
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Erik Karlsson saved by Arvid Soderblom
  34. P3 00:45
    SHOT
    Teuvo Teravainen shot blocked by Brett Kulak
  35. P3 00:10
    Frank Nazar won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
  36. P3 00:00
    Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Frank Nazar in neutral zone
  37. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  38. P2 19:30
    Frank Nazar won faceoff against Noel Acciari in neutral zone
  39. P2 19:18
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Rutger McGroarty
  40. P2 19:03
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Penguins
  41. P2 17:32
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Rickard Rakell saved by Arvid Soderblom
  42. P2 16:29
    SHOT
    Ilya Solovyov shot blocked by Colton Dach
  43. P2 16:01
    Noel Acciari won faceoff against Ryan Greene in neutral zone
  44. P2 16:01
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Anthony Mantha
    1-4
  45. P2 15:30
    Frank Nazar won faceoff against Ben Kindel in neutral zone
  46. P2 15:30
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Yegor Chinakhov assisted by Evgeni Malkin
    1-3
  47. P2 15:01
    Stoppage - Icing
  48. P2 14:19
    Jason Dickinson credited with hit on Erik Karlsson in offensive zone
  49. P2 14:12
    Jason Dickinson won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
  50. P2 13:13
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Kris Letang saved by Arvid Soderblom
  51. P2 13:09
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  52. P2 13:07
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Thomas Novak saved by Arvid Soderblom
  53. P2 12:37
    Power play - Ben Kindel won faceoff against Jason Dickinson in defensive zone
  54. P2 12:37
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  55. P2 12:34
    SHOT
    Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Ilya Mikheyev saved by Arturs Silovs
  56. P2 12:00
    Power play - Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Ryan Greene in offensive zone
  57. P2 12:00
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  58. P2 11:35
    Ryan Greene won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
  59. P2 11:04
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Evgeni Malkin
  60. P2 11:02
    Power play - Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Jason Dickinson in offensive zone
  61. P2 11:02
    Stoppage - TV timeout
  62. P2 10:30
    Thomas Novak won faceoff against Oliver Moore in offensive zone
  63. P2 10:30
    Stoppage - Puck in Benches
  64. P2 10:20
    Stoppage - Offside
  65. P2 09:56
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Kris Letang
  66. P2 09:48
    Ben Kindel won faceoff against Jason Dickinson in defensive zone
  67. P2 09:46
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Matt Grzelcyk saved by Arturs Silovs
  68. P2 09:41
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ryan Donato saved by Arturs Silovs
  69. P2 09:09
    Frank Nazar won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
  70. P2 09:09
    Stoppage - Icing
  71. P2 07:47
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Connor Bedard saved by Arturs Silovs
  72. P2 07:28
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Evgeni Malkin saved by Arvid Soderblom
  73. P2 07:21
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Evgeni Malkin saved by Arvid Soderblom
  74. P2 05:54
    Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Ryan Donato in neutral zone
  75. P2 05:53
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Ben Kindel assisted by Anthony Mantha and Parker Wotherspoon
    1-2
  76. P2 05:39
    Wyatt Kaiser credited with hit on Rutger McGroarty in defensive zone
  77. P2 05:25
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ben Kindel
  78. P2 05:20
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  79. P2 05:18
    SHOT
    Yegor Chinakhov shot blocked by Ryan Greene
  80. P2 05:09
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  81. P2 05:07
    SHOT
    Thomas Novak shot blocked by Wyatt Kaiser
  82. P2 04:22
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Parker Wotherspoon saved by Arvid Soderblom
  83. P2 03:43
    Frank Nazar won faceoff against Penguins in offensive zone
  84. P2 03:30
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Connor Bedard
  85. P2 02:48
    Blackhawks won faceoff against Penguins in neutral zone
  86. P2 02:46
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Brett Kulak
  87. P2 02:19
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Penguins saved by Arvid Soderblom
  88. P2 02:06
    SHOT
    Ilya Solovyov shot blocked by teammate
  89. P2 01:53
    Ryan Greene won faceoff against Ben Kindel in defensive zone
  90. P2 01:31
    Ryan Greene won faceoff against Blake Lizotte in offensive zone
  91. P2 01:31
    Stoppage - Offside
  92. P2 00:56
    Jason Dickinson won faceoff against Thomas Novak in neutral zone
  93. P2 00:56
    Stoppage - Puck in Benches
  94. P2 00:30
    SHOT
    Rickard Rakell shot blocked by Alex Vlasic
  95. P2 00:11
    Justin Brazeau credited with hit on Artyom Levshunov in neutral zone
  96. P2 00:00
    Frank Nazar won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
  97. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  98. P1 19:03
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Louis Crevier
  99. P1 18:47
    Blake Lizotte won faceoff against Jason Dickinson in defensive zone
  100. P1 18:47
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  101. P1 18:21
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  102. P1 18:20
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Teuvo Teravainen saved by Arturs Silovs
  103. P1 17:50
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ryan Greene saved by Arturs Silovs
  104. P1 17:29
    Rutger McGroarty won faceoff against Oliver Moore in offensive zone
  105. P1 17:29
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  106. P1 16:45
    SHOT
    Parker Wotherspoon shot blocked by Alex Vlasic
  107. P1 16:10
    Jason Dickinson won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
  108. P1 16:10
    Penalty to Evgeni Malkin 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Wyatt Kaiser)
  109. P1 15:48
    Oliver Moore credited with hit on Thomas Novak in defensive zone
  110. P1 14:58
    Andre Burakovsky won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in offensive zone
  111. P1 14:57
    Andre Burakovsky won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in offensive zone
  112. P1 14:17
    Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Ryan Greene in neutral zone
  113. P1 14:17
    Penalty to Frank Nazar 2 minutes for Misconduct
  114. P1 14:17
    Penalty to Ben Kindel 2 minutes for Misconduct
  115. P1 13:54
    SHOT
    Matt Grzelcyk shot blocked by Blake Lizotte
  116. P1 13:49
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Frank Nazar saved by Arturs Silovs
  117. P1 12:03
    Oliver Moore won faceoff against Noel Acciari in offensive zone
  118. P1 11:49
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Thomas Novak saved by Arvid Soderblom
  119. P1 11:24
    Frank Nazar won faceoff against Thomas Novak in neutral zone
  120. P1 11:24
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Blackhawks saved by Arturs Silovs
  121. P1 11:23
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Connor Dewar saved by Arvid Soderblom
  122. P1 10:02
    Colton Dach credited with hit on Ilya Solovyov in offensive zone
  123. P1 09:51
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Colton Dach saved by Arturs Silovs
  124. P1 09:32
    Nick Foligno won faceoff against Ben Kindel in neutral zone
  125. P1 09:32
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Connor Murphy assisted by Ryan Greene and Frank Nazar
    1-0
  126. P1 08:14
    Jason Dickinson won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
  127. P1 07:48
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Tyler Bertuzzi
  128. P1 07:46
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Teuvo Teravainen saved by Arturs Silovs
  129. P1 07:29
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot missed by Tyler Bertuzzi
  130. P1 06:40
    SHOT
    Power play - Connor Bedard shot blocked by Kris Letang
  131. P1 06:11
    Blackhawks won faceoff against Penguins in neutral zone
  132. P1 05:53
    SHOT
    Wyatt Kaiser shot blocked by Ilya Solovyov
  133. P1 05:06
    Stoppage - Offside
  134. P1 04:05
    SHOT
    Justin Brazeau shot blocked by Louis Crevier
  135. P1 03:36
    Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Jason Dickinson in defensive zone
  136. P1 03:36
    Stoppage - Icing
  137. P1 03:30
    SHOT
    Alex Vlasic shot blocked by Rickard Rakell
  138. P1 03:24
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Wyatt Kaiser
  139. P1 03:07
    SHOT
    Wyatt Kaiser shot blocked by Noel Acciari
  140. P1 02:16
    Ben Kindel won faceoff against Oliver Moore in defensive zone
  141. P1 02:16
    Stoppage - Icing
  142. P1 01:29
    Giveaway by Wyatt Kaiser in defensive zone
  143. P1 01:12
    Thomas Novak won faceoff against Jason Dickinson in neutral zone
  144. P1 00:52
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  145. P1 00:49
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Louis Crevier
  146. P1 00:00
    Game Setup.
Stats
Blackhawks
STATS
Penguins
20Shots on Goal44
41% Faceoff Win % 59%
2/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 1/0
6Penalty Infraction Mins8
13Hits18
16 Shots Blocked 12
17Giveaways17
BlackhawksCHI
PenguinsPIT
20Shots on Goal44
41% Faceoff Win % 59%
2/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 1/0
6Penalty Infraction Mins8
13Hits18
16 Shots Blocked 12
17Giveaways17

Blackhawks vs. Penguins: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Blackhawks vs. Penguins
  • Date: Thursday, January 29, 2026
  • Time: 7:00 PM ET
  • Venue: PPG Paints Arena

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Penguins favored at -1.5
  • Total (Over/Under): 6
  • Moneyline Odds: Blackhawks +154, Penguins -178

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Blackhawks: 38%
  • Penguins: 62%

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 Blackhawks a win probability of 38%, while the Penguins have a win probability of 62%. 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 Blackhawks in the NHL game at PPG Paints Arena on Friday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.

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