2026-27

Season snapshot

Live NHL standings
15
Games played
12
Points
.400
Points %
-3
Goal diff
3-7
Last 10
29 GF · 36 GA

Last 10 counts OT/SO losses as losses — the schedule feed carries scores only.

Intelligence

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We publish a preview for each of these the morning of the game — about eight hours before puck drop, once both clubs' previous games are final. A recap follows the final horn.

Last 10

Recent results

This season vs last
per game · all situations

15 games in, against last season's full year.

2026-27
2025-26
Games played
15
82
Goals for / game
3.27
3.57
−0.30
Goals against / game
3.47
3.27
+0.20
Expected goals for / game
3.34
3.31
+3.0
Expected goals against / game
3.33
3.20
+13.0
Expected-goals share
50.1%
50.8%
−0.7
Shot-attempt share
51.7%
50.0%
+1.7
What are expected goals?

Goals are rare enough that a few bounces can make a good team look bad for weeks. Expected goalsfix that: every shot is scored by how often that exact look — that spot, that angle, that kind of shot — actually goes in. Add them up and you get what a club's chances were worth.

So the two goals rows say what happened, and the two expected-goals rows say what usually happens from those chances. When a club's real goals sit well below its expected goals, it is normally finishing or goaltending — and both tend to drift back toward normal.

Share rows are a slice of the game: 50% is dead even, and anything past about 52% is a club that genuinely tilts the ice.

Backcheck recaps — NHL play-by-play + our xG model

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40 posts
vs Vegas Golden KnightsL 3–2

Golden Knights hold off the Penguins

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at Montreal CanadiensL 5–4

Canadiens hold off the Penguins

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vs Utah MammothL 4–3

Mammoth run the Penguins off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Nashville PredatorsW 3–2

Penguins edge the Predators in overtime

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vs Florida Panthers7:00 PM ET

Panthers at Penguins: no daylight between these two

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at Utah Mammoth9:00 PM ET

The Mammoth are the model's lean over the Penguins on the underlying numbers

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at Vegas Golden Knights10:00 PM ET

The Golden Knights are the model's lean over the Penguins — with PDO regression in play

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at Colorado Avalanche9:00 PM ET

The Avalanche are the model's lean over the Penguins — with PDO regression in play

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at Chicago BlackhawksL 5–3

Blackhawks hold off the Penguins

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vs Dallas StarsW 2–1

Penguins edge the Stars in a shootout

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at Columbus Blue JacketsL 3–2

Blue Jackets run the Penguins off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Washington CapitalsL 5–3

Capitals hold off the Penguins

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vs Winnipeg JetsL 3–2

Jets run the Penguins off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Montreal CanadiensW 6–5

Penguins edge the Canadiens in overtime

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at Philadelphia FlyersW 7–0

Penguins shut out the Flyers, 7-0

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at Buffalo SabresW 3–1

Penguins run the Sabres off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Columbus Blue JacketsL 4–0

Blue Jackets shut out the Penguins, 4-0

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vs Detroit Red WingsL 7–4

Red Wings pull away from the Penguins

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vs Buffalo SabresW 4–1

Penguins run the Sabres off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at St. Louis BluesL 7–5

Blues run the Penguins off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Washington CapitalsL 3–0

Capitals shut out the Penguins, 3-0

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vs Washington CapitalsL 6–3

Capitals run the Penguins off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at New Jersey DevilsW 5–2

Penguins run the Devils off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Florida PanthersW 5–2

Penguins pull away from the Panthers

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vs Florida PanthersW 9–4

Penguins run the Panthers off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Tampa Bay LightningL 6–3

Lightning run the Penguins off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Detroit Red WingsW 5–1

Penguins run the Red Wings off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at New York IslandersW 8–3

Penguins run the Islanders off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Dallas StarsL 6–3

Stars run the Penguins off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Ottawa SenatorsW 4–3

Penguins edge the Senators in a shootout

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vs Colorado AvalancheL 6–2

Avalanche pull away from the Penguins

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vs Carolina HurricanesL 5–1

Hurricanes run the Penguins off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Winnipeg JetsW 5–4

Penguins edge the Jets in a shootout

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at Carolina HurricanesL 6–5

Hurricanes edge the Penguins in overtime

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at Colorado AvalancheW 7–2

Penguins pull away from the Avalanche

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at Utah Hockey ClubW 4–3

Penguins hold off the Mammoth

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at Vegas Golden KnightsL 6–2

Golden Knights run the Penguins off the ice on the underlying numbers

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at Carolina HurricanesL 5–4

Hurricanes run the Penguins off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Boston BruinsW 5–4

Penguins run the Bruins off the ice on the underlying numbers

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vs Philadelphia FlyersL 4–3

Flyers edge the Penguins in a shootout

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