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Puck line
PIT +1.5 -130
VGK -1.5 +105
Open –
Fair, no vig: PIT -116 / VGK +116 (hold 5.3%)
Best: PIT +1.5 -118 at FanDuel; VGK -1.5 +117 at Bally Bet
Total
Over 6.5 -115
Under 6.5 -110
Fair, no vig: O -102 / U +102 (hold 5.9%)
Best: O 6.5 -108 at FanDuel; U 6.5 -105 at DraftKings
Moneyline
PIT +180
VGK -230
Fair, no vig: PIT +195 / VGK -195 (hold 5.4%)
Best: PIT +190 at DraftKings; VGK -210 at theScore Bet

Updated Fri 2:50 PM ET Consensus of 10 US books: the line most books are dealing, with the middle price. Lines move. Check your book before you bet. Fair odds strip out the book's cut so you can see the price the market really implies.

Every book (10)
BookPITVGKOverUnderPIT MLVGK ML
DraftKings+1.5-125-1.5+105o6.5-115u6.5-105+190-230
FanDuel+1.5-118-1.5-104o6.5-108u6.5-112+190-235
BetMGM+1.5-120-1.5+100o6.5-110u6.5-110+190-235
Caesarso6.5-117u6.5-106+188-230
theScore Bet+1.5-130-1.5+110o6.5-110u6.5-110+175-210
BetRivers+1.5-148-1.5+117o6.5-120u6.5-105+180-215
Fanatics+1.5-120-1.5+100o6.5-110u6.5-110+190-235
Hard Rock Bet+1.5-130-1.5+105o6.5-110u6.5-110+180-230
Bally Bet+1.5-148-1.5+117o6.5-120u6.5-105+180-215
betPARX+1.5-148-1.5+117o6.5-120u6.5-105+180-215

Highlighted: the best number on each side. Legal US sportsbooks only.

Our crowd

Who's on what before kickoff, from the cappers we track and bets logged on our tracker.

Public cappers

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Common opponents

Same opponents, side by side: how each team did, by how much, and whether they covered. Margin is points scored minus allowed; the line is that team's closing spread.

Opponent Penguins Golden Knights
Blackhawks
L 3-5 away
-2 · -1.5 Didn't cover
W 5-2 home
+3 · -1.5 Covered

Against 1 common opponent: Penguins lost by 2.0 on average, 0-1 against the spread. Golden Knights won by 3.0 on average, 1-0 against the spread.

Betting form, 2026-27

Pittsburgh WLLWWL

ATSTotals
All games4-3 57%Small sample4-3 57% overSmall sample
Road2-2 50%Small sample3-1 75% overSmall sample
As underdog4-1 80%Small sample
Last 52-3 40%Small sample

7 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

Vegas WLLLWW

ATSTotals
All games4-5 44%Small sample7-2 78% overSmall sample
Home2-3 40%Small sample4-1 80% overSmall sample
As favorite4-4 50%Small sample
Last 52-3 40%Small sample

9 graded games this season. Small sample: read it as a hint, not a trend.

Head to head since 2026

These two haven't met since 2026 in our data.

Side by side

PITVGK
3-4Record7-2
4-3Against the spread4-5
4-3Over-under7-2
+1.1Avg cover margin+0.4
3.6Points per game4.0
3.1Points allowed2.4

Season to date. Stats from ESPN. Points from final scores. Bold is the better number.

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