Venue & Match Info
Arena: PPG Paints Arena, 1001 Fifth Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219
Puckdrop: 7:00 PM ET
Broadcast: NHL Network, Sportsnet Pittsburgh
Injury Report
St. Louis Blues
Robert Thomas (C) – Upper body, day-to-day (6 pts in 8 games)
Milan Lucic (LW) – Lower body, day-to-day
Alexey Toropchenko (RW) – Upper body, day-to-day
Pittsburgh Penguins
Rickard Rakell (RW) – Upper body, day-to-day (8 pts in 9 games)
Kevin Hayes (RW) – Upper body, out
Caleb Jones (D) – Lower body, out
Joel Blomqvist (G) – Lower body, out
Tanner Howe (LW) – ACL, out
Player Matchups
Jake Neighbours (STL, 6G) vs. Sidney Crosby (PIT, 6G/5A): Neighbours is St. Louis’ top finisher, but Crosby remains the heartbeat of Pittsburgh’s offense.
Jordan Kyrou (STL, 2G/4A) vs. Evgeni Malkin (PIT, 3G/11A): Kyrou’s speed against Malkin’s playmaking vision.
Jordan Binnington (STL, .894 SV%) vs. Tristan Jarry (PIT, .922 SV%): Goaltending edge leans Penguins.
Justin Faulk (STL, 2 pts) vs. Kris Letang (PIT, +3 rating): Veteran defensemen anchoring their blue lines.
Team Recent Form
St. Louis Blues: 7 points, 5th in Central. Recent form: L-L-L-W-L. Defense leaking goals (33 allowed, 4.1 per game).
Pittsburgh Penguins: 13 points, 4th in Metropolitan. Recent form: W-W-W-W-L. Strong two-way play (+9 goal differential).
Series History
Penguins lead the all-time series comfortably.
Last season (2024–25): Pittsburgh won both meetings.
Blues haven’t won in Pittsburgh since 2019.
Betting Trends
Blues: 1-4 in last 5 games; 4 of last 5 went over 6.5 goals.
Penguins: 4-1 in last 5; 5 of last 7 games over 6.5 goals.
Head-to-head: Penguins have dominated recent matchups, especially at home.
Game Odds
St. Louis Blues – 120
Pittsburgh Penguins 5.5
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Sunday, October 26, 2025
