🏒 NHLForecasts.com
Data-Driven NHL Predictions & Analytics
2025-26 Season Live

Pittsburgh Penguins at Florida Panthers NHL Predictions

2025-01-03 • Amerant Bank Arena
Florida Panthers 3 - 2 Pittsburgh Penguins
🚨 Upset Win (51% underdog)

📊 Pre-Game Predictions

Win Probability
FLA: 49.1%
PIT: 50.9%
Expected Goals
FLA: 3.54
PIT: 2.80
Total Goals
Median: 5.8
Over 5.5: 57%
Over 6.5: 45%

🥅 Goalie Matchup

FLA
Spencer Knight - 0-0-0 | 0.000 SV% | 0.00 GAA
PIT
Tristan Jarry - 16-12-6 | 0.892 SV% | 3.12 GAA
StatFLAPIT
Season SV%0.0000.892
Last 5 SV%
SV% vs Opponent
GAA0.003.12
Last 5 / vs opponent shown when available in goalie stats. Confirmed goalie row used when available; otherwise current projected starter is shown.

Goalie Game Metrics

TeamGoalieSASavesGASV%xGAHD FacedGSAx
FLASpencer Knight3331293.9%4.4322.43
PITTristan Jarry3632488.9%5.5551.55
SA uses shots on goal plus goals. xGA, high-danger faced, and GSAx use modeled scoring attempts against. GSAx is xGA minus goals against.

Head-to-Head History

Model accuracy in this matchup: 78% • FLA at home vs PIT: 3-1
DateScoreWinnerModel Pick
2026-04-05PIT 5 - 2 FLAPITPIT
2026-04-04PIT 9 - 4 FLAPITPIT
2025-10-23FLA 3 - 5 PITPITFLA
2025-03-23FLA 4 - 3 PITFLAFLA
2025-01-03FLA 3 - 2 PITFLAPIT

Shot Quality by Period

PeriodTeamShotsHigh DangerxG
1FLA1521.08
1PIT2111.60
2FLA2411.37
2PIT1100.60
3FLA1701.01
3PIT1611.70
4FLA600.48
4PIT400.40
5FLA321.60
5PIT200.13
Shots are modeled attempts: shots on goal, goals, and missed shots. Blocked shots are excluded. High danger is xG >= 0.20.

📈 Post-Game Analysis

Prediction Result
❌ Incorrect
Confidence: 50.9%
Total Goals
Actual: 5.0
Expected: 6.3
Score Breakdown
Florida Panthers 3 - 2 Pittsburgh Penguins
Expected: 3.5 - 2.8