Pittsburgh Penguins vs Columbus Blue Jackets predictions, Jan 17, 2026

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In an upcoming NHL clash on January 17, 2026, the Pittsburgh Penguins will host the Columbus Blue Jackets at their home venue. Both teams have had a mixed bag of results in their recent matches, with the Penguins winning 2 out of their last 5 games and the Blue Jackets also claiming victory in 2 of their last 5 outings.

Heading into this match, bookmakers have slightly favored the Penguins with odds of 2.07 for a home win compared to 3.13 for an away victory for the Blue Jackets. Our model prediction aligns with this, giving the Penguins a 50.5% chance of securing a win, a 20.6% probability of a draw, and a 28.7% likelihood of the Blue Jackets emerging victorious.

Both teams will be looking to capitalize on their recent form and tactical strengths to secure a crucial win. With the predicted final score being 4:3 in favor of the Penguins, this match is expected to be a closely contested battle with a potential for an upset.

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Pittsburgh 47.5%

Draw 22.2%

Columbus 30.3%

Prediction (the most likely score): 4:3

Outrights of NHL Pittsburgh Penguins: 0.82% Columbus Blue Jackets: 0.33%

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Betting Odds

	1	X	2
	2.07	4.37	3.13
	1.96	4.27	3.18

Latest Results

13.01.26 Pittsburgh Penguins – Tampa Bay Lightning – 1:2 penalties 11.01.26 Boston Bruins – Pittsburgh Penguins – 1:0 10.01.26 Pittsburgh Penguins – Calgary Flames – 1:2 08.01.26 Pittsburgh Penguins – New Jersey Devils – 4:1 04.01.26 Columbus Blue Jackets – Pittsburgh Penguins – 4:5 OT

13.01.26 Columbus Blue Jackets – Calgary Flames – 5:3 11.01.26 Utah Mammoth – Columbus Blue Jackets – 2:3 OT 10.01.26 Colorado Avalanche – Columbus Blue Jackets – 4:0 08.01.26 Vegas Golden Knights – Columbus Blue Jackets – 5:3 06.01.26 San Jose Sharks – Columbus Blue Jackets – 5:2

Facts

A meeting between a mid-table team and the outsider will take place in this match (ranked 10 and 15).

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Pittsburgh won 3.

Each of the teams is struggling with stability in their game.

Recently, Columbus has had a series of away games.

Pittsburgh is expected to have a slight advantage in this match.

In the last 20 head-to-head matches, Pittsburgh won 13 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 7 matches, and goals 78:63. (average 3.9:3.2).

Including home matches between the teams, Pittsburgh won 8 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 44:28. (average 4.4:2.8).

Latest Head To Head

04.01.26 Columbus Blue Jackets – Pittsburgh Penguins – 4:5 OT 28.11.25 Columbus Blue Jackets – Pittsburgh Penguins – 3:4 OT 25.10.25 Pittsburgh Penguins – Columbus Blue Jackets – 4:5 penalties 27.09.25 Pittsburgh Penguins – Columbus Blue Jackets – 4:1 24.09.25 Columbus Blue Jackets – Pittsburgh Penguins – 4:1

Standings

Main

Western Conference

		Pl	W	WO	LO	L		Pts
1	Colorado Avalanche	45	30	3	8	4	182:103	74
2	Dallas Stars	47	23	4	9	11	161:133	63
3	Minnesota Wild	47	18	8	9	12	148:130	61
4	Vegas Golden Knights	45	16	6	12	11	147:138	56
5	Edmonton Oilers	47	18	5	8	16	159:157	54
6	Seattle Kraken	45	15	6	9	15	125:131	51
7	Utah Mammoth	47	17	6	4	20	145:131	50
8	San Jose Sharks	45	12	11	3	19	143:162	49
9	Los Angeles Kings	46	12	7	11	16	122:131	49
10	Nashville Predators	46	15	7	4	20	129:151	48
11	Anaheim Ducks	46	14	8	3	21	153:169	47
12	Chicago Blackhawks	46	15	4	7	20	130:146	45
13	St. Louis Blues	47	18	0	8	21	117:161	44
14	Calgary Flames	46	15	4	4	23	119:140	42
15	Winnipeg Jets	45	16	2	5	22	135:142	41
16	Vancouver Canucks	46	10	6	5	25	125:166	37

Eastern Conference

		Pl	W	WO	LO	L		Pts
1	Tampa Bay Lightning	45	23	6	3	13	160:116	61
2	Carolina Hurricanes	47	19	9	4	15	158:142	60
3	Detroit Red Wings	48	20	8	4	16	149:148	60
4	Montreal Canadiens	47	17	9	7	14	159:154	59
5	New York Islanders	46	16	9	5	16	138:130	55
6	Buffalo Sabres	45	19	6	4	16	148:140	54
7	Boston Bruins	47	19	7	2	19	155:146	54
8	Washington Capitals	47	21	3	6	17	153:135	54
9	Toronto Maple Leafs	46	17	6	7	16	153:149	53
10	Pittsburgh Penguins	45	17	4	10	14	141:137	52
11	Philadelphia Flyers	45	15	7	8	15	135:137	52
12	Florida Panthers	45	21	3	3	18	139:145	51
13	New Jersey Devils	47	16	8	2	21	126:145	50
14	Ottawa Senators	46	17	5	5	19	151:153	49
15	Columbus Blue Jackets	46	12	8	7	19	140:156	47
16	New York Rangers	48	13	7	6	22	126:147	46

NHL Outrights

1. Colorado Avalanche: 3.45 (23.98%)

2. Tampa Bay Lightning: 7.5 (11.03%)

3. Carolina Hurricanes: 8.75 (9.45%)

4. Vegas Golden Knights: 9 (9.19%)

5. Florida Panthers: 10 (8.27%)

6. Edmonton Oilers: 10.5 (7.88%)

7. Dallas Stars: 15.5 (5.34%)

8. Minnesota Wild: 22 (3.76%)

9. Washington Capitals: 27.5 (3.01%)

10. Toronto Maple Leafs: 41 (2.02%)

11. Los Angeles Kings: 46 (1.8%)

12. Montreal Canadiens: 53.5 (1.55%)

13. Detroit Red Wings: 64 (1.29%)

14. New Jersey Devils: 64 (1.29%)

15. Buffalo Sabres: 64 (1.29%)

16. Ottawa Senators: 71 (1.17%)

17. New York Islanders: 78.5 (1.05%)

18. Utah Mammoth: 78.5 (1.05%)

19. Anaheim Ducks: 101 (0.82%)

20. Pittsburgh Penguins: 101 (0.82%)

21. Philadelphia Flyers: 113.5 (0.73%)

22. Winnipeg Jets: 163.5 (0.51%)

23. Nashville Predators: 163.5 (0.51%)

24. New York Rangers: 201 (0.41%)

25. Columbus Blue Jackets: 251 (0.33%)

26. Boston Bruins: 276 (0.3%)

27. Seattle Kraken: 301 (0.27%)

28. San Jose Sharks: 401 (0.21%)

29. Calgary Flames: 401 (0.21%)

30. St. Louis Blues: 501 (0.17%)

31. Chicago Blackhawks: 501 (0.17%)

32. Vancouver Canucks: 626 (0.13%)

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