Florida Panthers vs Pittsburgh Penguins: Game preview, predictions, and odds

Florida Panthers vs Pittsburgh Penguins: Game preview, predictions, and odds | December 3, 2024

Modified Dec 03, 2024 14:46 GMT

NHL: Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers - Source: Imagn — Florida Panthers vs Pittsburgh Penguins: Game preview, predictions, and odds | December 3, 2024

The Florida Panthers and Pittsburgh Penguins will play tonight. These two teams are in different stratospheres right now, as the defending champions are 15-9-1 to start the year and the Penguins are 10-12-4. They're expected to have a fire sale of players, while the Panthers remain a legitimate contender. Here's what to know about their contest.

Panthers vs. Penguins: Head-to-head & key numbers

The Penguins are 59-47-4-3 all-time against the Panthers.
They are 35-18-3-1 at home and 24-29-1-2 on the road.
They have played just one playoff series: the 1995-1996 Eastern Conference Finals. Florida won in seven games.
The Penguins were 0-2-1 against Florida last season. This is their first matchup in 2024-25.
The largest margin of victory ever for the Penguins in this matchup was four goals. For Florida, it was six.
Since 2019-20, Pittsburgh is 4-7-1 against Florida.
The Panthers have won 7 of 10 games on the road and 13 of their last 20 away from home.
The Penguins have lost 13 of their last 20 games and 16 of 26 games this season.
Pittsburgh is winless in the last four against Florida.

Florida Panthers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins: Preview

The Panthers aren't exactly red-hot to start this year and their title defense. However, they remain one of the NHL's best teams. They're still in second in the Atlantic Division behind the surging Toronto Maple Leafs.

The Florida Panthers are favored today (Imagn)

The Penguins, on the other hand, have not had a good start to the year at all. They have the fourth-lowest point total in the NHL and the lowest in the Eastern Conference. They have won three in a row, though, which came after a three-game losing streak.