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Florida Panthers at Pittsburgh Penguins

NHLregular • 2025-26 Season
completed
Penguins logo
Penguins
Pittsburgh
5
vs
Panthers logo
Panthers
Florida
2
PIT 56%44% FLA
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

Pittsburgh Penguins 56% to win. The biggest signal favoring Penguins:

  • Home Field Advantage. Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the home-field edge were neutral: PIT 52% (−4)

Win probability movement

PIT home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement61%56%51%Apr 2Apr 5

Labels mark updates of 5 points or more, named by the factor that moved most.

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VenuePPG Paints Arena
Pittsburgh, PA

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Panthers (away)
Penguins (home)
44%
Win probability
56%
0
High-impact factors
0
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Penguins defeated the Panthers 5-2.

Our model predicted the Penguins would win with 56% confidence -- and they delivered. Even with modest confidence, the model got this one right.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Home Field Advantage favored the Penguins and was a notable factor: Base home field advantage applied (no detailed stats available)
  • Rest Days was neutral and a contributing factor: Similar rest: Penguins (back-to-back) vs Panthers (back-to-back)
  • Offensive Efficiency was neutral and a contributing factor: No offensive stats available for comparison

This analysis was generated from our model's pre-game assessment compared against the actual result. Factor accuracy helps improve future predictions.

Penguins won 5-2

Penguins won in a close game

Prediction CorrectWe predicted Penguins at 56%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Home Field AdvantageFavors Pittsburgh Penguins
  • Rest DaysNeutral
  • Offensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Defensive EfficiencyNeutral
  • Turnover DifferentialNeutral
  • Head to HeadNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

FLA
PIT
Home Field Advantage
Favours FLA|Favours PIT

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Model vs. Market

Comparing our model against market-implied probabilities

Penguins

Our Model56%

Panthers

Our Model44%

Understanding the win probability calculation

Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 4/5/2026, 8:50:00 AM

Key Players

Panthers

Akira SchmidG
Cooper BlackG
Jacob MarkstromG
Sam ReinhartC
Luke KuninC

Penguins

Arturs SilovsG
Taylor GauthierG
Sergei MurashovG
David GustafssonC
Hendrix LapierreC

Learn About Our Analysis

Learn about the factors behind our predictions

Frequently Asked Questions

Penguins has a 56% win probability, while Panthers has a 44% win probability based on our analysis.

Our model considers offensive and defensive efficiency, rest days, injury impact, and historical performance.

This game is being played at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA.

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