Who wins
| Source | PHI wins | PIT wins | Basis |
|---|
| DraftKings | 57.2% | 42.8% | moneyline +124 / -148, margin removed |
| Pinnacle | 57.2% | 42.8% | moneyline +128 / -142 · takes up to $10000 |
| Kalshi | 57.5% | 42.5% | winner market, bid/ask midpoint, locked before puck drop |
| Composite ours | — | — | not built yet |
| DRatings public model | 55.8% | 44.2% | projects 2.70–3.33 |
| Neil Paine Elo public model | — | — | not published for this game |
The pickers see DraftKings, Pinnacle and Kalshi. They never see the composite, DRatings or Paine's Elo - opinions get copied.
Goalies
| Team | Goalie | Status | Reported | GSAx | Sv% | GP |
|---|
| PIT | — | unknown | | — | — | — |
| PHI | — | unknown | | — | — | — |
DailyFaceoff's starter and status; "not reported" is its projection before any news. GSAx (goals saved above expected) and Sv% are this season's (MoneyPuck).
Rest and travel
| Team | Rest days | Back-to-back | 3 in 4 | Km | Time zones | Trip/stand game |
|---|
| PIT | — | no | no | 414 | 0 | 1 |
| PHI | — | no | no | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Referees
Frederick L'Ecuyer, Justin Kea
announced 30 min before puck drop · linesmen Scott Cherrey, Julien Fournier
Who is outESPN
| Team | Player | Status | Note |
|---|
| PHI | Nikita Grebenkin | Out | out |
| PHI | Helge Grans | Injured Reserve | Grans (lower body) was put on the injured non-roster list Monday. |
| PHI | Denver Barkey | Injured Reserve | Barkey (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Monday. |
| PIT | Ben Kindel | Injured Reserve | Kindel (lower body) was cleared to take contact during Thursday's practice, Wes Crosby of NHL.com reports. |
| PIT | Blake Lizotte | Day-To-Day | day-to-day |
| PIT | Andrei Kuzmenko | Injured Reserve | ir-nr |
| PIT | Bryan Rust | Injured Reserve | ir |
| PIT | Justin Brazeau | Injured Reserve | Brazeau (lower body) was placed on injured reserve by the Penguins on Sunday. |
| PIT | Ryan Graves | Injured Reserve | Graves (lower body) is out indefinitely and was placed on injured reserve Sunday. |