Our Winnipeg Jets vs Pittsburgh Penguins preview covers the odds, puck line, total, start time, TV channel and where to watch on Monday, October 5, 2026. The Winnipeg Jets (1-0-1 this season; 35-35-12 in 2025-26) visit the Pittsburgh Penguins (2-0-0 this season; 41-25-16 in 2025-26) at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pa. Puck drop is 7:30 PM ET (7:30 PM local). TV: SN-PIT (U.S. regional) / Sportsnet+ (Canada).
Storyline: Winnipeg is on the second night of a back-to-back after a 3-2 win at Detroit on Sunday, Oct. 4. Pittsburgh is 2-0-0 with 13 goals in two games, including a 6-5 overtime win against Montreal on Saturday after the Canadiens tied it with two goals in the final 1:08 of regulation. Jets goalie Stuart Skinner played 27 games for the Penguins last season before signing with Winnipeg on July 1 (NHL.com). DraftKings lists Pittsburgh at -170 and Winnipeg at +142 on the moneyline, with the total at 6.5.
Winnipeg Jets vs Pittsburgh Penguins Odds, Puck Line & Game Info
| Matchup | Winnipeg Jets @ Pittsburgh Penguins |
|---|---|
| 2026-27 Records | Winnipeg Jets 1-0-1 | Pittsburgh Penguins 2-0-0 |
| 2025-26 Records | Winnipeg Jets 35-35-12 | Pittsburgh Penguins 41-25-16 |
| Head Coaches | WPG: Scott Arniel (3rd season) | PIT: Dan Muse (2nd season) |
| Puck Line | WPG +1.5 (-180) | PIT -1.5 (+150) |
| Moneyline | Winnipeg Jets: +142 | Pittsburgh Penguins: -170 |
| Total | O/U 6.5 (o+102 / u-122) |
| Venue | PPG Paints Arena (Pittsburgh, Pa.) |
| Date / Time | Monday, October 5, 2026 — 7:30 PM ET |
| TV / How to Watch | SN-PIT (U.S. regional) / Sportsnet+ (Canada) |
| Probable Starting Goalies | WPG: TBD (Stuart Skinner / Clay Stevenson; Stuart Skinner started Sunday; Connor Hellebuyck suspended) | PIT: TBD (Arturs Silovs / Sergei Murashov) |
Odds via DraftKings (through ESPN), cross-checked on Action Network, as of Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, ~6:20 PM ET. Other books listed the same total at research time. Lines move, so check your sportsbook before puck drop. Starting goalies had not been confirmed at research time.
Winnipeg Jets Preview: Last Season, Offseason & Goalies
2025-26 recap: Winnipeg went 35-35-12 (82 points), finished seventh in the Central Division and missed the playoffs one year after winning the Presidents’ Trophy. Mark Scheifele had 36 goals and 103 points, Kyle Connor had 39 goals and 92 points, and Gabriel Vilardi set career highs with 30 goals and 69 points.
Offseason moves: Winnipeg signed Skinner (two years) and defenseman Mario Ferraro (three years, $12 million), and Cole Perfetti signed a five-year contract. Jonathan Toews retired and Gustav Nyquist left as a free agent. The Jets claimed goalie Clay Stevenson off waivers from Washington, and 18-year-old Viggo Bjorck, the No. 8 selection in the 2026 draft, made the team (NHL.com, The Hockey News).
Key players & coach: Scheifele, Connor, Vilardi, Perfetti, Adam Lowry, Alex Iafallo and Nino Niederreiter lead the forwards. Josh Morrissey (55 points), Dylan DeMelo, Neal Pionk, Dylan Samberg and Ferraro lead the defense. Scott Arniel is in his third season as coach.
The Hellebuyck situation: Connor Hellebuyck, a three-time Vezina Trophy winner who made his trade request public on Aug. 27, was suspended after he did not report to training camp and remains suspended (WinnipegJets.com, ESPN). General manager Kevin Cheveldayoff said the return in any trade would have to be "commensurate" with what Hellebuyck has meant to the franchise.
Goalies: Skinner made 26 saves on 30 shots in his Jets debut on Oct. 2. He went 23-17-9 with a 2.92 GAA, .888 save percentage and two shutouts in 50 games for Pittsburgh and Edmonton last season, including 12-9-5 with the Penguins after a Dec. 12 trade. Stevenson went 3-1-0 with a .921 save percentage in four games for Washington. Winnipeg had not confirmed a starter for Monday at research time.
Season so far: Boston beat Winnipeg 4-3 in overtime at Canada Life Centre on Oct. 2. DeMelo, Connor (power play) and Ferraro scored for the Jets, who led 3-2 after two periods, before Elias Lindholm tied it at 18:22 of the third and JJ Peterka won it in overtime (NHL.com).
Sunday’s result: Winnipeg beat Detroit 3-2 at Little Caesars Arena on Sunday, Oct. 4, so Monday’s game is the second night of a back-to-back. Winnipeg goals: Cole Perfetti and Kyle Connor (2). Stuart Skinner started in goal for Winnipeg and made 33 saves on 35 shots. John Gibson started for Detroit and made 24 saves on 27 shots. (NHL.com)
Injuries: Defenseman Elias Salomonsson (shoulder surgery), forward Garrett Brown (lower body) and forward Walker Duehr (lower body) are on injured reserve, and Hellebuyck is listed as suspended (ESPN).
Pittsburgh Penguins Preview: 13 Goals in Two Games
2025-26 recap: Pittsburgh went 41-25-16 (98 points), finished second in the Metropolitan Division and made the playoffs for the first time since 2022 before losing to Philadelphia in six games in the first round. The Penguins scored 3.54 goals per game, third in the NHL (NHL.com). Captain Sidney Crosby led the team with 74 points (29 goals, 45 assists) in 68 games, and Dan Muse was a Jack Adams Award finalist in his first season.
Offseason moves: Evgeni Malkin signed a one-year contract on May 26 to return for a 21st season. Pittsburgh signed forward Andrei Kuzmenko and defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk, acquired forward Nick Robertson from Toronto and acquired defenseman Kaedan Korczak from Vegas for Parker Wotherspoon. Anthony Mantha (33 goals) signed with New Jersey, and Skinner signed with Winnipeg (NHL.com).
Key players & coach: Crosby, Malkin, Rickard Rakell, Egor Chinakhov, Tommy Novak, Ben Kindel, Robertson, Kuzmenko and Hendrix Lapierre lead the forwards. Erik Karlsson (66 points last season), Kris Letang, Samuel Girard, van Riemsdyk, Declan Carlile and Korczak are on defense. Muse is in his second season as coach.
Goalies: Arturs Silovs went 19-12-8 with a 3.07 GAA and .888 save percentage in 39 games last season. He has started both games this season, making 19 saves in a shutout at Philadelphia and 20 saves on 25 shots against Montreal. Sergei Murashov, 22, went 1-1-2 with a 2.56 GAA in five NHL games last season and 24-9-4 with a 2.20 GAA for Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the AHL (NHL.com). Pittsburgh had not confirmed a starter at research time.
Season so far: Robertson scored twice (once shorthanded), and Malkin (power play), Ville Koivunen, Lapierre, Filip Hallander and Chinakhov (power play) also scored in a 7-0 win at Philadelphia on Sept. 30. On Saturday, Malkin (power play), Carlile, Girard, Novak and Kindel (power play, in his season debut) built a 5-2 lead through two periods. Cole Caufield, Chris Kreider and Ivan Demidov scored in the third for Montreal before Novak won it at 1:33 of overtime (NHL.com).
Injuries: Forward Bryan Rust (upper body), forward Justin Brazeau (lower body, week to week) and defenseman Ryan Graves (knee, out indefinitely) are on injured reserve (ESPN).
Key Matchup Notes: Jets vs Penguins
- Schedule spot: Winnipeg is on the second night of a back-to-back after a 3-2 win at Detroit on Sunday. It is the last game of a two-game trip. Pittsburgh had Sunday off and plays its second home game.
- Last season: The teams split two meetings. Winnipeg won 5-2 at home on Nov. 1, 2025, and Pittsburgh won 5-4 in a shootout at home on March 21 (NHL.com).
- Power plays: Pittsburgh has four power-play goals in two games. Connor scored on the power play in Winnipeg’s opener.
- Goals against: Pittsburgh allowed five goals Saturday after a shutout in its opener. Winnipeg allowed four goals on 30 shots on Oct. 2.
- In goal: Silovs has an .886 save percentage in two starts. Skinner posted an .888 save percentage last season, and Murashov has not played this season.
- Odds snapshot: Pittsburgh -170 / Winnipeg +142 on the moneyline, Penguins -1.5 (+150) on the puck line, total 6.5 (DraftKings).
How to Watch Winnipeg Jets vs Pittsburgh Penguins
Date: Monday, October 5, 2026
Puck drop: 7:30 PM ET (7:30 PM local)
Venue: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pa.
TV: In the U.S., SportsNet Pittsburgh (SN-PIT) carries the game in the Penguins’ market (NHL.com), and ESPN also lists ESPN+ streaming. Sportsnet+ has the game nationally in Canada (NHL.com). No U.S. national TV broadcast is listed at research time.
Check the puck line, moneyline and total above against your sportsbook before the October 5, 2026 puck drop, and look for confirmed starting goalies closer to game time.