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The Pittsburgh Penguins will face the St. Louis Blues on April 14, 2026, at 9:30 p.m. ET. The Penguins are currently in 2nd place in the Metropolitan Division with 98 points, while the Blues are in 7th place in the Central Division with 82 points.
Who: Pittsburgh Penguins(41-24-16, 98 points, 2nd place Metropolitan Division) @ St. Louis Blues(36-33-12, 82 points, 7th place Central Division)
When: 9:30 p.m. ET
How to Watch: Local on TVAS and SN-PIT, national on ESPN
Pens’ Path Ahead: The Philadelphia Flyers officially clinched a first-round matchup with the Pens with a shootout victory over the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night. These two teams last met in the postseason in 2018 (the Pens won that series in six games before losing the second round in six to the eventual champion Washington Capitals).
Opponent Track: The Blues were officially eliminated from playoff contention Sunday when the Los Angeles Kings beat the Edmonton Oilers. This marks the third time in four seasons St. Louis has fallen short of the playoffs. The Blues most recently claimed a 6-3 win at home Monday night against the shorthanded Minnesota Wild, and they’re wrapping up their season Thursday against the Utah Mammoth in Salt Lake City.
Season Series: A late even-strength goal from Sidney Crosby made the difference in the Penguins’ 6-3 win over the Blues back in October at PPG Paints.
Projected lines
FORWARDS
Dylan Holloway – Robert Thomas – Jimmy Snuggerud
Pavel Buchnevich – Pius Suter – Jordan Kyrou
Jake Neighbours – Dalibor Dvorsky – Jonathan Drouin
Alexey Toropchenko – Jack Finley – Otto Stenberg
DEFENSEMEN
Philip Broberg / Logan Mailloux
Theo Lindstein / Colton Parayko
Cam Fowler / Tyler Tucker
Goalies: Jordan Binnington (Joel Hofer started last night)
Potential scratches: Justin Holl, Nathan Walker, Jonatan Berggren, Matthew Kessel, Oskar Sundqvist
Injured Reserve: None
The Blues racked up even more offense than the scoreboard shows last night after multiple successful goal challenges from the Minnesota Wild. That included two goals in a span of less than 30 seconds in the second period. It could be another high-scoring game tonight in St. Louis. The Wild were resting half their starting lineup, and the Pens are likely to take a similar tactic tomorrow.
That offensive explosion included two goals from Jake Neighbours, who’s been struggling down the stretch this season. It could be good for both team and player to end the season with a hot streak from Neighbours, who was floated on a recent 32 Thoughts podcast as a potential future captain in St. Louis.
Joel Hofer started last night against the Wild, so the Pens could be seeing Jordan Binnington tonight. Binnington is still searching for his first win of April after the Blues lost to the Los Angeles Kings and Winnipeg Jets in his last two starts.
Season stats (does not include yesterday’s game)
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“(The other lines) just haven’t found that rhythm that the first line has. Everyone sees the skill and the plays they make off the rush, but they’re doing a lot of good stuff, winning battles, being connected, and having someone at the net front. It’s something I think the other lines need to make sure that they have a net anchor a little bit more.” — Blues coach Jim Montgomery, per Rutherford

Projected lines
FORWARDS
Egor Chinakhov – Rickard Rakell – Ville Koivunen
Anthony Mantha- Tommy Novak – Justin Brazeau
Rutger McGroarty – Kevin Hayes – Avery Hayes
Elmer Soderblom – Joona Koppanen – Noel Acciari
DEFENSEMEN
Ryan Shea / Connor Clifton
Sam Girard / Jack St Ivany
Ryan Graves / Ilya Solovyov
**Goalies:**Stuart Skinner and Arturs Silovs
Potential Scratches: Blake Lizotte (injured), Sidney Crosby, Evgeni Malkin, Ben Kindel, Erik Karlsson, Parker Wotherspoon, Kris Letang, Bryan Rust
IR: Filip Hallander, Caleb Jones (season-ending shoulder surgery)
The game starts at 9:30 p.m. ET.
You can watch the game locally on TVAS and SN-PIT, and nationally on ESPN.
The Penguins are in 2nd place in the Metropolitan Division with 98 points, while the Blues are in 7th place in the Central Division with 82 points.
The Penguins and Blues last met in the postseason in 2018, where the Penguins won the series in six games.

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