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Bruins vs Penguins Recap

Free NHL recap for Thursday, November 5, 2026 · powered by DataStreak

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Boston Bruins

12-4-1, 25 PTS · W3

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Pittsburgh Penguins

5-9-2, 12 PTS · L4

Bruins vs Penguins Prediction

Bruins 6, Penguins 2. Final. The board closed where the picks said it would.

The picks were posted pre-game with the streaks and hit rates above. The numbers in the box score say which ones cashed and which didn't.

Bruins vs Penguins Picks

5 plays from DataStreak's algorithm — every pick has an 8+ game streak and a 75%+ historical hit rate over the last 20.

NHL

Boston Bruins

Michael DiPietro

Goalie

under25.5Saves

-115·Hard Rock

Current Streak

2 games

Hit Rate (last 18)

78%

NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins

Ben Kindel

Skater

under0.5Points

-115·BetMGM

Current Streak

3 games

Hit Rate (last 20)

75%

NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins

Hendrix Lapierre

Skater

under1.5Shots on Goal

-215·Unibet

Current Streak

3 games

Hit Rate (last 20)

90%

NHL

Pittsburgh Penguins

Egor Chinakhov

Skater

under0.5Points

-155·BetMGM

Current Streak

3 games

Hit Rate (last 20)

80%

NHL

Boston Bruins

JJ Peterka

Skater

under2.5Shots on Goal

-185·Bovada

Current Streak

2 games

Hit Rate (last 20)

80%

BOS vs PIT Parlay

Algorithmic, multi-leg, ranked by tier

DataStreak's parlay engine builds three tiers each day across the available picks. Every leg has its own streak + hit-rate behind it; the engine score is its confidence in the combo.

SafeEngine 132

+1523-leg · $10 → $25.20

3-leg NHL parlay. Avg hit rate: 100%. Hot streaks from Lindholm, McAvoy. High-confidence picks targeting consistent hitters.

Hampus Lindholm

over 0.5 SOG · 100%

-350

Charlie McAvoy

under 2.5 BLOCKED SHOTS · 100%

-200

Justin Brazeau

under 0.5 POINTS · 100%

-325

MediumEngine 130

+4104-leg · $10 → $51.00

4-leg NHL parlay. Avg hit rate: 95%. Hot streaks from Lindholm, Pastrnak.

Hampus Lindholm

under 0.5 POINTS · 100%

-300

David Pastrnak

under 1.5 POINTS · 100%

-205

Charlie McAvoy

under 2.5 BLOCKED SHOTS · 100%

-200

Morgan Geekie

over 1.5 SOG · 80%

-140

LongshotEngine 120

+10834-leg · $10 → $118.30

4-leg NHL parlay. Avg hit rate: 85%. Hot streaks from McAvoy, Korczak. Higher-risk, higher-reward combination for bold bettors.

Charlie McAvoy

under 2.5 BLOCKED SHOTS · 100%

-200

Kaedan Korczak

under 1.5 BLOCKED SHOTS · 100%

-155

Rickard Rakell

over 0.5 Goals · 80%

+205

Kris Letang

under 0.5 POINTS · 60%

-175

Injury Report

6 listed

JUST IN: Matthew Poitras day-to-day → Out (Nose) · Bryan Rust day-to-day → Injured Reserve (Lower Body) · Ryan Graves day-to-day → Injured Reserve (Knee) · Trevor van Riemsdyk out → Injured Reserve (Lower Body) · Elmer Soderblom day-to-day → Injured Reserve (Upper Body)

BOS

Matthew Poitras
Nose·Since Nov 2
Out
James Hagens
Back·Since Nov 4
Day To Day

PIT

Bryan Rust
Lower Body·Since Oct 19
Injured Reserve
Ryan Graves
Knee·Since Sep 25
Injured Reserve
Trevor van Riemsdyk
Lower Body·Since Oct 9
Injured Reserve
Elmer Soderblom
Upper Body·Since Oct 26
Injured Reserve

Team Trends

Boston Bruins

• Boston Bruins 8-2 ATS over the last 10
• Boston Bruins 6-2 ATS at home, 75%
• Boston Bruins 6-3 ATS as an underdog
• The under has hit in 7 of the last 10

Season ATS: 12-4 ATS
L10 ATS: 8-2 L10 ATS
L5 ATS: 4-1 L5 ATS
Home ATS: 6-2 home ATS
Road ATS: 6-2 road ATS
As Fav: 5-1 ATS as favorite
As Dog: 6-3 ATS as dog
L10 O/U: 3-7 O/U
L10 SU: 7-3

Pittsburgh Penguins

• Pittsburgh Penguins 8-3 ATS as an underdog

Season ATS: 8-7 ATS
L10 ATS: 6-4 L10 ATS
L5 ATS: 4-1 L5 ATS
Home ATS: 4-3 home ATS
Road ATS: 4-4 road ATS
As Fav: 0-4 ATS as favorite
As Dog: 8-3 ATS as dog
L10 O/U: 5-5 O/U
L10 SU: 2-8

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Head-to-Head

BOS 4-1 over PIT (2-1 ATS)

Date	Matchup	Score	Winner
2026-03-08	BOS @ PIT	4–5	PIT
2026-03-04	PIT @ BOS	1–2	BOS
2026-01-11	PIT @ BOS	0–1	BOS
2025-04-13	BOS @ PIT	4–1	BOS
2025-03-01	BOS @ PIT	3–2	BOS

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The Final Word

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