Free NHL Hockey Predictions for December 15

Nick Parsons

Event: (35) Edmonton Oilers at (36) Pittsburgh Penguins

Sport/League: NHL

Date/Time: December 16, 2025 7:37 PM EST

Free NHL Hockey Pick Today: Pittsburgh Penguins +136

This is a FREE PLAY on the Pittsburgh Penguins.

I think the Penguins offer great value here at home against the Oilers on Tuesday night.

Edmonton is a sub-par 7-9-3 on the road, while Pittsburgh is 6-5-5 at home.

The Oilers most recently fell 4-1 at Montreal, and with upcoming difficult games at Boston and Minnesota, I feel that Edmonton could easily be caught "looking ahead" here as well.

The Penguins don't have that luxury, though, as they enter off five straight losses. Note that four of those, though, have ended in overtime or the shootout.

Pittsburgh remains competitive, but it just hasn't had the bounces go its way of late.

I think that'll change here on Tuesday, though, finally.

The Penguins average 3.2 goals per game, while allowing 2.9, while the Oilers average 3.3 goals per game, while allowing 3.4.

With upcoming road games at Ottawa and Montreal after this, this home contest takes on added importance for the hungry Pens as well, obviously.

Tristan Jarry is expected in the net for the Oilers, and he's 10-3-1 with a 2.69 goals against, while Sergei Murashov is expected for Pittsburgh and he's 1-1-2 with a 2.52 goals against.

I'm going to classify these netminders as a "wash" for argument's sake, but feel that there are so many great motivating situational factors working in favor of Pittsburgh here, that I actually believe that the wrong team is favored in this one.

So that, in my opinion, swings the value in this one to the undervalued home underdog.

Consider PITTSBURGH on Tuesday night.

Good luck, NP

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