Play: Columbus +162
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
Reasoning: This is a fairly good-sized upset that I'm predicting here but I think I have good reasons to like the Blue Jackets. First of all its goaltender, Sergei Bobrovsky, who won the Vezina Trophy last season, played in just one of the five meetings in 2013-14. Columbus also is likely to have back Brandon Dubinsky, Ryan Murray, R.J. Umberger and Nick Foligno for this one. The Blue Jackets went 21-17-3-0 on the road this season. They have won four of their last five overall and four of their last five and seven of their last nine on the road. Pittsburgh could be without Evgeni Malkin (foot) and Joe Vitale (mid-body). Penguins G Marc-Andre Fleury is 14-16 with a 3.18 GAA in the playoffs since 2008-09.
Record: 48-29-3 (62.3%)
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