Anaheim Ducks vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction, 10/28/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Anaheim Ducks vs Philadelphia Flyers

Date: Saturday, October 28, 2023

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Ducks (+145) Flyers (-188)

The Anaheim Ducks (3-4-0) are hitting the road to Wells Fargo Center on Saturday where they will play the Philadelphia Flyers (4-2-1). The moneyline on this game has Anaheim at +145 while Philadelphia is priced at -188. The total is set at 7.

The Anaheim Ducks were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 4-3 victory over the Bruins in their last outing. Anaheim accumulated 32 penalty minutes in this contest. The Ducks had a impressive offensive output in the victory. Additionally, they had 5 chances with the advantage but didn't net one. For the outing, they earned a goal on 4 out of the 32 shots they tried.

When at even strength, the Ducks have given up 11 goals while notching 17 on the offensive side of the ice. Anaheim Ducks opponents have totaled 37 power play tries (2nd in professional hockey) and have a total of 9 goals in those chances. In terms of their scoring, the Anaheim Ducks have notched 18 goals (22nd in the National Hockey League) for the season and have surrendered 20. Anaheim has attempted 200 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 9.0%. For the current campaign, they have accumulated 6 points and their points % is .429. The Ducks have had 217 shots tried against them and have earned a save percentage of .908. Anaheim skates onto the rink with 24 power play chances and they have notched 1 goal out of those attempts, garnering them a percentage of 4.17%.

The player in the crease for this game is John Gibson. During his career on the ice, Gibson has earned 230 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .540. He has a save percentage of .912 during his 24,915 minutes guarding the cage. Gibson has seen 13,382 shots against him and has recorded 12,207 total saves. The opposition has notched 1,175 goals against Gibson in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per contest is 2.83. He has earned an overall mark of 181-182-59 and he has gotten the start in 426 games. Gibson has been involved in 435 contests over the course of his pro hockey career.

Their last time out, Philadelphia went up against the Wild in a game where the Flyers earned a win by a final of 6-2. The Flyers scored 6 goals out of the 35 shots on goal they attempted. They had 3 power play chances in this matchup and scored 2 out of those attempts.

Philadelphia has attempted 235 shots (8th in pro hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 10.21%, while allowing the other team 194 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 86.36% on the other teams 22 power play tries, and their save percentage is 90.7%. They have a tally of 23 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play rate of 13.04%. The Flyers are sitting with 21 goals at even strength and 3 goals (21st in the league) while on the power play. They have allowed 18 goals to be scored by of a combination of 15 goals at even strength and 3 goals while they had less men on the ice. This season, the Philadelphia Flyers have earned a total of 24 goals, 9 points, in addition to a points percentage of .643.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Carter Hart defending the goal. Hart has earned a career record of 88-86-26 and has been in net for 207 contests. Hart's quality start percentage is 48.7% and he has qualified for 97 quality starts in his professional career. He has accrued 5,502 stops out of the 6,072 shots attempted against him, which gives him a save % of .906. His opposition is averaging 2.93 goals/game and he has conceded 570 goals altogether. He has made the start in 199 contests and his ice time sits at 11,654 minutes.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony's Pick: Take Anaheim (+145)

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