Flyers vs Jets Prediction

Winnipeg Jets (28-9-4) vs Philadelphia Flyers (21-14-6)

Game Info: Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 7:00 pm (Canada Life Centre)

Betting Odds: Winnipeg Jets -233 / Philadelphia Flyers +185 --- Over/Under: 6

The Philadelphia Flyers and the Winnipeg Jets meet in NHL action from the Canada Life Center on Saturday night. Who comes out on top in this inter-conference matchup? Let’s dive in and find out with our Flyers vs. Jets Prediction.

Philadelphia Flyers Team Preview

The Philadelphia Flyers come into this one looking to build on back-to-back wins after a 4-3 OT win over Minnesota last time out. Travis Konecny leads the Flyers in scoring with a team-high 21 goals and 18 assists for his 39 points while Travis Sanheim has 25 points with a team-high 21 assists. Joel Farabee has 32 points split between 14 goals and 18 assists and Sean Couturier also has 29 points with 19 assists. Owen Tippett’s 26 points are split between 15 goals and 11 assists as well. Carter Hart has posted a 11-8-3 record in goal for Philly with a 2.70 GAA and a .911 save percentage while Samuel Ersson is 10-5-3 with a 2.46 GAA and a .903 save percentage. Cal Petersen’s also 1-1 with a 3.50 GAA and an .896 save percentage as well on the year.

Philadelphia Flyers Team Facts

• The Flyers have won each of their last six Saturday games as underdogs.
• The Flyers have covered the puck line in 15 of their last 16 games as underdogs after coming off overtime.
• The Flyers have won the third period in each of their last four games as underdogs against Central Division opponents.
• The 'Over 1.5 Goals Period 2' market has hit in seven of the Flyers' last eight games as underdogs against Central Division opponents.

Winnipeg Jets Team Preview

The Winnipeg Jets come into this one looking to add to their current eight-game win streak after a 2-1 win over Chicago last time out. Mark Scheifele has a team-high 41 points with 14 goals and 27 assists while Kyle Connor has 28 points with a team-high 17 goals and 11 assists. Josh Morrissey has 32 points with 25 assists of his own while Nikolaj Ehlers has 33 points with 15 goals and 18 assists and Cole Perfetti also has 29 points with 14 goals and 15 assists. Nino Niederreiter also has 24 points with 12 goals this season. Connor Hellebuyck has gone 21-6-3 with a 2.20 GAA and an .923 save percentage in goal for Winnipeg while Laurent Brossoit is 7-3-1 with a 2.18 GAA and an .923 save percentage this season.

Winnipeg Jets Team Facts

• The Jets have won each of their last eight games.
• The Jets have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last six games as favorites following a home win.
• The 'Over 1.5 Goals Period 1' market has hit in eight of the Jets' last nine games as favorites against opponents on a winning streak.
• The Jets have won the third period in each of their last seven games as favorites.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Winnipeg Jets rank 1st in the league for goals against per game this season (2.29).
• The Winnipeg Jets are one of three teams to rank in the top 10 for both goals scored and goals conceded per game this season.
• The Philadelphia Flyers rank 32nd in the league in power play percentage this season (11.85%).
• The Philadelphia Flyers rank 2nd in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (86.47%).

Flyers vs. Jets Prediction

I’m going to take the Flyers +1.5. It continues to profit and the Jets during this win streak have had a couple of close calls. I think this is going to be a great goaltending battle, so maybe the under is worth a look as well, but give me the Flyers +1.5 here.

The pick in this article is the opinion of the writer, not a PickDawgz site consensus.