Flyers vs Predators Prediction

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12 December 2023

The Philadelphia Flyers will play the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee. Philadelphia has won four games in a row, while Nashville has won four of their last five. Let’s take a look at the betting matchup and the Flyers vs Predators prediction.

Flyers Preview

The Philadelphia Flyers are 15-10-2 this year after they defeated Colorado by a score of 5-2 in their last game. Philadelphia was tied at one after the first period, but they scored four of the next five goals to pull away for the win. The Flyers were out shot by a total of 38-34 and went 0-1 on the power play in the game. Philadelphia has also defeated Arizona and Pittsburgh twice during this four game winning streak. The Flyers are scoring 3.00 goals per game and they are allowing 2.70 goals against per game, while going 12% on the power play and 86.2% on the penalty kill. Travis Konecny has led Philadelphia with 16 goals, seven assists, and 83 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Philadelphia is Carter Hart, who is 9-6-1 this year with a 2.42 goals against average and a .919 save percentage.

Predators Preview

The Nashville Predators are 15-13-0 this season after they defeated Montreal by a score of 2-1 in their last game. Nashville scored the first two goals in this game and they were able to hang on for the win in the third period. The Predators were out shot by a total of 37-32 and went 1-2 on the power play in the game. Nashville lost to Toronto by a score of 4-0 in the game prior to Montreal, but they did win three games in a row before that. Nashville is scoring 3.07 goals per game and they are allowing 3.07 goals against per game, while going 21.2% on the power play and 76.7% on the penalty kill. Filip Forsberg has led Nashville with 14 goals, 17 assists, and 107 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Nashville is Juuse Saros, who is 12-10-0 this season with a 2.83 goals against average and a .908 save percentage.

Nashville Predators Team Facts

The Predators have won each of their last seven home games against opponents on a winning streak.
The underdogs have covered the puck line in 12 of the last 13 games between the Flyers and Predators.
The Predators have won the first period in each of their last four games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
The 'Over 1.5 Goals Period 2' market has hit in each of the Predators' last eight games as home favorites against opponents on a winning streak.

Philadelphia Flyers Team Facts

The road team has won seven of the Flyers' last eight games.
The Flyers have covered the puck line in 10 of their last 11 games as underdogs against the Predators.
The Flyers have won the third period in each of their last four night games against Central Division opponents.
The 'Over 1.5 Goals Period 3' market has hit in 14 of the Flyers' last 16 games as underdogs against Central Division opponents.

Nashville Predators Player Prop Facts

Ryan O'Reilly has scored a goal in three of his last four home appearances against the Flyers.
Ryan O'Reilly has recorded at least one point in each of his last seven appearances against Metropolitan Division opponents.
Filip Forsberg has recorded an assist in four of the Predators' last five games as home favorites against Metropolitan Division opponents.
Gustav Nyquist has the equal-most multi-assist games for the Predators this season (3).

Philadelphia Flyers Player Prop Facts

Travis Konecny has scored at least one goal in each of the Flyers' last three games as underdogs against Central Division opponents.
Sean Couturier has recorded a point in each of the Flyers' last five games.
Ryan Ellis has recorded an assist in each of his last four appearances at Bridgestone Arena.
Travis Konecny has scored the first goal in each of the Flyers' last three games against Central Division opponents.
Travis Sanheim ranks 1st in the league for time on ice (25:39) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

The Nashville Predators ranks 26th in the league for Period 2 goals allowed per game this season (1.25).
The Nashville Predators ranks T8th in the league for power play goals this season (22).
The Philadelphia Flyers ranks T1st in the league in short handed goals this season (7).
The Philadelphia Flyers ranks T1st in the league in short handed goals allowed this season (1).

Flyers vs Predators Betting Prediction

Both of these teams enter this matchup playing great hockey in recent games, but the Predators will have the home ice advantage. Nashville is 9-6-0 at home, while Philadelphia is 9-4-1 on the road. The Flyers have been great on the road this season, including two straight road wins over Colorado and Arizona by a total of 9-3. The Flyers are only allowing 2.70 goals against per game this year and they have allowed a total of seven goals in their last eight games. On the other side, Nashville has allowed one goal in three of their last five games. Take the under here.