Philadelphia Flyers vs. Arizona Coyotes Prediction, Preview, and Odds
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It’s an interconference battle on the ice as a pair of teams looking to improve their standing in their respective divisions do battle in the Valley of the Sun. The Philadelphia Flyers are on the road as they make the trip west to face the Arizona Coyotes Thursday night. Philadelphia swept a home-and-home series from Pittsburgh as they downed the Penguins 2-1 in overtime Monday night in their previous game. Arizona stomped Washington 6-0 at home in their previous game Monday night. In the last 10 meetings between the teams, the Flyers own a 6-4 advantage, including a 6-2 home victory in the most recent matchup on January 5, 2023.
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Philadelphia Flyers Seeking Third Straight Win
Philadelphia won their second straight game as they took down Pittsburgh at home to complete a home-and-home sweep of the two-game series. The Flyers entered Wednesday 13-10-2 on the season and were third in the Metropolitan Division, nine points behind the Rangers for the top spot in the division. Philadelphia comes into this game tied for 22 in the league in scoring offense as they put up an average of 2.88 goals per game. The Flyers are 9 in the league in goals against as they give up 2.80 goals per contest. Philadelphia is 28 in power play success as they successfully convert on 12.2% of their opportunities with the man advantage. The Flyers are 6 in penalty killing as they have managed to navigate through 85.4% of their shorthanded situations on the year.
Against Pittsburgh Monday night, offense was hard to come by but the Flyers did enough to emerge with the victory. In the opening period of play, the Flyers were outshot 14-8 and trailed 1-0 on the scoreboard after 20 minutes of action. The second period saw Philadelphia with a 14-11 advantage in shots on goal and they tallied the lone goal of the stanza to tie the game at one at the second intermission. Tyson Foerster tied the game with his fifth goal of the season at 9:46 off assists from Travis Konecny and Rasmus Ristolainen. The third period saw the Flyers hold a 7-5 advantage in the stanza with neither team lighting the lamp. In overtime, Philadelphia held a 4-2 advantage in shots on goal and found the back of the net to earn the win. Sean Couturier tallied his sixth goal of the season at 3:55 off assists from Konecny and Travis Sanheim to give Philadelphia the triumph. Carter Hart made 31 saves for the Flyers, who held a 33-32 edge in shots on goal, in the victory. He is expected to be between the pipes for this contest.
Arizona Coyotes Look for Sixth Straight Triumph
Arizona ran their win streak to five games as they took care of business against Washington at home Monday night in their previous game. The Coyotes entered Wednesday 13-9-2 on the season and stood fourth in the Central Division, six points behind Colorado for the top spot in the division. They were two points behind Winnipeg for the final guaranteed playoff spot. Arizona is tied for 11 in the league in goals per game as they average 3.33 goals a night this season. The Coyotes are tied for 10 in goals against as they allow an average of 2.83 goals per game on the year. Arizona is 5 in the league in power play success as they convert 26.8% of their chances with the man advantage this season. The Coyotes are tied for 13 in the league in penalty killing as they successfully navigate 81.2% of their shorthanded situations.
Against Washington, Arizona jumped in front with a massive opening period and cruised the rest of the way to a home win. The Coyotes held a 10-9 edge in shots in the opening period of play and jumped to a 5-0 lead at the first intermission. Logan Cooley opened the scoring with his third goal of the season, on the power play, at 8:46 off assists from Clayton Keller and Sean Durzi. Michael Carcone made it a 2-0 game with his 12 goal of the season at 10:02 off assists from Josh Brown and Jason Zucker. Nick Schmaltz extended to a 3-0 lead with his eighth goal of the season, on the power play, at 14:15 off assists from Clayton Keller and Alexander Kerfoot. Schmaltz made if a 4-0 game with his second of the night and ninth of the season at 17:13 with Keller and Michael Kesselring drawing the assists. Zucker built the lead to 5-0 with his fifth goal of the season at 18:39 with the lone assist going to Kerfoot. In the second period, the Coyotes held a 9-8 shot edge and scored the lone goal of the period to extend to a 6-0 lead. Nick Bjugstad scored his sixth goal of the year at 16:54, shorthanded, off assists from Kerfoot and J.J. Moser. The third period saw Arizona outshot 9-8 with neither team lighting the lamp. Connor Ingram made 26 saves for the Coyotes, who held a 27-26 edge in shots on goal, in the shutout win. He is slated to be between the pipes again for this contest.
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Both teams come into this game with some momentum as the Flyers have two straight wins heading into this game. Meanwhile, Arizona has dropped Vegas, Tampa Bay, Colorado, St. Louis and Washington in this win streak, giving them wins over the last five Stanley Cup winners. The Coyotes are playing solid hockey of late and have thrived at the Mullett Arena. Philadelphia still is struggling to light the lamp with consistency this season and that could prove problematic against an Arizona team that has seemingly found their stride on both ends of the ice. The Flyers hang tough but the Coyotes have momentum on their side here. Look for Arizona to make it six straight victories as they prevail on home ice.
Prediction: Arizona Coyotes -118
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Philadelphia enters this game having seen the under post a 15-8-2 mark in their 25 contests this season. The Flyers have seen an average total of 5.68 goals per game this season though that number climbs to an even six goals per game as the visiting team. Arizona has seen the over post a 14-10 mark this season in their 24 games. The Coyotes have posted an average total of 6.17 goals per game this season. That number climbs to an average of 6.50 goals per game on the season on home ice. The Coyotes are an explosive offensive team but Ingram has been up to the task of keeping the puck out of his own net. This game comes close but falls short of the number.
Prediction: Under 6.5
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