Philadelphia Flyers vs. Detroit Red Wings Prediction, Preview, and Odds
The Philadelphia Flyers will be on the road and take on the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena. Philadelphia has a record of 18-10-3. Detroit has a record of 15-13-4. Both these two teams faced each other once this season with Philadelphia winning the matchup. The puck drops at 7 PM EST.
Flyers On Back To Back
Philadelphia is on the back end of a back-to-back.
Philly has been inefficient on offense this season. They scored three or fewer goals in five of their last nine games. Philadelphia ranks 23 in goals per game and seventh in shots per game. Travis Konecny leads the team with 26 points. Sean Couturier has 21 points.
The defense and goaltending have both been very good for the Flyers this season. They rank seventh in goals against per game and fifth in shots against per game. Carter Hart has a record of 9-6-1 with a 2.42 GAA and .919 SV%. Samuel Ersson has an 8-3-2 record with a 2.51 GAA and .899 SV%. Travis Sanheim has 22 points.
Red Wings Lose Four Straight
Detroit was a +130 underdog in their previous game and they lost 5-2 against the Winnipeg Jets. Patrick Kane scored a goal and had an assist. Olli Maatta scored a goal. James Reimer allowed five goals on 41 shots faced.
The Red Wings have been very good on offense this season. They scored three or more goals in six of the last 10 games. The Wings rank fifth in goals per game and 19 in shots per game. Alex DeBrincat leads the Red Wings with 28 points. DeBrincat also leads the team with 15 goals. Dylan Larkin has 27 points.
The defense and goaltending have both been less than average for Detroit this season. They rank 20 in goals against per game and 23 in shots against per game. Ville Husso has a record of 9-5-2 with a 3.53 GAA and .893 SV%. James Reimer has a record of 2-5-2 with a 2.87 GAA and .903 SV%. Alex Lyon has a record of 4-3-0 with a 2.14 GAA and .932 SV%. Shayne Gostisbehere has 23 points on the season.
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Philadelphia is on the back end of a back-to-back, so they will be a bit fatigued for this game. Philly has been inefficient on offense this season. They scored three or fewer goals in five of their last nine games. Philadelphia ranks 23rd in goals per game. The Red Wings have been very good on offense this season. They scored three or more goals in six of the last 10 games. The Wings rank fifth in goals per game. Philly shut out Detroit in their only matchup this season on December 16, so the Red Wings will bounce back and want to put up a better offensive performance. Dylan Larkin was out for the first matchup between these two teams this season. Playing at home, Detroit will win this contest.
Take Detroit on the money line.
Prediction: Detroit Red Wings (-140)
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Philly has been inefficient on offense this season. They scored three or fewer goals in five of their last nine games. Philadelphia ranks 23rd in goals per game. However, the defense and goaltending have both been very good for the Flyers this season. They rank seventh in goals against per game and fifth in shots against per game. The under is 6-4 in the last 10 meetings between these two teams, which includes the under hitting in the only matchup between the two teams this season. This will be another lower-scoring game and the under will hit.
Take the under, six goals.
Prediction: Under 6
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