Flyers vs Penguins Prediction NHL Picks 2/25/24
The Philadelphia Flyers will play the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday afternoon at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia has lost three of their last four games, while Pittsburgh has lost two of their last three. Let’s take a look at the betting matchup and the Flyers vs Penguins prediction.
Flyers Preview
The Philadelphia Flyers are 30-21-7 this season after they lost to the Rangers by a score of 2-1 in their last game. Philadelphia tied the game at one early in the third period, but they allowed the game winning goal just a few minutes later. The Flyers out shot New York by a total of 40-24 and went 0-4 on the power play in the game. Philadelphia defeated Chicago by a score of 3-1 in the game prior to New York, but lost to New Jersey and Toronto before that. The Flyers are scoring 2.91 goals per game and they are allowing 2.88 goals against per game, while going 13.3% on the power play and 86.5% on the penalty kill. Joel Farabee has 17 goals, 26 assists, and 138 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Philadelphia is Cal Petersen, who is 2-1-0 this season with a 3.00 goals against average and a .890 save percentage.
Penguins Preview
The Pittsburgh Penguins are 25-21-8 this year after they defeated Montreal by a score of 4-1 in their last game. Pittsburgh trailed 1-0 in the first period, but they scored the last four goals in the game for the win. The Penguins were out shot by a total of 31-27 and went 1-2 on the power play in the game. Pittsburgh lost to the Islanders by a score of 5-4 and the Kings by a score of 2-1 in the two games prior to Montreal. The Penguins are scoring 2.91 goals per game and they are allowing 2.65 goals against per game, while going 13.9% on the power play and 82.4% on the penalty kill. Sidney Crosby has led Pittsburgh with 31 goals, 25 assists, and 192 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Pittsburgh is Tristan Jarry, who is 15-17-4 this year with a 2.46 goals against average and a .916 save percentage.
Flyers vs Penguins Betting Prediction
Pittsburgh comes into this game towards the bottom of the Metropolitan standings, so they need to start stringing wins together if they want to make the postseason. The Penguins are 14-10-4 at home this year, but they have lost three of their last four home games. Philadelphia is 16-8-5 on the road and they are third in the Metropolitan, but they are on the second game of a back to back after playing the Rangers on Saturday. These two teams are very similar, but I am going to give the edge to Pittsburgh, as they are better rested and at home. Take the Penguins to get the win.
