A pair of teams that each played a day ago, the Philadelphia Flyers and the Detroit Red Wings clash at Little Caesars Arena. This Eastern Conference matchup gets started at 6 p.m. ET on Sunday, February 17, and it is being shown live on NBC Sports Network.
Philadelphia Flyers vs. Detroit Red Wings Odds
Moneyline odds have not yet been posted for this matchup.
Philadelphia is 27-31 straight up (SU) and has lost 7.3 units for moneyline bettors thus far. 29 of its matches have gone over the total, while 28 have gone under and none have pushed. This 2018-19 Flyers team is 12-16 SU on the road.
Philadelphia has converted on 17.7 percent of its power play opportunities this season, a figure that’s right around league average. Its penalty kill is ranked 27th overall, and it’s successfully killed off only 76.7 percent of its penalties.
For the team as a whole, Philadelphia has been whistled for penalties 3.8 times per game overall during the 2018-19 season, and 2.7 per game over its last ten matchups. The team has been forced to kill penalties just 5.6 minutes per game over their last 10 outings.
With a .921 save percentage and 29.4 saves per game, Carter Hart (12-7-1) has been the primary option in goal for Philadelphia this year. Hart did just play yesterday, however, so head coach Scott Gordon may decide to rest him and instead turn to Brian Elliott (7-7 record, .911 save percentage, 2.59 goals against average).
Claude Giroux and Sean Couturier will both be relied on to facilitate things for the visiting Flyers. Giroux (61 points) has tallied 17 goals and 44 assists, and has recorded two or more points in 20 different games. Couturier has 24 goals and 28 assists to his credit (and has registered a point in 34 games).
Over on the other bench, Detroit is 23-36 straight up (SU) and has lost 1.5 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 59 regular season contests, 29 of its games have gone under the total, while 27 have gone over and just two have pushed. It’s 12-17 SU at home this year.
Detroit has converted on just 16.4 percent of its power play chances this year, a figure that’s ranked 25th in the NHL. Its penalty kill is also ranked 25th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 77.5 percent of all opponent power plays.
The Red Wings have been penalized 3.7 times per game this season, and 3.0 per game over their last five home outings. The team’s been forced to stave off opponent power plays just 6.9 minutes per game over their last 10 outings.
Jimmy Howard has stopped 28.4 shots per game as the top option in goal for Detroit. Howard has 17 wins, 23 losses, and six OT losses to his credit and has recorded a pedestrian 2.82 goals against average and a .913 save percentage this year.
The Wings offense will be led by Dylan Larkin (24 goals, 31 assists).
Philadelphia Flyers at Detroit Red Wings Betting Predictions
Pick: SU Winner – Flyers, O/U – Under
Betting Notes
- Detroit is 2-5 in games decided by a shootout this season while Philadelphia is 2-1 in shootouts.
- For both of these clubs, the total has gone under in three of their last five games.
- Philadelphia skaters recorded 21.6 hits per game last season, while the Wings forced 19.6 hits per matchup.
