Jakub Voracek, Claude Giroux, and the Philadelphia Flyers are set to do battle against Zach Parise, Mikael Granlund, and the Minnesota Wild at the Xcel Energy Center in an East-West showdown. NBC Sports Philadelphia will showcase the action, which gets going at 8 p.m. ET on Tuesday, February 12.
Philadelphia Flyers vs. Minnesota Wild Odds
Philadelphia (+135) is playing the role of underdog to Minnesota (-155), and oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at an even 6 goals (-105 for the over, -115 for the under).
Minnesota is 27-29 straight-up (SU) and has lost 9.8 units for moneyline bettors this year. That early-season winning percentage is a slide from what the team managed during the 2017-18 season (45-37). Of its 56 games this season, 24 have gone under the total, while 24 have gone over and just five have pushed. The team’s 13-14 SU at home this year.
The Wild have converted on 21.2 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, their penalty kill is ranked seventh overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 82.5 percent of all penalties.
With a .913 save percentage and 25.7 saves per game, Devan Dubnyk (22 wins, 24 losses, and four OT losses) has been the top option in goal for Minnesota this season. If head coach Bruce Boudreau chooses to rest him, however, Minnesota may go with Alex Stalock (6-9-9 record, .892 save percentage, 3.00 goals against average).
Over on the visiting bench, Philadelphia is 25-31 straight up (SU) and has lost 7.7 units for bettors taking the moneyline this year. A total of 28 of its matches have gone over the total, while 27 have gone under the total and none have pushed. As the away team so far, the Flyers are 11-16 SU.
The Flyers have converted on 16.6 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 27th overall and it’s successfully killed off 76.3 percent of all opponent power plays.
Carter Hart (2.48 goals against average and .924 save percentage) has been the primary option in goal for Philadelphia. Hart is averaging 29.2 saves per game and has 11 wins, seven losses, and one OT loss to his credit.
Philadelphia Flyers at Minnesota Wild Free Picks
Free Prediction: SU Winner – Wild, O/U – Under
Betting Notes
- Over Philadelphia’s last ten games, four of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 3-1 in those games).
- The Wild are 9-14 when the team serves fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 15-18 in games where they’re in the box for fewer than 10 total penalty minutes.
- Minnesota is 1-2 in games decided by a shootout this season while Philadelphia is 2-1 in shootouts.
- For both of these clubs, the total has gone over in three of their past five matchups.
- Philadelphia is ranked 13th this season with 9.6 giveaways per game. That figure has trended higher, as it’s averaged 12.2 giveaways over its last 10 games and 10.8 giveaways over its last five.
- Minnesota has averaged 4.2 giveaways over its last five home games, an improvement from its season average of 6.1 giveaways per game (ranked 1st).
