The Pittsburgh Penguins, led by Sidney Crosby and Phil Kessel, are ready to take the ice against Claude Giroux, Sean Couturier, and the Philadelphia Flyers at the Wells Fargo Center in a divisional matchup. The action will get started at 7 p.m. ET on Monday, February 11, and it can be viewed live on NBC Sports Network.
Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers Odds
Moneyline and Over/Under (O/U) odds have not yet been posted for this matchup.
Pittsburgh is 28-27 straight up (SU) and has lost 14.4 units for moneyline bettors this year. 26 of its outings have gone over the total, while 24 have gone under and just five have pushed. The Pens are 13-15 SU on the road in 2018-19.
Pittsburgh has converted on 23.5 percent of its power play opportunities this year, a figure that’s good enough for eighth-best in the league. Its penalty kill is ranked ninth overall, and it’s successfully killed off 82.0 percent of all penalties..
Averaging 27.7 saves per game with a .916 save percentage, Casey DeSmith (13-18-5) has been the top option in goal for Pittsburgh this season. If it decides to rest him, however, Pittsburgh may turn to Matt Murray (15-11-1), who has a .909 save percentage and 2.97 goals against average this year.
On the other side of the rink, Philadelphia is 25-30 straight up (SU) and has lost 7.7 units for moneyline bettors this year. 28 of its games have gone over the total, while 27 have gone under and none have pushed. The team is 14-14 SU at home this year.
The Flyers have converted on just 16.5 percent of their power play chances this year, a figure that places them in the bottom 10 overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 29th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 76.2 percent of all penalties.
Carter Hart (29.5 saves per game) has been the primary option in goal for the Flyers. Hart has 11 wins, six losses, and one overtime loss to his credit and has recorded a .926 save percentage and 2.45 goals against average this year.
Pittsburgh Penguins at Philadelphia Flyers Betting Predictions
Pick: SU Winner – Penguins, O/U – Over
Betting Notes
- Four of Philadelphia’s last ten contests have been decided by two or more goals, and the team is 4-0 overall in those games.
- The Flyers are 8-14 SU when they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent while the Penguins are 8-9 SU in games where they serve more minutes than their opponent.
- Philadelphia is 2-1 in games decided by a shootout this season while Pittsburgh is 1-2 in shootouts.
- For both of these teams, the game went under the total in three of their last five outings.
- Pittsburgh has averaged 10.2 giveaways over its last five home games, its season average of 9.8 giveaways per game (ranked 14th overall).
- Philadelphia has averaged 10.8 giveaways over its last five home games, a rise over its season average of 9.6 giveaways per game (the 12th-fewest in the NHL).
- Pittsburgh skaters have given out the league’s second-most hits per game (29.2).
