Thursday, December 22, 2016

Prudential Center

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The Philadelphia Flyers travel to Prudential Center to play the New Jersey Devils on Thursday, December 22, 2016.

Philadelphia comes into this matchup having played 34 games. They have an overall record of 19-11-4 and on the road they have a record of 8-6-1. Currently they are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 107 goals and given up 102 goals for a point differential of +5. The Flyers have an overall record of 8-1-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 16-15 and an over/under record of 18-12-4. New Jersey shows up with a record of 12-12-7 including 8-2-2 at home this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 75 goals and surrendered 98 for a goal differential of -23. The Devils have a record of 2-6-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 10-20 while their over/under record sits at 12-9-11.

Claude Giroux has accumulated 30 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 9 goals this season with 92 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 21 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Wayne Simmonds has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 16 goals on 88 shots. He has 13 assists giving him a total of 29 points on the season. Steve Mason has 13 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has had 739 shots against him and has given up 68 goals. He has made 671 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Damon Severson has accumulated 16 total points this season for the Devils. He has 3 goals this season with 47 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Travis Zajac has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 8 goals on 66 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 23 points on the season. Cory Schneider has 9 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has had 704 shots against him and has given up 66 goals. He has made 638 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Flyers have 42 total points this season. They have scored 107 goals while giving up 102 goals. They have had 123 power play opportunities and have scored 28 goals on those chances for a percentage of 23%. The Flyers have allowed 99 power play opportunities and given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. They average 32 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.98% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Devils have a total of 31 points on the season. They have 15 power play goals on 98 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 15%. They have allowed 97 power play opportunities and have given up 16 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. As a team, the Flyers have a total of 74 goals scored while they've given up 93 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.40%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Philadelphia has a Corsi percentage of 52.1% as they've attempted 2,089 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,924 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 53.1% as they have 1,554 attempts while they've given up 1,372 shots on the defensive end. The Flyers start possessions in the offensive zone 55.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 44.4% for the season. They have 1,048 face off wins compared to 1,039 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.2%. On defense Philadelphia has 849 hits and they've blocked 552 shots from the opposition.

New Jersey has attempted 1,575 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,754 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 47.3% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 46.9% as they have 1,198 shots while they've given up 1,357 attempts on defense. The Devils have an offensive zone percentage of 48.6% and their defensive zone percentage is 51.4% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.9% as they've compiled 949 face off wins this season and they have suffered 952 face off losses. On defense New Jersey has blocked 397 shot attempts and they have 643 hits as a unit.

Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 16-15 straight up

The Philadelphia Flyers are 18-12-4 against the over/under

New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 10-20 straight up

The New Jersey Devils are 12-9-11 against the over/under

Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

12/12/16 D Mark Streit Shoulder expected to miss 2 weeks
12/05/16 RW Matt Read Oblique expected to miss 3-4 weeks
11/23/16 C Sean Couturier Knee out 4-6 weeks
11/13/16 GO Michal Neuvirth Lower Body expected to miss 4-6 weeks

New Jersey Devils Injuries

12/20/16 C Jacob Josefson Upper Body "?" Thursday vs Philadelphia
10/10/16 D Luke Gazdic Foot out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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