Nashville Predators at Philadelphia Flyers NHL Picks & Predictions 10/19/2017

Thursday, October 19, 2017

Wells Fargo Center

Get todays NHL hockey odds on this game.

The Nashville Predators head to Wells Fargo Center to take on the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday, October 19, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Predators at +117 and the Flyers at -129.

Nashville has a record of 3-2-1 this year and away from home they have a record of 0-2-1. They are 4th in the Central Division. They have tallied 18 goals and surrendered 17 goals for a point differential of +1. For the year they have an ATS mark of 3-3-0 and an over/under record of 2-4-0. Philadelphia has a record of 4-2-0 including 2-0-0 on home ice this year. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 26 goals and have given up 16 for a goal differential of +10. Their record against the spread is 4-2-0 while their over/under mark is 4-2-0.

Valuable Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 3-3-0 straight up this year

The Nashville Predators are 2-4-0 against the over/under this season

Important Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 4-2-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 4-2-0 against the over/under this season

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

10/17/17 C Nick Bonino Undisclosed is "?" Thursday vs. Philadelphia
10/17/17 D Yannick Weber Upper Body IR (10/12)
10/02/17 D Ryan Ellis Knee IR (10/03)

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

10/18/17 RW Wayne Simmonds Lower Body is "?" Thursday vs. Nashville
10/15/17 Colin McDonald Lower Body IR (10/03)
10/15/17 GO Anthony Stolarz Knee IR (10/03)

Player Spotlight

Filip Forsberg has scored 9 total points this year for the Predators. He has 5 goals this season with 19 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 26%. He has a total of 4 assists on the year and averages 18.7 minutes played per contest. Scott Hartnell averages 15.3 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by tallying 3 goals on 14 attempts. He has 1 assist, giving him a total of 4 points on the year. Pekka Rinne has 3 wins and 1 loss this season in goal for the Predators. He has 148 shots against him and he's surrendered 12 goals. He's made 136 stops for a save percentage of 92%.

Player Spotlight

Wayne Simmonds has 7 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 5 goals this year with 19 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 26%. He has a total of 2 assists on the year and averages 18.5 minutes played per contest. Claude Giroux averages 17.3 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 36% by scoring 4 goals on 11 attempts. He has 5 assists, giving him a total of 9 points on the year. Brian Elliott has 3 wins and 1 loss this season in net for the Flyers. He has 112 shots against him and he's given up 13 goals. He's made 99 saves for a save percentage of 88%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Predators have 7 total points this year, which is 15th in the NHL. They've scored 18 goals while giving up 17 scores, which has them ranked 14th and 17th respectively. They have had 29 power play chances and scored 8 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 28%. That is 5th in the league. The Predators have given up 28 power play opportunities and surrendered 5 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking them 11th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.52% for the year. They allow 31 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 18th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers are 13th in the league with a total of 8 points this season. They have 7 power play goals on 26 chances for a percentage of 27%. That is 7th in the NHL. They've given up 25 power play opportunities and surrendered 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%, ranking 27th overall. As a team, the Flyers are 4th with a total of 26 goals scored while they've given up 16 goals this season, ranking 20th in goals against. They average 35 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 12.50%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 16th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Nashville is 9th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.7%, as they've attempted 343 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 320 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 53.4% as they have 277 attempts while they have given up 242 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 8th in the league. The Predators start possessions in the offensive zone 49.2% of the time, which is 24th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.8% for the season. That is 10th overall in the NHL. They have 210 face-off wins compared to 186 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53%. That ranks them 8th in the league. On defense Nashville has 134 hits and they have blocked 78 shots from the opposition, putting them 23rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Flyers are 14th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52.3% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 47.7% for the season, which is 18th in the NHL. They have 190 face-off wins compared to 194 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.5%. That is 21st in the league. On defense Philadelphia has 106 hits and they have blocked 94 shots from the opposition, which is 7th in the league. Philadelphia is 18th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 49.3% as they've attempted 349 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 359 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.7% ranks 12th as they have 273 attempts while they have given up 265 shots on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's Predators/Flyers NHL game against the spread?

Josh's Pick: Take Nashville +117

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here

Read more articles by Josh Schonwald