Philadelphia Flyers at Nashville Predators NHL Picks & Parlay 10/10/2017

Tuesday, October 10, 2017

Bridgestone Arena

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The Philadelphia Flyers head to Bridgestone Arena to take on the Nashville Predators on Tuesday, October 10, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Flyers at +106 and the Predators at -132.

Philadelphia had a record of 39-33-10 last year and away from home they had a record of 14-22-5. They were 6th in the Metropolitan Division. They tallied 219 goals and surrendered 236 goals for a point differential of -17. For the year they had an ATS mark of 39-43-0 and an over/under record of 37-37-0. Nashville finished with a record of 41-29-12 including 24-9-8 on home ice last year. They were 4th in the Central Division. They scored 240 goals and gave up 224 for a goal differential of +16. Their record against the spread was 55-49-0 while their over/under mark was 47-45-0.

Valuable Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers were 39-43-0 straight up last year

The Philadelphia Flyers were 37-37-0 against the over/under last season

Important Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators were 55-49-0 straight up last year

The Nashville Predators were 47-45-0 against the over/under last season

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

No key injuries to report

Key Nashville Predators Injuries

10/09/17 LW Kevin Fiala Upper Body "?" Tuesday vs. Philadelphia
10/02/17 D Ryan Ellis Knee out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Brian Elliott had 26 wins and 18 losses last season in goal for the Flyers. He had 1,338 shots against him and he surrendered 121 goals. He made 1,217 stops for a save percentage of 91%. Wayne Simmonds scored 52 total points last year for the Flyers. He had 30 goals last season with 215 shots on net giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He had a total of 22 assists on the year and averaged 19 minutes played per contest. Claude Giroux averaged 19.2 minutes of ice time per game last season. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 7% by tallying 14 goals on 196 attempts. He had 43 assists giving him a total of 57 points on the year.

Player Spotlight

Filip Forsberg had 58 total points last season for the Predators. He had 31 goals last year with 233 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He had a total of 27 assists on the year and averaged 18.5 minutes played per contest. Pekka Rinne had 31 wins and 19 losses last season in net for the Predators. He had 1,757 shots against him and he gave up 144 goals. He made 1,613 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Roman Josi averaged 25.1 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 12 goals on 217 attempts. He had 37 assists giving him a total of 49 points on the year.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers gave up 247 power play opportunities and surrendered 50 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80% last season. That was 22nd in the league. They averaged 32 shots per contest and as a team shot 8.47% for the year. They allowed 28 shot attempts to their opposition per game and had a team save percentage of 90%, ranking them 27th in the NHL at stopping the puck. The Flyers were 19th overall with 88 total points last year. They were 20th in the league with 219 goals and 13th in goals allowed with 236. They had 277 power play chances and scored 54 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 19%. That was 14th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Predators were 11th with a total of 240 goals scored while they were 16th with 224 goals surrendered last season. They averaged 31 shots per game and had a team shooting percentage of 9.39%. As a unit they gave up 30 shots per contest and had a save percentage of 91%, putting them 15th in the league. The Predators had a total of 94 points last season, which was 16th in the NHL. They had 49 power play goals on 259 chances for a percentage of 19%. That was 16th overall. They gave up 241 power play opportunities and surrendered 46 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking 15th when short-handed.

Advanced Statistics

The Flyers started possessions in the offensive zone 54.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage was at 45.6% for the year. That ranked them 3rd and 28th respectively in the NHL. They had 2,539 face-off wins as opposed to 2,318 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 52.3%. That was 7th in the league. On defense Philadelphia had 2,063 hits and they blocked 1,309 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 5th in blocked shots. Philadelphia was ranked 5th in Corsi percentage with 52% as they tried 4,938 shots on goal while at full strength while they surrendered 4,552 shots on net when they had a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage was 3rd in the NHL at 52.8%, as they had 3,634 shots while they gave up 3,243 attempts on defense.

Advanced Statistics

The Predators were 14th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.7% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage was at 49.3% for the season, which was 17th in the NHL. They had 2,599 face-off wins compared to 2,453 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage was 51.4%. That was 9th in the league. On defense Nashville had 1,660 hits and they blocked 1,110 shots from the opposition, which was 20th in the league. Nashville was 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.1% as they attempted 4,776 shots on net at full strength while they gave up 4,570 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.6% ranked 11th as they had 3,545 attempts while they gave up 3,460 shots on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Philadelphia +106 and over 5.5 total goals

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