Montreal Canadiens at Philadelphia Flyers NHL Picks & Predictions 2/20/2018

Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Wells Fargo Center

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The Montreal Canadiens travel to Wells Fargo Center to play the Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday, February 20, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Canadiens at +144 and the Flyers at -160.

Montreal has a record of 22-29-7 this season and on the road they have a record of 8-19-1-1. They are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 149 goals and given up 185 goals for a point differential of -36. For the season they have an ATS record of 22-36-0 and an over/under record of 25-31-0. Philadelphia has a record of 30-19-10 including 14-9-6-3 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 178 goals and surrendered 172 for a goal differential of +6. Their record against the spread is 30-29-0 while their over/under record is 32-25-0.

Valuable Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 22-36-0 straight up this year

The Montreal Canadiens are 25-31-0 against the over/under this season

Important Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 30-29-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 32-25-0 against the over/under this season

Key Montreal Canadiens Injuries

12/18/17 D Shea Weber Foot IR (12/17)
10/22/17 RW Ales Hemsky Concussion IR (10/20)
02/17/18 LW Nicolas Deslauriers Undisclosed is "?" Tuesday vs Philadelphia
02/17/18 LW Phillip Danault Concussion is "?" Tuesday vs Philadelphia
01/15/18 RW Andrew Shaw Lower Body IR (01/14)

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

10/15/17 GO Anthony Stolarz Knee IR (10/03)
02/18/18 GO Michal Neuvirth Lower Body left last game, is "?" Tuesday vs Montreal
02/13/18 GO Brian Elliott Abdominal IR (02/10)

Player Spotlight

Carey Price has 15 wins and 22 losses this season in net for the Canadiens. He has 1,263 shots against him and he's given up 121 goals. He's made 1,142 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Brendan Gallagher has accumulated 34 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 21 goals this year with 190 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 15.6 minutes played per game. Max Pacioretty averages 19.1 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 16 goals on 200 shots. He has 19 assists, giving him a total of 35 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Claude Giroux has scored 69 total points this year for the Flyers. He has 20 goals this season with 129 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 49 assists on the season and averages 20.2 minutes played per game. Michal Neuvirth has 8 wins and 7 losses this year in goal for the Flyers. He has 519 shots against him and he's surrendered 44 goals. He's made 475 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Jakub Voracek averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 6% by scoring 11 goals on 173 shots. He has 54 assists, giving him a total of 65 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Canadiens have allowed 181 power play opportunities and have given up 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 77% this year. That is 26th in the NHL. They average 34 shots per game and as a team shoot 7.56% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 26th in the league. The Canadiens has 51 total points this season, ranking 28th in the NHL in offense. They are 29th in the league with 149 goals while they've given up 185 goals, which is 9th overall. They have had 176 power play opportunities and scored 38 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. That is 7th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Flyers are 12th with 178 goals scored while they are 17th in the NHL with 172 goals allowed this year. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.54%. They give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 21st place in the league. The Flyers have a total of 70 points this year, which is 13th in the NHL. They have 42 power play goals on 196 opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That ranks their power play unit 8th. They've allowed 172 power play opportunities and have given up 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 75%, which is 28th overall.

Advanced Statistics

Montreal is 10th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.2%, as they've attempted 3,650 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,479 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.6% as they have 2,665 attempts while they have given up 2,503 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 7th in the league. The Canadiens start possessions in the offensive zone 52.9% of the time, which is 7th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.1% for the season. That is 24th overall in the NHL. They have 1,722 face-off wins compared to 1,867 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 48%. That ranks them 27th in the league. On defense Montreal has 1,486 hits and they have blocked 976 shots from the opposition, putting them 1st overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Flyers are 17th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 50.1% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 49.9% for the season, which is 15th in the NHL. They have 1,883 face-off wins compared to 1,673 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53%. That is 4th in the league. On defense Philadelphia has 1,226 hits and they have blocked 865 shots from the opposition, which is 16th in the league. Philadelphia is 17th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.2% as they've attempted 3,376 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,350 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 50.6% ranks 15th as they have 2,542 attempts while they have given up 2,485 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Philadelphia -160

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