Philadelphia Flyers at Colorado Avalanche NHL Picks & Predictions 3/28/2018

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Pepsi Center

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The Philadelphia Flyers travel to Pepsi Center to play the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday, March 28, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Flyers at +131 and the Avalanche at -145.

Philadelphia has a record of 38-25-13 this season and on the road they have a record of 19-12-7-4. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 230 goals and given up 228 goals for a point differential of +2. For the season they have an ATS record of 38-38-0 and an over/under record of 41-33-0. Colorado has a record of 41-27-8 including 26-10-2-0 at home this season. They are 4th in the Central Division. They've scored 240 goals and surrendered 222 for a goal differential of +18. Their record against the spread is 41-35-0 while their over/under record is 39-30-0.

Valuable Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 38-38-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 41-33-0 against the over/under this season

Important Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 41-35-0 straight up this year

The Colorado Avalanche are 39-30-0 against the over/under this season

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

03/25/18 GO Michal Neuvirth Lower Body is upgraded to "?" Tuesday vs Dallas
03/20/18 D Johnny Oduya Lower Body is out indefinitely
03/19/18 LW Michael Raffl Upper Body is out indefinitely
02/13/18 GO Brian Elliott Abdominal IR (02/10)

Key Colorado Avalanche Injuries

03/27/18 C Colin Wilson Lower Body is "?" Wednesday vs Philadelphia
03/27/18 GO Jonathan Bernier Upper Body is "?" Wednesday vs Philadelphia
03/27/18 RW Sven Andrighetto Lower Body is "?" Wednesday vs Philadelphia
01/30/18 D Mark Barberio Lower Body IR (01/24)

Player Spotlight

Petr Mrazek has 13 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has 964 shots against him and he's given up 95 goals. He's made 869 saves for a save percentage of 90%. Claude Giroux has accumulated 91 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 26 goals this year with 175 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 65 assists on the season and averages 20.5 minutes played per game. Jakub Voracek averages 19.6 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 19 goals on 218 shots. He has 61 assists, giving him a total of 80 points on the season.

Player Spotlight

Mikko Rantanen has scored 80 total points this year for the Avalanche. He has 27 goals this season with 164 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 53 assists on the season and averages 18.9 minutes played per game. Semyon Varlamov has 23 wins and 16 losses this year in goal for the Avalanche. He has 1,565 shots against him and he's surrendered 128 goals. He's made 1,437 saves for a save percentage of 92%. Nathan MacKinnon averages 19.8 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 38 goals on 261 shots. He has 54 assists, giving him a total of 92 points on the season.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers have allowed 210 power play opportunities and have given up 51 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76% this year. That is 28th in the NHL. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.44% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is ranked 23rd in the league. The Flyers has 89 total points this season, ranking 15th in the NHL in offense. They are 13th in the league with 230 goals while they've given up 228 goals, which is 14th overall. They have had 251 power play opportunities and scored 51 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 17th in the NHL.

Useful Team Statistics

As a team, the Avalanche are 9th with 240 goals scored while they are 18th in the NHL with 222 goals allowed this year. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.69%. They give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them in 10th place in the league. The Avalanche have a total of 90 points this year, which is 13th in the NHL. They have 58 power play goals on 279 opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That ranks their power play unit 13th. They've allowed 259 power play opportunities and have given up 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%, which is 3rd overall.

Advanced Statistics

Philadelphia is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.7%, as they've attempted 4,419 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,300 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.1% as they have 3,327 attempts while they have given up 3,186 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 13th in the league. The Flyers start possessions in the offensive zone 50.3% of the time, which is 18th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.7% for the season. That is 14th overall in the NHL. They have 2,399 face-off wins compared to 2,093 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.4%. That ranks them 4th in the league. On defense Philadelphia has 1,573 hits and they have blocked 1,114 shots from the opposition, putting them 16th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Avalanche are 22nd in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 49% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 51% for the season, which is 7th in the NHL. They have 1,967 face-off wins compared to 2,499 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 44%. That is 31st in the league. On defense Colorado has 1,492 hits and they have blocked 1,191 shots from the opposition, which is 7th in the league. Colorado is 26th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 46.7% as they've attempted 4,111 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,689 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 46.7% ranks 28th as they have 3,064 attempts while they have given up 3,498 shots on the defensive end.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Colorado -145

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