Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Picks & Predictions 3/25/2018

Sunday, March 25, 2018

PPG Paints Arena

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The Philadelphia Flyers travel to PPG Paints Arena to play the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday, March 25, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Flyers at +153 and the Penguins at -170.

Philadelphia has a record of 38-25-12 this season and on the road they have a record of 19-12-6-4. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 226 goals and given up 223 goals for a point differential of +3. For the season they have an ATS record of 38-37-0 and an over/under record of 40-33-0. Pittsburgh is 42-27-6 including 27-8-2-0 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 246 goals and surrendered 229 for a goal differential of +17. Their record against the spread is 42-33-0 while their over/under record is 42-31-0.

Valuable Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 38-37-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 40-33-0 against the over/under this season

Important Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 42-33-0 straight up this year

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 42-31-0 against the over/under this season

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

03/20/18 D Johnny Oduya Lower Body is out indefinitely
03/19/18 LW Michael Raffl Upper Body is out indefinitely
02/20/18 GO Michal Neuvirth Lower Body IR (02/18)
02/13/18 GO Brian Elliott Abdominal IR (02/10)

Key Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

03/17/18 RW Carter Rowney Upper Body is out indefinitely
03/02/18 RW Zach Aston-Reese Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Jakub Voracek has accumulated 80 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 19 goals this year with 215 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 61 assists on the season and averages 19.5 minutes played per game. Claude Giroux averages 20.5 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 26 goals on 170 shots. He has 64 assists, giving him a total of 90 points on the season. Petr Mrazek has 13 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has 943 shots against him and he's given up 93 goals. He's made 850 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Player Spotlight

Sidney Crosby has scored 81 total points this year for the Penguins. He has 25 goals this season with 222 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 56 assists on the season and averages 20.7 minutes played per game. Phil Kessel averages 18.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 30 goals on 244 shots. He has 53 assists, giving him a total of 83 points on the season. Matt Murray has 23 wins and 14 losses this year in goal for the Penguins. He has 1,232 shots against him and he's surrendered 113 goals. He's made 1,119 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers have 88 total points this season, which ranks them 15th in the NHL. They are 13th in the league in goals scored with 226 while they've given up 223 goals, ranking them 15th overall. They have had 248 power play opportunities and have scored 50 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 17th in the NHL. The Flyers have allowed 208 power play opportunities and have given up 50 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%, putting them 26th in the league when short-handed. They average 32 shots per game and as a team shoot 9.45% for the season. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%. That puts them 22nd in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Penguins are 10th in the NHL with a total of 90 points this year. They have 61 power play goals on 235 opportunities for a percentage of 26%. That ranks them 1st in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 244 power play opportunities and have given up 48 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. That is 17th in the NHL. As a team, the Penguins are 4th in the league with 246 goals scored while they've given up 229 goals, which is 12th overall. They average 35 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.48%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%. That is 25th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Philadelphia is 11th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 50.7%, as they've attempted 4,361 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,248 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51% as they have 3,277 attempts while they have given up 3,144 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 12th in the league. The Flyers start possessions in the offensive zone 50.4% of the time, which is 18th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.6% for the season. That is 15th overall in the NHL. They have 2,365 face-off wins compared to 2,071 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.3%. That ranks them 4th in the league. On defense Philadelphia has 1,552 hits and they have blocked 1,104 shots from the opposition, putting them 15th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Penguins start possessions in the offensive zone 52.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.2% for the year. That ranks them 6th and 26th respectively in the NHL. They have 2,350 face-off wins as opposed to 2,338 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.1%. That is 18th in the league. On defense Pittsburgh has 1,787 hits and they've blocked 1,098 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 16th in blocked shots. Pittsburgh is ranked 5th in Corsi percentage with 51.8% as they've tried 4,565 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,255 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 3rd in the NHL at 52.5%, as they have 3,491 shots while they've given up 3,157 attempts on defense.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Pittsburgh -170

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