Philadelphia Flyers at Pittsburgh Penguins NHL Picks & Predictions 4/11/2018

Friday, April 13, 2018

PPG Paints Arena

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The Philadelphia Flyers head to PPG Paints Arena to take on the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday, April 13, 2018 in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Pittsburgh leads the series 1-0. The opening line for this contest has the Flyers at +195 and the Penguins at -265.

Philadelphia has a record of 42-26-14 this year and away from home they have a record of 20-13-8-4. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They have tallied 251 goals and surrendered 243 goals for a point differential of +8. For the year they have an ATS mark of 42-41-0 and an over/under record of 45-36-0. Pittsburgh has a record of 47-29-6 including 30-9-2-0 on home ice this year. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 272 goals and have given up 250 for a goal differential of +22. Their record against the spread is 48-35-0 while their over/under mark is 48-33-0.

Valuable Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 42-41-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 45-36-0 against the over/under this season

Important Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 48-35-0 straight up this year

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 48-33-0 against the over/under this season

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

04/11/18 GO Michal Neuvirth Lower Body is questionable Friday vs Pittsburgh
03/20/18 D Johnny Oduya Lower Body is out indefinitely

Key Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

03/17/18 RW Carter Rowney Upper Body is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Claude Giroux has scored 102 total points this year for the Flyers. He has 34 goals this season with 193 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 68 assists on the year and averages 20.4 minutes played per contest. Jakub Voracek averages 19.5 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by tallying 20 goals on 228 attempts. He has 65 assists, giving him a total of 85 points on the year. Brian Elliott has 23 wins and 11 losses this season in goal for the Flyers. He has 1,228 shots against him and he's surrendered 112 goals. He's made 1,116 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

Evgeni Malkin has 98 total points this season for the Penguins. He has 42 goals this year with 239 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 56 assists on the year and averages 19 minutes played per contest. Sidney Crosby averages 20.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 29 goals on 247 attempts. He has 60 assists, giving him a total of 89 points on the year. Matt Murray has 27 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Penguins. He has 1,423 shots against him and he's given up 133 goals. He's made 1,290 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers have 98 total points this year, which is 13th in the NHL. They've scored 251 goals while giving up 243 scores, which has them ranked 13th and 16th respectively. They have had 261 power play chances and scored 54 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 15th in the league. The Flyers have given up 223 power play opportunities and surrendered 54 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%, ranking them 29th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.54% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 90%, which is 22nd in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Penguins are 10th in the league with a total of 100 points this season. They have 68 power play goals on 260 chances for a percentage of 26%. That is 1st in the NHL. They've given up 265 power play opportunities and surrendered 53 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%, ranking 17th overall. As a team, the Penguins are 4th with a total of 272 goals scored while they've given up 250 goals this season, ranking 12th in goals against. They average 34 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.64%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 90%, putting them 25th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Philadelphia has a Corsi percentage of 50.5% as they've tried 4,764 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,665 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 12th in Corsi percentage. They are 13th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 51.1% as they have 3,596 shots while they've given up 3,435 attempts on defense. The Flyers start possessions in the offensive zone 50.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.6% for the year. That puts them 19th and 14th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 2,563 face-off wins as opposed to 2,249 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.3%. That is 4th overall in the NHL. On defense Philadelphia has 1,670 hits and they've blocked 1,230 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 12th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Penguins start possessions in the offensive zone 53.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.7% for the year. That ranks them 8th and 26th respectively in the NHL. They have 2,571 face-off wins as opposed to 2,546 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 50.2%. That is 16th in the league. On defense Pittsburgh has 1,951 hits and they've blocked 1,184 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 20th in blocked shots. Pittsburgh is ranked 5th in Corsi percentage with 51.7% as they've tried 4,944 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 4,628 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 6th in the NHL at 52.4%, as they have 3,793 shots while they've given up 3,444 attempts on defense.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Philadelphia +195

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