Philadelphia Flyers at Vegas Golden Knights NHL Picks & Predictions 2/11/2018

Sunday, February 11, 2018

T-Mobile Arena

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The Philadelphia Flyers head to T-Mobile Arena to take on the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday, February 11, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Flyers at +148 and the Golden Knights at -164.

Philadelphia has a record of 26-19-9 this year and away from home they have a record of 12-10-4-2. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They have tallied 157 goals and surrendered 158 goals for a point differential of -1. For the year they have an ATS mark of 26-28-0 and an over/under record of 29-23-0. Vegas has a record of 36-14-4 including 19-3-2-1 on home ice this year. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 186 goals and have given up 148 for a goal differential of +38. Their record against the spread is 36-18-0 while their over/under mark is 31-21-0.

Valuable Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 26-28-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 29-23-0 against the over/under this season

Important Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 36-18-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 31-21-0 against the over/under this season

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

10/15/17 GO Anthony Stolarz Knee IR (10/03)

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

10/06/17 D Clayton Stoner Abdominal IR (10/02)
02/10/18 LW William Carrier Undisclosed is "?" Sunday vs Philadelphia
01/18/18 LW Tomas Nosek Upper Body IR (01/16)
01/10/18 D Luca Sbisa Hand IR (01/08)
01/05/18 D Jon Merrill Lower Body IR (01/04)

Player Spotlight

Claude Giroux has scored 61 total points this year for the Flyers. He has 16 goals this season with 114 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 45 assists on the year and averages 20.4 minutes played per contest. Jakub Voracek averages 19.7 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 7% by tallying 11 goals on 158 attempts. He has 52 assists, giving him a total of 63 points on the year. Brian Elliott has 21 wins and 11 losses this season in goal for the Flyers. He has 1,162 shots against him and he's surrendered 106 goals. He's made 1,056 stops for a save percentage of 91%.

Player Spotlight

James Neal has 37 total points this season for the Golden Knights. He has 24 goals this year with 155 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 13 assists on the year and averages 17.4 minutes played per contest. David Perron averages 17.7 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 13 goals on 89 attempts. He has 36 assists, giving him a total of 49 points on the year. Marc-Andre Fleury has 16 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Golden Knights. He has 716 shots against him and he's given up 47 goals. He's made 669 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers have 61 total points this year, which is 18th in the NHL. They've scored 157 goals while giving up 158 scores, which has them ranked 18th and 15th respectively. They have had 185 power play chances and scored 39 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 11th in the league. The Flyers have given up 166 power play opportunities and surrendered 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%, ranking them 29th when short-handed. They average 32 shots per contest and as a team shoot 9.19% 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 Golden Knights are 2nd in the league with a total of 76 points this season. They have 36 power play goals on 171 chances for a percentage of 21%. That is 12th in the NHL. They've given up 161 power play opportunities and surrendered 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%, ranking 11th overall. As a team, the Golden Knights are 3rd with a total of 186 goals scored while they've given up 148 goals this season, ranking 25th in goals against. They average 33 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 10.51%. As a unit they give up 31 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 16th overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Philadelphia has a Corsi percentage of 50.5% as they've tried 3,101 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,042 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. That ranks them 13th in Corsi percentage. They are 15th in the NHL in Fenwick percentage with 50.9% as they have 2,332 shots while they've given up 2,246 attempts on defense. The Flyers start possessions in the offensive zone 50.5% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.5% for the year. That puts them 15th and 14th in the league in zone percentages respectively. They have 1,718 face-off wins as opposed to 1,524 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53%. That is 4th overall in the NHL. On defense Philadelphia has 1,125 hits and they've blocked 796 attempts from opposing offenses, which is 16th in the league.

Advanced Statistics

The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 52.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.7% for the year. That ranks them 11th and 24th respectively in the NHL. They have 1,638 face-off wins as opposed to 1,688 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.2%. That is 24th in the league. On defense Vegas has 1,041 hits and they've blocked 807 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 15th in blocked shots. Vegas is ranked 9th in Corsi percentage with 51.9% as they've tried 3,317 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,079 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 10th in the NHL at 52.1%, as they have 2,471 shots while they've given up 2,272 attempts on defense.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Philadelphia +148

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