Vegas Golden Knights at Philadelphia Flyers NHL Picks & Predictions 10/13/2018

Saturday, October 13, 2018

Wells Fargo Center

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The Vegas Golden Knights travel to Wells Fargo Center to play the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday, October 13, 2018. The opening line for this game has the Golden Knights at -105 and the Flyers at -133.

Vegas has a record of 1-4-0 this season. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 10 goals and given up 19 goals for a point differential of -9. For the season they have an ATS record of 1-4-0 and an over/under record of 3-2-0. Philadelphia is 2-2-0 this season. They are 7th in the Metropolitan Division. They have scored 16 goals and surrendered 19 for a goal differential of -3. Their record against the spread is 2-2-0 while their over/under record is 4-0-0.

Valuable Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 1-4-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 3-2-0 against the over/under this season

Important Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 2-2-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 4-0-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

10/10/18 C Paul Stastny Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/03/18 RW Alex Tuch Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/01/18 C Cody Eakin Lower Body is out indefinitely
09/02/18 D Nate Schmidt Suspension 20-game suspension (eligible to return 11/18 vs Edmonton)

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

10/11/18 C Nolan Patrick Upper Body is out indefinitely
10/08/18 LW James van Riemsdyk Lower Body is out indefinitely
10/03/18 D Samuel Morin Knee IR (10/03)
10/01/18 GO Michal Neuvirth None is out indefinitely
09/20/18 GO Alex Lyon Pelvis is out indefinitely

Player Spotlight

Jon Marchessault has accumulated 6 total points this season for the Golden Knights. He has 2 goals this year with 19 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 4 assists on the season and averages 19.6 minutes played per game. William Karlsson averages 19.8 minutes of ice time per game this year. He has 4 assists, giving him a total of 4 points on the season. Marc-Andre Fleury has 1 win and 3 losses this season in net for the Golden Knights. He has 91 shots against him and he's given up 14 goals. He's made 77 saves for a save percentage of 85%.

Player Spotlight

Jakub Voracek has scored 8 total points this year for the Flyers. He has 2 goals this season with 10 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 6 assists on the season and averages 18.5 minutes played per game. Claude Giroux averages 19.3 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 1 goal on 13 shots. He has 5 assists, giving him a total of 6 points on the season. Brian Elliott has 1 win and 2 losses this year in goal for the Flyers. He has 107 shots against him and he's surrendered 14 goals. He's made 93 saves for a save percentage of 87%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights have 2 total points this season, which ranks them 28th in the NHL. They are 20th in the league in goals scored with 10 while they've given up 19 goals, ranking them 4th overall. The Golden Knights have allowed 13 power play opportunities and have given up 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 69%, putting them 28th in the league when short-handed. They average 34 shots per game and as a team shoot 5.81% for the season. They allow 25 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 85%. That puts them 31st in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers are 14th in the NHL with a total of 4 points this year. They have 5 power play goals on 20 opportunities for a percentage of 25%. That ranks them 11th in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 19 power play opportunities and have given up 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 68%. That is 29th in the NHL. As a team, the Flyers are 6th in the league with 16 goals scored while they've given up 19 goals, which is 3rd overall. They average 35 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.43%. As a team they give up 36 shots per game and have a save percentage of 87%. That is 27th in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vegas is 1st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 61.1%, as they've attempted 341 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 217 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 58.3% as they have 250 attempts while they have given up 179 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 5th in the league. The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 64.1% of the time, which is 1st in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 35.9% for the season. That is 31st overall in the NHL. They have 159 face-off wins compared to 149 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 51.6%. That ranks them 12th in the league. On defense Vegas has 124 hits and they have blocked 38 shots from the opposition, putting them 24th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Flyers are 25th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 43.8% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 56.3% for the season, which is 7th in the NHL. They have 134 face-off wins compared to 117 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.4%. That is 7th in the league. On defense Philadelphia has 105 hits and they have blocked 59 shots from the opposition, which is 8th in the league. Philadelphia is 21st in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 48.3% as they've attempted 235 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 252 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 49.3% ranks 16th as they have 188 attempts while they have given up 193 shots on the defensive end.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Vegas -105

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