Vegas Golden Knights at Philadelphia Flyers NHL Picks & Predictions 3/12/2018

Monday, March 12, 2018

Wells Fargo Center

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The Vegas Golden Knights head to Wells Fargo Center to take on the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday, March 12, 2018. The opening line for this contest has the Golden Knights at -115 and the Flyers at +104.

Vegas has a record of 44-19-5 this year and away from home they have a record of 20-12-3-1. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They have tallied 232 goals and surrendered 185 goals for a point differential of +47. For the year they have an ATS mark of 44-24-0 and an over/under record of 36-30-0. Philadelphia has a record of 35-23-11 including 17-11-6-3 on home ice this year. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 203 goals and have given up 202 for a goal differential of +1. Their record against the spread is 35-34-0 while their over/under mark is 35-32-0.

Valuable Vegas Golden Knights Betting Trends

The Vegas Golden Knights are 44-24-0 straight up this year

The Vegas Golden Knights are 36-30-0 against the over/under this season

Important Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends

The Philadelphia Flyers are 35-34-0 straight up this year

The Philadelphia Flyers are 35-32-0 against the over/under this season

Key Vegas Golden Knights Injuries

10/06/17 D Clayton Stoner Abdominal IR (10/02)
03/10/18 LW James Neal Hand is "?" Monday vs Philadelphia
03/10/18 RW Reilly Smith Upper Body is OUT Monday vs Philadelphia
03/09/18 C Oscar Lindberg Concussion is out indefinitely
03/02/18 D Luca Sbisa Undisclosed is out indefinitely
02/10/18 GO Malcolm Subban Upper Body IR (02/09)
02/10/18 LW William Carrier Upper Body IR (02/04)

Key Philadelphia Flyers Injuries

03/10/18 D Johnny Oduya Lower Body is "?" Monday vs Vegas
03/10/18 D Robert Hagg Lower 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)

Player Spotlight

Jon Marchessault has scored 65 total points this year for the Golden Knights. He has 22 goals this season with 226 shots on net, giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 43 assists on the year and averages 17.4 minutes played per contest. William Karlsson averages 18.6 minutes of ice time per game this season. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 24% by tallying 35 goals on 149 attempts. He has 26 assists, giving him a total of 61 points on the year. Marc-Andre Fleury has 24 wins and 9 losses this season in goal for the Golden Knights. He has 1,107 shots against him and he's surrendered 78 goals. He's made 1,029 stops for a save percentage of 93%.

Player Spotlight

Claude Giroux has 81 total points this season for the Flyers. He has 24 goals this year with 158 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 57 assists on the year and averages 20.4 minutes played per contest. Jakub Voracek averages 19.6 minutes of ice time per contest. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 8% by scoring 16 goals on 198 attempts. He has 58 assists, giving him a total of 74 points on the year. Petr Mrazek has 12 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Flyers. He has 857 shots against him and he's given up 80 goals. He's made 777 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Golden Knights have 93 total points this year, which is 4th in the NHL. They've scored 232 goals while giving up 185 scores, which has them ranked 2nd and 25th respectively. They have had 207 power play chances and scored 43 goals on those opportunities for a percentage of 21%. That is 11th in the league. The Golden Knights have given up 195 power play opportunities and surrendered 38 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%, ranking them 15th when short-handed. They average 33 shots per contest and as a team shoot 10.35% for the year. They allow 30 shot attempts to their opposition per game and have a team save percentage of 91%, which is 12th in the league.

Useful Team Statistics

The Flyers are 11th in the league with a total of 81 points this season. They have 46 power play goals on 230 chances for a percentage of 20%. That is 19th in the NHL. They've given up 196 power play opportunities and surrendered 48 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%, ranking 29th overall. As a team, the Flyers are 13th with a total of 203 goals scored while they've given up 202 goals this season, ranking 16th in goals against. They average 32 shots per game and have a team shooting percentage of 9.26%. As a unit they give up 30 shots per contest and have a save percentage of 91%, putting them 22nd overall in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Vegas is 8th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 51.9%, as they've attempted 4,153 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,852 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 51.8% as they have 3,091 attempts while they have given up 2,880 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 10th in the league. The Golden Knights start possessions in the offensive zone 52.9% of the time, which is 7th in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.1% for the season. That is 28th overall in the NHL. They have 2,054 face-off wins compared to 2,131 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.1%. That ranks them 24th in the league. On defense Vegas has 1,349 hits and they have blocked 972 shots from the opposition, putting them 20th overall.

Advanced Statistics

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 ranks them 16th and 14th respectively in the NHL. They have 2,196 face-off wins as opposed to 1,903 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 53.6%. That is 2nd in the league. On defense Philadelphia has 1,430 hits and they've blocked 1,003 attempts from opposing offenses, ranking them 15th in blocked shots. Philadelphia is ranked 11th in Corsi percentage with 50.5% as they've tried 3,968 shots on goal while at full strength while they have surrendered 3,890 shots on net when they have a full team on the ice. Their Fenwick percentage is 14th in the NHL at 50.9%, as they have 2,987 shots while they've given up 2,887 attempts on defense.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Vegas -115

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