Philadelphia Flyers vs Anaheim Ducks Prediction, 1/4/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Flyers vs Anaheim Ducks

Date: Tuesday, January 4, 2022

Location: Honda Center in Anaheim, CA

TV: Fox Sports Prime Ticket

Odds/Point Spread: Flyers (+105) Ducks (-125)

The Anaheim Ducks (17-11-7) will go up against the Philadelphia Flyers (13-13-6) at Honda Center on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has Philadelphia at +105 and Anaheim is priced at -125. The total comes in at 6.

The Philadelphia Flyers will look for better times on the ice after their 6-3 defeat to the Kings their last time on the ice. The Flyers offense didn't overly impress in the defeat. In the matchup, they scored on 3 out of the 37 shots they tried. Moreover, they had 5 chances with the advantage and scored 1 goal. Philadelphia recorded 10 penalty minutes in this outing.

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The Flyers have had 1,119 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .908. At even strength, the Flyers have conceded 84 goals while notching 70 on offense. Philadelphia Flyers opponents have recorded 102 power play tries (5th in pro hockey) and have scored 19 goals in those attempts. For the current season, they have recorded 32 points and their points % is .500. Philadelphia has attempted 998 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 8.5%. With respect to their goal scoring prowess, the Philadelphia Flyers have notched 85 goals (25th in the NHL) this year and have conceded 103. Philadelphia is sitting with 93 power play opportunities and they have scored 15 goals during those advantages, earning them a rate of 16.13%.

The player in the crease for this game is Martin Jones. Jones has been in goal for 374 contests during his hockey career. He has earned an overall mark of 192-137-30 and he has started in 366 games. Opponents have notched 940 goals against Jones in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per contest is 2.63. Jones has had 10,230 shots taken against him and has garnered 9,290 total saves. His save percentage currently is at .908 during his 21,448 minutes on the ice. In his career, Jones has accumulated 191 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .522.

In their last game, Anaheim played the Avalanche in a game where the Ducks ended up taking the loss by a final of 4-2. They had 2 power play attempts in this contest and tallied 1 goal out of those tries. The Ducks scored 2 goals of the 31 shots on goal they took.

Anaheim has attempted 1,085 shots (7th in the NHL) and has earned a shot percentage of 9.68%, while allowing the opposition 1,134 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 85.42% on their oppositions 96 power play chances, and their save percentage currently sits at 91.6%. They have a total of 93 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play percentage of 26.88%. The Ducks have earned 80 goals at even strength and 25 goals (6th in the league) while on the power play. They have granted a total of 95 goals to be scored by way of 81 goals at even strength and 14 goals while they had less men on the ice. This season, the Anaheim Ducks have tallied 105 goals, 41 points, and a points percentage of .586.

For the opposition you are likely to see John Gibson protecting the goal. Teams are averaging 2.59 goals/game and he has surrendered 863 goals overall. Gibson's quality start percentage sits at 56.2% and he has accumulated 191 quality starting assignments in his hockey career. He got the starting nod in 340 games and has played 20,014 mins. Gibson has accrued a career mark of 159-131-46 and has participated in 348 games. He has compiled 9,468 stops out of the 10,331 shots taken, giving him a save percentage of .916.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Philadelphia (+105)

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