Philadelphia Flyers vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 1/13/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Flyers vs Boston Bruins

Date: Thursday, January 13, 2022

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Flyers (+198) Bruins (-245)

The Philadelphia Flyers (13-15-7) are headed to TD Garden on Thursday where they will attempt to beat the Boston Bruins (19-11-2). The moneyline on this game has Philadelphia at +198 and Boston opens at -245. The total is set at 6.

The Philadelphia Flyers will need a bounce back game after taking a 3-2 loss against the Sharks in the last game they played. The Flyers had an offensive game that was below their expectations in the defeat. In the outing, they finished 2 out of the 31 shots they looked to score on. Moreover, they had 2 power play opportunities and netted 1 goal. Philadelphia accrued 4 penalty minutes for this contest.

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The Flyers have had 1,228 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .906. While playing at even strength, the Flyers have allowed 94 goals while earning 74 on the offensive side of the ice. Philadelphia Flyers opponents have 109 power play opportunities (8th in the NHL) and have scored 22 goals in those chances. For the year, they have scored 33 points and their points percentage is sitting at .471. Philadelphia has attempted 1,078 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 8.4%. When talking about their scoring, the Philadelphia Flyers have earned 90 goals (25th in the league) over the course of the season and have conceded 116. Philadelphia steps onto the ice with 99 power play chances and they have tallied 16 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 16.16%.

The man in net for this game is Carter Hart. Hart has been involved in 122 games throughout his professional hockey career. He has accumulated a win-loss mark of 56-47-13 and he has gotten the start in 116 games. The opposition has scored 325 goals versus Hart in his pro career and his goals against average is 2.88. Hart has had 3,477 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 3,152 total saves. His save percentage sits at .907 for his 6,762 minutes on the ice. In his career, Hart has accrued 59 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .509.

In their last outing, Boston faced the Capitals in a game where the Bruins ended up with the win by a score of 7-3. They had 4 power play chances in this contest and recorded 2 goals out of those tries. The Bruins converted 7 goals out of the 31 shots on goal they were seeking.

Boston has taken 1,140 shots (13th in the NHL) and has a shot percentage of 8.60%, while allowing their opponents 938 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 82.35% on their opponents 102 power play chances, and their save percentage sits at 91.2%. They have earned 95 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play rate of 23.16%. The Bruins have accumulated 76 goals at even strength and 22 goals (12th in professional hockey) while having a power play advantage. They have allowed 83 goals to be scored by way of 65 goals at even strength and 18 goals while they had less men on the ice. So far this year, the Boston Bruins have earned a total of 98 goals, 40 points, in addition to a points percentage of .625.

Across the ice you are likely to see Linus Ullmark protecting the goal. He has recorded 3,669 stops out of 4,019 shots taken, which gives him a save percentage of .913. Ullmark has earned a career mark of 61-52-13 and has been in goal for 133 games. He was named a starter in 128 contests and his ice time sits at 7,632 minutes. Ullmark's quality start rate is 55.5% and he has made 71 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. His opponents are averaging 2.75 goals per contest and he has surrendered 350 goals in total.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Boston (-245)

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