Philadelphia Flyers vs New York Islanders Prediction, 1/17/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Flyers vs New York Islanders

Date: Monday, January 17, 2022

Location: UBS Arena in Elmont, NY

TV: MSG

Odds/Point Spread: Flyers (+160) Islanders (-194)

The Philadelphia Flyers (13-17-7) are en route to UBS Arena on Monday where they will meet the New York Islanders (11-13-6). The moneyline on this contest has the Flyers at +160 and the Islanders are at -194. The total comes in at 6.

The Philadelphia Flyers will look to clean up some issues after taking a 3-2 defeat against the Rangers their last time on the ice. Philadelphia compiled 2 penalty mins in this matchup. In addition, they had 1 attempt on the power play but didn't net one. The Flyers didn't have a great showing offensively in the defeat. For the game, they tallied a score on 2 of the 28 shots they put on goal.

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With respect to their goal scoring prowess, the Philadelphia Flyers have earned 94 goals (25th in the NHL) for the year and have allowed 122. For the season, they have recorded 33 points and their points percentage is sitting at .446. Philadelphia steps onto the ice with 104 power play chances and they have notched 17 goals out of those tries, garnering them a percentage of 16.35%. At even strength, the Flyers have conceded 97 goals while earning 77 on offense. Philadelphia has attempted 1,133 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 8.3%. The Flyers have had 1,291 shots taken against them and have earned a save percentage of .905. Philadelphia Flyers opponents have earned 115 power play opportunities (8th in the NHL) and have a total of 25 goals in those chances.

The player between the pipes for this game is Carter Hart. During his career on the ice, Hart is sitting with 60 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .508. His save percentage is .906 for his 6,875 mins guarding the cage. Hart has seen 3,540 shot attempts taken against him and has recorded 3,209 total saves. Opponents have been able to score 331 goals versus Hart in his NHL career and his goals against average per contest is 2.89. He has amassed an overall record of 56-49-13 and he started in 118 games. Hart has taken the ice for 124 matchups over the course of his professional hockey career.

In their last contest, New York played the Capitals in a matchup where the Islanders ended up taking the loss by a score of 2-0. They had 3 power play chances in this one but weren't able to score a goal. The Islanders scored 0 goals out of the 23 shots on goal they attempted.

This season, the New York Islanders have tallied 67 goals, 28 points, in addition to a points percentage of .467. They have allowed 81 goals to be scored by way of 66 goals at even strength and 15 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Islanders are sitting with 52 goals at even strength and 15 goals (30th in the league) while having a power play advantage. They have earned 82 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 18.29%. New York has tried 847 shots (32nd in the league) and has a shooting percentage of 7.91%, while allowing their opponents 977 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill percentage of 81.93% on their opponents 83 power play chances, and their save percentage currently sits at 91.7%.

On the other side of the ice you will find Ilya Sorokin patrolling the crease. He has tallied 1,136 stops out of the 1,232 shots tried, which gives him a save % of .922. Sorokin is sitting with a lifetime mark of 22-13-8 and has participated in 43 games. He has made the start in 42 games and has played 2,505 mins. Sorokin's quality start percentage sits at 69.0% and he has qualified for 29 quality starting assignments in his pro hockey career. His opponents are averaging 2.30 goals/game and he has yielded 96 goals in total.

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

Josh's Pick: Take New York (-194)

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