Philadelphia Flyers vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, 12/9/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Flyers vs Vegas Golden Knights

Date: Friday, December 9, 2022

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, NV

TV: Bally Sports West

Odds/Point Spread: Flyers (+220) Golden Knights (-275)

The Vegas Golden Knights (19-8-1) host the Philadelphia Flyers (9-13-5) at T-Mobile Arena on Friday. The odds on this game have the Flyers at +220 and the Golden Knights are sitting at -275. The over/under comes in at 6.

The Philadelphia Flyers will look for better times on the ice after their 4-1 loss to the Capitals their last time out. Philadelphia amassed 18 penalty mins in this outing. Moreover, they had 3 power play chances and were able to notch 1 goal. The Flyers had a below average offensive outing in this defeat. For the game, they scored on 1 of the 30 shots they attempted.

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When at even strength, the Flyers have surrendered 66 goals while notching 51 when they are on offense. Philadelphia Flyers opponents have 87 power play opportunities (17th in pro hockey) and have scored 22 goals in those chances. With respect to their goal scoring prowess, the Philadelphia Flyers have notched 65 goals (29th in the NHL) over the course of the season and have allowed 88. Philadelphia has attempted 783 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 8.3%. For the year, they have tallied 23 points and their points % is .426. The Flyers have seen 855 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .897. Philadelphia comes into the game with 84 power play opportunities and they have added 14 goals out of those advantages, earning them a rate of 16.67%.

The man in goal for this game is Carter Hart. Hart has played in 166 contests during his NHL career. He has an overall record of 70-69-20 and he has gotten the start in 159 games. The opposition has been able to score 457 goals against Hart in his professional career and his goals against average is 2.94. Hart has seen 4,859 shots against him and has garnered 4,402 total saves. His save percentage currently is .906 for his 9,313 mins played. Over the course of his career, Hart has tallied 79 quality starts and his quality starts rate sits at .497.

The last time they were on the ice, Vegas faced off against the Rangers in a game where the Golden Knights took the defeat by a score of 5-1. They had 3 power play opportunities in this game and netted 1 out of those tries. The Golden Knights scored 1 goal of the 26 shots on goal they tried.

The Golden Knights have earned 75 goals at even strength and 18 goals (19th in pro hockey) while having a power play advantage. Vegas has taken 907 shots (5th in the league) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 10.25%, while allowing their opponents 873 shots. During this campaign, the Vegas Golden Knights have accumulated 93 goals, 39 points, in addition to a points percentage of .696. They have granted a total of 76 goals to be scored by of a combination of 56 goals at even strength and 20 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a total of 80 power play opportunities and they have a power play percentage of 22.50%. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 73.33% on the other teams 75 opportunities on the power play, and their save percentage currently comes in at 91.3%.

For the opposition you will find Logan Thompson in net. His opposition is averaging 2.67 goals per contest and he has relinquished 100 goals altogether. Thompson's quality start percentage sits at 58.3% and he has 21 quality starts in his pro career. He has started in 36 games and has racked up 2,249 minutes. Thompson has compiled a career record of 23-11-3 and has been in net for 39 games. He has tallied 1,091 stops out of 1,191 shots tried, which gives him a percentage of .916.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Vegas (-275)

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