Pittsburgh Penguins vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction, 1/6/2022 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Penguins vs Philadelphia Flyers

Date: Thursday, January 6, 2022

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Penguins (-178) Flyers (+146)

Wells Fargo Center is the location where the Philadelphia Flyers (13-14-6) will take on the Pittsburgh Penguins (18-8-5) on Thursday. The line on this matchup has Pittsburgh at -178 and Philadelphia is opening at +146. The betting total comes in at 6.

The Pittsburgh Penguins will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 8-5 win against the Sharks in their previous contest. The Penguins had a solid offensive output in this victory. For the game, they converted 8 out of the 39 shots they launched. They also had 3 power play chances and were able to net 1 goal. Pittsburgh had 6 penalty minutes in this matchup.

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Pittsburgh Penguins opponents have amassed 78 power play tries (30th in the league) and have scored 7 goals in those attempts. The Penguins have had 917 shots attempted against them and hold a save percentage of .916. Pittsburgh has tried 1,090 shots and has a shooting percentage of 9.0%. When playing at even strength, the Penguins have allowed the opponent to score 70 goals while scoring 84 themselves. Pittsburgh has accumulated 88 power play chances and they have tallied 14 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 15.91%. For the current season, they have tallied 41 points and their points % is .661. In regard to their scoring capabilities, the Pittsburgh Penguins have notched 98 goals (14th in the NHL) this year and have allowed 77.

The man in net for this game is Tristan Jarry. For his career, Jarry is sitting with 76 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .639. His save percentage is at .916 for his 7,117 minutes played. Jarry has seen 3,553 shot attempts against him and has amassed 3,255 total saves. The opposition has been able to score 298 goals against Jarry in his career and his goals against average per contest is 2.51. He has earned a record of 74-34-11 and he has gotten the start in 119 games. Jarry has participated in 125 contests during his NHL career.

In their last contest, Philadelphia opposed the Ducks in an outing where the Flyers ended up taking the loss by a final score of 4-1. They had 1 power play opportunity in this outing but weren't able to score a goal. The Flyers scored 1 goal out of the 29 shots on goal they pursued.

Philadelphia has put up 1,027 shots (17th in professional hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 8.37%, while allowing the other team 1,149 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 80.19% on their oppositions 106 power play opportunities, and their save percentage comes in at 90.7%. They have a tally of 94 opportunities on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 15.96%. The Flyers have racked up 71 goals at even strength and 15 goals (25th in professional hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have permitted 107 goals to be scored by of a combination of 86 goals at even strength and 21 goals while they had less men on the ice. Over the course of the season, the Philadelphia Flyers have tallied 86 goals, 32 points, as well as a points percentage of .485.

Across the ice you are expected to see Martin Jones in goal. The opposition is averaging 2.63 goals per contest and he has yielded 940 goals in total. Jones' percentage of quality starts comes out to 52.2% and he has qualified for 191 quality starts in his pro career. He has made the start in 366 games and his ice time sits at 21,448 minutes. Jones has a career mark of 192-137-30 and has played in 374 games. He has recorded 9,290 saves out of the 10,230 shots taken against him, which gives him a save % of .908.

Who will win tonight's NHL game ATS?

Josh's Pick: Take Philadelphia (+146)

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