Edmonton Oilers vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction, 10/19/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Edmonton Oilers vs Philadelphia Flyers

Date: Thursday, October 19, 2023

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+/Hulu

Odds/Point Spread: Oilers (-222) Flyers (+175)

The Philadelphia Flyers (2-1-0) will go up against the Edmonton Oilers (1-2-0) at Wells Fargo Center on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has the Oilers at -222 and the Flyers are sitting at +175. The over/under is 7.

The Edmonton Oilers came out of this game feeling pretty good about themselves with a 6-1 win against the Predators in their previous game. The Oilers had a solid offensive outing and it was apparent in this win. For the outing, they tallied a score on 6 of the 30 shots they launched. In addition, they had 3 attempts on the power play and notched 2 goals. Edmonton accrued 11 penalty minutes in this matchup.

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When at even strength, the Oilers let the opposition score 8 goals while scoring 5 when they are on offense. Edmonton Oilers opponents have totaled 12 power play tries (15th in professional hockey) and have come away with 5 goals in those attempts. In regard to their scoring, the Edmonton Oilers have notched 10 goals (17th in the NHL) this year and have allowed 13. Edmonton has attempted 97 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.3%. For the current season, they have recorded 2 points and their points percentage is .333. The Oilers have had 91 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .857. Edmonton has compiled 14 power play opportunities and they have scored 5 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 35.71%.

The player between the pipes for this game is Jack Campbell. Opponents have notched 440 goals versus Campbell in his pro career and his goals against average per contest is 2.72. Campbell has been in net for 173 games over the course of his pro hockey career. His save percentage is .910 during his 9,700 mins guarding the cage. He has accumulated a mark of 93-49-18 and he was named the starter in 161 games. Throughout his time in hockey, Campbell has 83 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .516. Campbell has had 4,904 shots taken against him and he has 4,464 saves.

In their last contest, Philadelphia played the Canucks in a game where the Flyers earned a win by a tally of 2-0. The Flyers scored 2 goals out of the 42 shots on goal they were seeking. They had 4 power play chances in this game but didn't put one in the back of the net.

Philadelphia has put up 100 shots (13th in hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 8.00%, while allowing the other team 89 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 75.00% on the other teams 12 power play tries, and their save percentage is currently 92.1%. They have earned 13 chances on the power play and they have a power play rate of 7.69%. The Flyers have racked up 7 goals at even strength and 1 goal (22nd in the NHL) while having more men on the ice. They have allowed 7 goals to be scored by way of 4 goals at even strength and 3 goals while they were shorthanded. During this campaign, the Philadelphia Flyers have accounted for 8 goals, 4 points, in addition to a points percentage of .667.

Across the ice you are going to see Carter Hart protecting the goal. He has recorded 5,428 saves out of 5,992 shots attempted against him, giving him a rate of .906. Hart holds a career mark of 86-85-26 and has played in 204 games. He has made the start in 196 games and has racked up 11,475 minutes. Hart's rate of quality starts sits at 48.5% and he has qualified for 95 quality starting assignments in his professional career. Opponents are averaging 2.95 goals/game and he has yielded 564 goals in total.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Philadelphia (+175) and under 6.5 goals

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