Nashville Predators vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction, 12/21/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nashville Predators vs Philadelphia Flyers

Date: Thursday, December 21, 2023

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Predators (-105) Flyers (-115)

The Nashville Predators (18-14-0) are hitting the road to Wells Fargo Center on Thursday where they will try to beat the Philadelphia Flyers (18-10-3). The moneyline on this matchup has the Predators at -105 and the Flyers are priced at -115. The over/under comes in at 7.

The Nashville Predators will look to clean up some issues after taking a 5-2 loss to the Canucks in their previous outing. Nashville earned 26 penalty minutes for this matchup. Additionally, they had 2 power play opportunities but weren't able to make the most of them. The Predators didn't have their best offensive outing in the defeat. For the game, they scored on 2 out of the 28 shots they attempted.

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When at even strength, the Predators have allowed the opponent to score 75 goals while having 76 on offense. Nashville Predators opponents have earned 104 power play opportunities (9th in the league) and have a total of 24 goals in those attempts. When talking about scoring goals, the Nashville Predators have earned 100 goals (13th in pro hockey) on the year and have given up 99. Nashville has tried 959 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 10.4%. For the season, they sit with 36 points and their points percentage is .563. The Predators thus far have had 989 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .900. Nashville skates onto the rink with 115 power play chances and they have added 24 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 20.87%.

The player between the pipes for this game is Juuse Saros. In his professional hockey career, Saros has accounted for 180 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .612. His save percentage is .918 for his 17,811 mins played. Saros has had 9,452 shots against him and has recorded 8,681 total saves. Opponents have notched 771 goals versus Saros in his pro hockey career and his goals against rate is 2.60. He has a record of 161-106-27 and he started in 294 games. Saros has participated in 311 contests over the course of his NHL career.

When they were on the ice last, Philadelphia went up against the Devils in a game where the Flyers took home the victory by a tally of 3-2. The Flyers recorded 3 goals of the 26 shots on goal they tried. They had 3 power play attempts in this game but weren't able to score a goal.

Philadelphia has put up 1,011 shots (5th in hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 8.90%, while allowing the opposition 877 shots. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 85.57% on the other teams 97 power play tries, and their save percentage is currently 90.8%. They have a tally of 98 chances on the power play and they have accumulated a power play rate of 10.20%. The Flyers have 80 goals at even strength and 10 goals (30th in the league) while on the power play. They have allowed 81 goals to be scored by way of 67 goals at even strength and 14 goals while they were shorthanded. So far this season, the Philadelphia Flyers have tallied 90 goals, 39 points, and a points percentage of .629.

On the other side of the ice you will find Carter Hart in the crease. He has gathered 5,787 saves out of 6,383 shots attempted against him, giving him a save percentage of .907. Hart has accumulated a career mark of 93-90-27 and has played in 218 games. He has been a starter 210 games and his ice time sits at 12,263 minutes. Hart's quality start percentage is 49.5% and he has made 104 quality starting assignments in his hockey career. His opponents are averaging 2.92 goals per contest and he has conceded 596 goals in total.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Nashville (-105)

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