Philadelphia Flyers vs New York Islanders Prediction, 11/25/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Flyers vs New York Islanders

Date: Saturday, November 25, 2023

Location: UBS Arena in Elmont, NY

TV: MSG

Odds/Point Spread: Flyers (+135) Islanders (-165)

The Philadelphia Flyers (10-8-1) are hitting the road to UBS Arena on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the New York Islanders (7-6-5). The moneyline on this game has Philadelphia at +135 while New York is at -165. The over/under comes in at 7.

The Philadelphia Flyers had a rough game after their 3-2 defeat against the Islanders in their last outing. Philadelphia had 6 penalty minutes in this contest. The Flyers didn't have their best offensive outing in the loss. Moreover, they had 1 chance with the advantage but weren't able to make the most of that try. While out there on the ice, they converted 2 of the 36 shots they tried.

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When at even strength, the Flyers have surrendered 44 goals while getting 55 of their own. Philadelphia Flyers opponents have tallied 62 power play opportunities (15th in the league) and have a total of 11 goals in those chances. With regard to their scoring capabilities, the Philadelphia Flyers have earned 62 goals (8th in the league) on the campaign and have allowed 55. Philadelphia has tried 601 shots and has a shot percentage of 10.3%. For the current season, they have recorded 21 points and their points percentage is sitting at .553. The Flyers have seen 523 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .895. Philadelphia has 62 power play opportunities and they have tallied 7 goals out of those tries, garnering them a rate of 11.29%.

The man in goal for this game is Carter Hart. In his professional hockey career, Hart is sitting with 100 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .490. His save percentage currently sits at .906 for his 11,903 mins played. Hart has seen 6,198 shots taken against him and has recorded 5,616 total saves. The opposition has scored 582 goals against Hart in his professional career and his average for goals against per game is 2.93. He has accumulated a win-loss mark of 90-88-26 and he has gotten the start in 204 games. Hart has taken the ice for 212 games over the course of his pro hockey career.

In their last outing, New York squared up with the Flyers in a matchup where the Islanders earned a victory by a mark of 3-2. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this one but didn't score a goal. The Islanders netted 3 goals of the 25 shots on goal they tried.

The Islanders have accumulated 35 goals at even strength and 11 goals (21st in the league) while on the power play. New York has taken 552 shots (20th in the league) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 8.33%, while allowing the opposition 632 shots. For the year, the New York Islanders have earned 46 goals, 19 points, in addition to a points percentage of .528. They have allowed 57 goals to be scored by of a combination of 39 goals at even strength and 18 goals while they were shorthanded. They have recorded 50 power play opportunities and they have a power play percentage of 22.00%. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 70.00% on the other teams 60 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 91.0%.

Across the ice you are likely to see Ilya Sorokin defending the goal. His opponents are averaging 2.41 goals per contest and he has yielded 348 goals overall. Sorokin's rate of quality starts is 69.7% and he has 101 quality starts in his NHL career. He has made the start in 145 contests and has been on the ice for 8,660 mins. Sorokin is sitting with a career mark of 75-49-22 and has participated in 148 games. He has recorded 4,126 stops out of the 4,474 shots taken, which gives him a save percentage of .922.

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

Guy's Pick: Take New York (-165)

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