Vancouver Canucks vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction, 10/17/2023 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vancouver Canucks vs Philadelphia Flyers

Date: Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Canucks (-124) Flyers (+102)

The Vancouver Canucks (2-0-0) are on their way to Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday where they will go up against the Philadelphia Flyers (1-1-0). The moneyline on this contest has Vancouver at -124 and Philadelphia is sitting at +102. The over/under is set at 7.

The Vancouver Canucks will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 4-3 win over the Oilers their last time out. Vancouver recorded 14 penalty minutes for this matchup. In addition, they had 3 attempts on the power play and were able to net 1 goal. The Canucks had a solid offensive outing and it was apparent in the victory. In the outing, they converted 4 out of the 16 shots they put on net.

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When playing at even strength, the Canucks have allowed 1 goal while scoring 8 when they are on offense. Vancouver Canucks opponents have 11 power play tries (5th in professional hockey) and have racked up 3 goals in those attempts. In terms of scoring goals, the Vancouver Canucks have accumulated 12 goals (4th in pro hockey) on the campaign and have given up 4. Vancouver has tried 48 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 25.0%. For the current season, they have earned 4 points and their points % is 1.000. The Canucks so far have had 67 shots tried against them and hold a save percentage of .940. Vancouver skates onto the rink with 9 power play chances and they have notched 4 goals out of those attempts, earning them a rate of 44.44%.

The man in goal for this game is Thatcher Demko. Demko has participated in 169 contests over the course of his pro hockey career. He has a win-loss record of 82-67-15 and he has started in 163 games. The opposition has scored 474 goals versus Demko in his NHL career and his goals against average is 2.89. Demko has had 5,298 shot attempts against him and has recorded 4,824 total saves. He has a save percentage of .911 for his 9,839 minutes guarding the cage. For his professional hockey career, Demko has tallied 90 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .552.

When they were on the ice last, Philadelphia went up against the Senators in an outing where the Flyers took the loss by a tally of 5-2. The Flyers converted 2 goals of the 21 shots on goal they pursued. They had 6 opportunities on the power play in this one and recorded 1 out of those chances.

The Flyers have earned 5 goals at even strength and 1 goal (19th in pro hockey) while on the power play. Philadelphia has taken 58 shots (20th in professional hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 10.34%, while allowing the opposition 64 shots. This season, the Philadelphia Flyers have 6 goals, 2 points, in addition to a points percentage of .500. They have granted a total of 7 goals to be scored by way of 4 goals at even strength and 3 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have earned 9 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 11.11%. They have a penalty kill rate of 66.67% on their opponents 9 power play chances, and their save percentage is 89.1%.

Across the ice you are likely to see Carter Hart patrolling the crease. Teams are averaging 2.96 goals per game and he has relinquished 564 goals altogether. Hart's quality start percentage comes in at 48.2% and he has 94 quality starts in his pro hockey career. He has been a starter 195 contests and his ice time sits at 11,415 minutes. Hart has amassed a career mark of 85-85-26 and has participated in 203 games. He has recorded 5,403 saves out of the 5,967 shots tried, giving him a percentage of .905.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Vancouver (-124)

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