Colorado Avalanche vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction, 1/20/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Avalanche vs Philadelphia Flyers

Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Philadelphia Flyers (24-14-6) will compete against the Colorado Avalanche (29-13-3) at Wells Fargo Center on Saturday.

The Colorado Avalanche were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 7-4 win against the Senators their last time on the ice. The Avalanche had a good offensive outing and it showed in this win. For the outing, they tallied a score on 7 out of the 34 shots they launched. They also had 3 opportunities with more players on the ice and netted 1 goal. Colorado earned 10 mins in the box for this contest.

When playing at even strength, the Avalanche have allowed the opponent to score 112 goals while getting 125 themselves. Colorado Avalanche opponents have earned 152 power play tries (3rd in the NHL) and have a total of 28 goals in those chances. In regard to their scoring capabilities, the Colorado Avalanche have earned 168 goals (2nd in pro hockey) this season and have given up 140. Colorado has taken 1,448 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 11.6%. For the current campaign, they have accumulated 61 points and their points % is .678. The Avalanche have had 1,304 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .893. Colorado skates onto the rink with 171 power play chances and they have added 43 goals out of those tries, garnering them a rate of 25.15%.

The player in the crease for this game is Alexandar Georgiev. In his professional hockey career, Georgiev has 116 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .540. His save percentage is .909 in his 12,858 minutes between the pipes. Georgiev has had 6,663 shot attempts against him and he has 6,059 total saves. Opponents have tallied 604 goals against Georgiev in his career and his goals against average per game is 2.82. He has amassed an overall record of 122-74-19 and he has started in 215 games. Georgiev has been in net for 228 contests throughout his hockey career.

In their last game, Philadelphia played the Blues in a game where the Flyers took home the victory by a final score of 4-2. The Flyers notched 4 goals of the 42 shots on goal they pursued. They had 2 power play chances in this contest but weren't able to put one in the back of the net.

Philadelphia has tried 1,479 shots (2nd in professional hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 8.52%, while allowing their opponents 1,273 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 86.33% on the other teams 139 power play opportunities, and their save percentage sits at 90.7%. They have earned 139 power play chances and they have earned a power play percentage of 12.23%. The Flyers have racked up 109 goals at even strength and 17 goals (30th in pro hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have allowed 118 goals to be scored by of a combination of 99 goals at even strength and 19 goals while they were shorthanded. So far this season, the Philadelphia Flyers have a total of 126 goals, 54 points, in addition to a points percentage of .614.

Across the ice you are going to see Samuel Ersson in the crease. The opposition is averaging 2.60 goals per game and he has surrendered 77 goals altogether. Ersson's quality start percentage sits at 64.3% and he has 18 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He has started in 28 games and his ice time sits at 1,780 mins. Ersson has a lifetime mark of 17-8-3 and has been in net for 31 contests. He has gathered 740 stops out of 817 shots attempted, which gives him a save percentage of .906.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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