Detroit Red Wings vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction, 12/12/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Red Wings vs Philadelphia Flyers

Date: Thursday, December 12, 2024

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Red Wings (+102) Flyers (-122)

Wells Fargo Center is where the Philadelphia Flyers (13-12-4) will try to beat the Detroit Red Wings (11-13-4) on Thursday. The line on this contest has Detroit at +102 and Philadelphia opens at -122. The total has been set at 6.

The Detroit Red Wings had a decent effort after finishing in a 5-5 tie against the Sabres in the last game they played. Detroit earned 8 penalty mins for this contest. The Red Wings had a solid offensive outing in this game. Moreover, they had 3 opportunities with more players on the ice but weren't able to make the most of them. For the outing, they scored on 5 of the 31 shots they put on goal.

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With regard to their scoring capabilities, the Detroit Red Wings have notched 72 goals (29th in pro hockey) so far this season and have allowed 88. For the current campaign, they sit with 26 points and their points percentage is sitting at .464. Detroit has 82 power play opportunities and they have scored 21 goals out of those tries, garnering them a percentage of 25.61%. When playing at even strength, the Red Wings have allowed 62 goals while notching 51 on offense. Detroit has attempted 709 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 10.2%. The Red Wings so far have had 865 shots tried against them and have earned a save percentage of .898. Detroit Red Wings opponents have amassed 80 power play tries (21st in hockey) and have come away with 26 goals in those chances.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Ville Husso. In his professional hockey career, Husso has compiled 65 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .489. His save percentage is at .901 during his 7,491 minutes played. Husso has seen 4,009 shots against him and has recorded 3,613 saves. Opponents have scored 396 goals versus Husso in his career and his goals against average per contest is 3.17. He has compiled a mark of 69-44-18 and got the start in 133 games. Husso has participated in 139 contests during his professional hockey career.

In their last outing, Philadelphia squared up with the Blue Jackets in an outing where the Flyers earned a victory by a score of 5-3. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this matchup and recorded 1 out of those chances. The Flyers had 5 goals of the 24 shots on goal they took.

The Flyers are sitting with 70 goals at even strength and 15 goals (22nd in pro hockey) while having more men on the ice. Philadelphia has taken 801 shots (21st in the NHL) and has a shooting percentage of 10.61%, while allowing the other team 809 shots. This season, the Philadelphia Flyers have tallied 85 goals, 30 points, as well as a points percentage of .517. They have permitted 99 goals to be scored by way of 81 goals at even strength and 18 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have earned 86 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 17.44%. They have a penalty kill percentage of 79.78% on their oppositions 89 power play chances, and their save percentage comes in at 87.8%.

Across the ice you are likely to see Samuel Ersson patrolling the crease. Opponents are averaging 3.41 goals per contest and he has allowed 198 goals altogether. Ersson's percentage of quality starts is 54.9% and he has earned 39 quality starts in his pro hockey career. He was named a starter in 71 contests and has played 3,483 mins. Ersson holds a lifetime mark of 35-25-9 and has been in net for 76 games. He has tallied 1,641 stops out of 1,839 shots taken, giving him a rate of .892.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-122) and under 6 goals

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