Minnesota Wild vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction, 10/26/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Wild vs Philadelphia Flyers

Date: Saturday, October 26, 2024

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Wells Fargo Center is the location where the Philadelphia Flyers (1-5-1) will attempt to beat the Minnesota Wild (4-0-2) on Saturday.

The Minnesota Wild were on the winning side of the scoreboard with a 5-1 win over the Panthers their last time on the ice. The Wild had a solid offensive performance in this win. For the game, they converted 5 out of the 22 shots they tried. Furthermore, they had 2 attempts on the power play and netted 1 goal. Minnesota garnered 2 penalty mins for this matchup.

While playing at even strength, the Wild have conceded 8 goals while getting 14 on the offensive side of the ice. Minnesota Wild opponents have recorded 12 power play opportunities (30th in hockey) and have earned 3 goals in those chances. When discussing scoring goals, the Minnesota Wild have tallied 20 goals (19th in the National Hockey League) on the season and have given up 11. Minnesota has taken 174 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 11.5%. For the season, they have accumulated 10 points and their points percentage sits at .833. The Wild so far have had 179 shots attempted against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .939. Minnesota is sitting with 18 power play chances and they have scored 6 goals out of those advantages, garnering them a rate of 33.33%.

The man in goal for this game is Marc-Andre Fleury. Opponents have scored 2,569 goals versus Fleury in his NHL career and his goals against average per contest is 2.60. Fleury has been in net for 1,026 contests over the course of his NHL career. He has a save percentage of .912 during his 59,343 mins in the crease. He has amassed an overall record of 561-330-97 and he was named the starter in 865 games. Over the course of his career, Fleury has tallied 475 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .549. Fleury has had 29,185 shot attempts taken against him and has accrued 26,616 saves.

When they took the ice last, Philadelphia faced off against the Capitals in a matchup where the Flyers were on the wrong end of the score by a tally of 6-3. They had 4 attempts on the power play in this game and netted 2 out of those chances. The Flyers had 3 goals out of the 29 shots on goal they attempted.

The Flyers have tallied 9 goals at even strength and 7 goals (6th in the league) while having a power play advantage. Philadelphia has tried 199 shots (13th in pro hockey) and has accumulated a shooting percentage of 8.04%, while allowing their opponents 205 shots. On the season, the Philadelphia Flyers have earned a total of 16 goals, 3 points, and a points percentage of .214. They have granted a total of 31 goals to be scored by way of 28 goals at even strength and 3 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have earned 29 chances on the power play and they have a power play rate of 24.14%. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 89.66% on their opponents 29 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is 84.9%.

Across the rink you are likely to see Samuel Ersson protecting the net. Ersson has earned a career record of 30-24-8 and has played in 68 games. Ersson's quality start percentage comes out to 54.0% and he has made 34 quality starts in his pro career. He has tallied 1,475 saves out of 1,654 shots attempted, which gives him a percentage of .892. His opponents are averaging 2.89 goals per contest and he has allowed 179 goals in total. He got the starting nod in 63 games and has played for a total of 3,715 minutes.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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