Philadelphia Flyers vs Boston Bruins Prediction, 12/7/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Flyers vs Boston Bruins

Date: Saturday, December 7, 2024

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Flyers (+220) Bruins (-275)

TD Garden is the location where the Boston Bruins (14-11-3) will compete against the Philadelphia Flyers (12-10-3) on Saturday. The odds on this game have Philadelphia at +220 while Boston is priced at -275. The total is 6.5.

The Philadelphia Flyers will head into their next game feeling good after earning a 3-2 victory against the Blues in their last outing. Philadelphia accumulated 6 penalty minutes for this matchup. Additionally, they had 2 opportunities with more players on the ice but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. The Flyers had an average offensive outing in the win. For the game, they converted 3 out of the 31 shots they tried.

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In the matter of their goal scoring prowess, the Philadelphia Flyers have accounted for 70 goals (23rd in the league) for the year and have allowed 81. For the year, they have scored 27 points and their points percentage comes in at .540. Philadelphia skates onto the rink with 75 power play opportunities and they have notched 12 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 16.00%. When at even strength, the Flyers have allowed the opponent to score 70 goals while scoring 58 on offense. Philadelphia has tried 693 shots and has a shot percentage of 10.1%. The Flyers have had 707 shots attempted against them and have a save percentage of .885. Philadelphia Flyers opponents have totaled 73 power play opportunities (19th in pro hockey) and have come away with 11 goals in those attempts.

The man in goal for this game is Ivan Fedotov. The opposition has notched 40 goals against Fedotov in his NHL career and his goals against average is 16.78. Fedotov has been involved in 12 contests during his pro hockey career. His save percentage currently is .869 during his 143 mins on the ice. He has accumulated an overall mark of 4-5-2 and got the start in 10 games. Throughout his time in hockey, Fedotov is sitting with 3 quality starts and his quality starts rate is .300. Fedotov has had 306 shots against him and has recorded 266 total saves.

In their last game, Boston went up against the Blackhawks in a matchup where the Bruins took home the win by a mark of 4-2. They had 5 power play opportunities in this game but were not able to net one. The Bruins notched 4 goals out of the 27 shots on goal they pursued.

The Bruins have accumulated 59 goals at even strength and 12 goals (23rd in the league) while having more men on the ice. Boston has attempted 778 shots (8th in pro hockey) and has a shot percentage of 9.13%, while allowing the other team 781 shots. On the year, the Boston Bruins have notched a total of 71 goals, 31 points, in addition to a points percentage of .554. They have allowed 84 goals to be scored by of a combination of 64 goals at even strength and 20 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have a tally of 102 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play rate of 11.76%. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 79.59% on their oppositions 98 chances on the power play, and their save percentage comes in at 89.2%.

On the other side of the ice you will find Jeremy Swayman between the pipes. Swayman holds a lifetime mark of 87-42-17 and has been in goal for 151 games. Swayman's percentage of quality starts comes out to 63.2% and he has qualified for 91 quality starts in his career. He has racked up 3,795 stops out of the 4,146 shots attempted against him, giving him a save percentage of .915. Opponents are averaging 2.77 goals per game and he has relinquished 351 goals altogether. He has started in 144 contests and has played 7,616 mins.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Philadelphia (+220)

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