Philadelphia Flyers vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction, 12/23/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Flyers vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Date: Monday, December 23, 2024

Location: PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: Sportsnet Pittsburgh

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

PPG Paints Arena is the site where the Pittsburgh Penguins (15-14-5) will compete against the Philadelphia Flyers (14-15-4) on Monday. The odds on this game have the Flyers at +220 while the Penguins are sitting at -275. The total is set at 6.5.

The Philadelphia Flyers will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 7-3 loss to the Kings in their last outing. Philadelphia had 2 minutes in the box for this matchup. The Flyers were neither impressive or disappointing offensively in the defeat. Furthermore, they had 2 opportunities with more players on the ice but weren't able to score. For the game, they tallied a score on 3 out of the 26 shots they put on goal.

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In relation to scoring goals, the Philadelphia Flyers have notched 97 goals (18th in the NHL) on the year and have conceded 117. For the year, they have recorded 32 points and their points percentage is sitting at .485. Philadelphia comes into the game with 93 power play opportunities and they have scored 15 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 16.13%. When playing at even strength, the Flyers have allowed the opponent to score 98 goals while scoring 82 on offense. Philadelphia has tried 905 shots and has a shooting percentage of 10.7%. The Flyers so far have had 908 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .871. Philadelphia Flyers opponents have 95 power play tries (18th in professional hockey) and have tallied 19 goals in those attempts.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Samuel Ersson. For his career, Ersson is sitting with 39 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .534. His save percentage currently is at .891 in his 3,488 mins on the ice. Ersson has seen 1,883 shots taken against him and has recorded 1,677 saves. Opponents have racked up 206 goals versus Ersson in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 3.54. He has earned a mark of 35-27-9 and he has started in 73 games. Ersson has taken the ice for 78 games over the course of his hockey career.

In their last contest, Pittsburgh squared up with the Predators in an outing where the Penguins notched a victory by a score of 5-4. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this outing and netted 1 out of those chances. The Penguins scored 5 goals of the 20 shots on goal they pursued.

Pittsburgh has taken 998 shots (6th in hockey) and has a shot percentage of 10.42%, while allowing their opponents 1,081 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 82.18% on their opponents 101 power play chances, and their save percentage is currently 88.4%. They have a tally of 97 power play chances and they have a power play percentage of 22.68%. The Penguins have scored 82 goals at even strength and 22 goals (8th in the NHL) while on the power play. They have permitted 125 goals to be scored by of a combination of 107 goals at even strength and 18 goals while they were shorthanded. On the season, the Pittsburgh Penguins have accounted for 104 goals, 35 points, as well as a points percentage of .515.

On the other side of the ice you will find Tristan Jarry protecting the goal. His opposition is averaging 2.89 goals/game and he has allowed 698 goals in total. Jarry's quality start rate comes in at 59.6% and he has earned 155 quality starting assignments in his hockey career. He has made the start in 260 contests and has played for a total of 14,493 minutes. Jarry has a lifetime record of 143-89-27 and has participated in 271 games. He has racked up 7,064 stops out of 7,762 shots tried, which gives him a save % of .910.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Philadelphia (+220)

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