New Jersey Devils vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction, 3/9/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Jersey Devils vs Philadelphia Flyers

Date: Sunday, March 9, 2025

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Devils (-150) Flyers (+125)

Wells Fargo Center is where the Philadelphia Flyers (27-28-8) will try to defeat the New Jersey Devils (33-24-6) on Sunday. The moneyline on this matchup has New Jersey at -150 and Philadelphia is priced at +125. The total is set at 6.

The New Jersey Devils will need a bounce back game after taking a 4-3 defeat against the Stars in their last outing. New Jersey recorded 10 penalty minutes for this matchup. The Devils had a middle of the road showing in the defeat. Moreover, they had 2 opportunities with more players on the ice and notched 2 goals. In the game, they tallied a score on 3 out of the 28 shots they put on net.

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At even strength, the Devils have allowed the opponent to score 126 goals while earning 140 themselves. New Jersey Devils opponents have recorded 180 power play tries (13th in professional hockey) and have come away with 31 goals in those chances. When talking about their goal scoring prowess, the New Jersey Devils have notched 188 goals (13th in the NHL) this season and have allowed 157. New Jersey has taken 1,828 shots and has a shooting percentage of 10.3%. For the year, they have scored 72 points and their points percentage sits at .571. The Devils have had 1,658 shots attempted against them and have earned a save percentage of .905. New Jersey has accumulated 172 power play opportunities and they have tallied 48 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 27.91%.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Jacob Markstrom. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Markstrom has tallied 270 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .534. His save percentage is at .909 in his 27,948 minutes on the ice. Markstrom has had 14,823 shots taken against him and has garnered 13,474 saves. The opposition has notched 1,349 goals versus Markstrom in his pro hockey career and his goals against rate is 2.90. He has a win-loss mark of 236-207-62 and he started in 506 games. Markstrom has participated in 523 matchups over the course of his hockey career.

In their last game, Philadelphia faced off against the Jets in a game where the Flyers ended up taking the loss by a tally of 4-1. They had 1 power play chance in this contest but weren't able to score a goal. The Flyers converted 1 goal of the 22 shots on goal they tried.

The Flyers have racked up 154 goals at even strength and 26 goals (29th in hockey) while on the power play. Philadelphia has attempted 1,724 shots (21st in professional hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 10.44%, while allowing the opposition 1,699 shots. For the year, the Philadelphia Flyers have accounted for 180 goals, 62 points, and a points percentage of .492. They have permitted 209 goals to be scored by of a combination of 175 goals at even strength and 34 goals while they were shorthanded. They have recorded 165 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play rate of 15.76%. They have accumulated a penalty kill percentage of 77.92% on their oppositions 154 power play opportunities, and their save percentage comes in at 87.7%.

For the opposition you are going to see Ivan Fedotov in the crease. He has recorded 460 saves out of the 524 shots attempted, which gives him a percentage of .878. Fedotov has accumulated a lifetime record of 5-10-4 and has been in net for 22 contests. He has made the start in 18 contests and has accumulated 165 minutes. Fedotov's quality start percentage is 27.8% and he has 5 quality starting assignments in his pro hockey career. His opponents are averaging 23.27 goals per contest and he has surrendered 64 goals overall.

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

Tony's Pick: Take New Jersey (-150)

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