New York Islanders vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction, 4/12/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Islanders vs Philadelphia Flyers

Date: Saturday, April 12, 2025

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Islanders (-128) Flyers (+106)

The New York Islanders (34-32-11) are en route to Wells Fargo Center on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Philadelphia Flyers (32-37-9). The line on this contest has New York at -128 while Philadelphia is at +106. The total comes in at 6.5.

The New York Islanders will look for better times on the ice after their 7-6 loss against the Predators their last time out. The Islanders had a impressive offensive performance in the loss. For the matchup, they netted 6 of the 22 shots they attempted. They also had 2 power play tries but didn't convert them into a score. New York accounted for 6 mins in the box in this contest.

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New York Islanders opponents have tallied 170 power play tries (31st in the league) and have scored 47 goals in those chances. The Islanders so far have had 2,215 shots attempted against them and have earned a save percentage of .893. New York has taken 2,239 shots and holds a shot percentage of 9.6%. When playing at even strength, the Islanders have surrendered 189 goals while scoring 190 on the offensive side of the ice. New York has accumulated 193 power play chances and they have tallied 24 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 12.44%. For the current campaign, they have racked up 79 points and their points percentage comes in at .513. When it comes to their goal scoring prowess, the New York Islanders have racked up 214 goals (26th in hockey) so far this season and have conceded 236.

The player guarding the cage in this matchup is Ilya Sorokin. For his professional hockey career, Sorokin is sitting with 162 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .659. He has a save percentage of .916 in his 11,398 mins in the crease. Sorokin has had 7,501 shots against him and he has 6,869 total saves. The opposition has been able to score 632 goals versus Sorokin in his pro hockey career and his average for goals against per game is 3.33. He has amassed a win-loss record of 124-88-36 and he has started in 246 games. Sorokin has played in 251 games during his professional hockey career.

In their last contest, Philadelphia opposed the Rangers in an outing where the Flyers notched a victory by a final of 8-5. The Flyers scored 8 goals out of the 30 shots on goal they took. They had 1 opportunity on the power play in this one but weren't able to finish one of them with a goal.

So far this season, the Philadelphia Flyers have accumulated 222 goals, 73 points, as well as a points percentage of .468. They have permitted 268 goals to be scored by of a combination of 226 goals at even strength and 42 goals while they were shorthanded. The Flyers have accumulated 192 goals at even strength and 30 goals (29th in professional hockey) while on the power play. They have earned 203 power play opportunities and they have a power play percentage of 14.78%. Philadelphia has attempted 2,104 shots (27th in professional hockey) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 10.55%, while allowing the other team 2,080 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 78.01% on their opponents 191 power play tries, and their save percentage comes in at 87.1%.

Across the ice you are likely to see Samuel Ersson defending the net. He has recorded 2,324 saves out of the 2,619 shots attempted, which gives him a percentage of .887. Ersson is sitting with a career record of 50-38-12 and has played in 108 contests. He has started in 102 games and has racked up 3,454 minutes. Ersson's percentage of quality starts comes out to 48.0% and he has earned 49 quality starts in his professional career. His opposition is averaging 5.12 goals/game and he has surrendered 295 goals overall.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Philadelphia (+106)

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