Philadelphia Flyers vs New York Rangers Prediction, 4/9/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Flyers vs New York Rangers

Date: Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG+

Odds/Point Spread: Flyers (+126) Rangers (-152)

Madison Square Garden is the location where the New York Rangers (36-34-7) will take on the Philadelphia Flyers (31-37-9) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Flyers at +126 while the Rangers are sitting at -152. The over/under has been set at 6.

The Philadelphia Flyers will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 3-2 loss to the Canadiens their last time out. Philadelphia amassed 4 minutes in the box for this matchup. The Flyers could have played much better offensively in this loss. Moreover, they had 4 power play opportunities and netted 1 goal. In the game, they converted 2 of the 23 shots they looked to score on.

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When it comes to their scoring, the Philadelphia Flyers have notched 214 goals (24th in pro hockey) on the season and have conceded 263. For the current campaign, they have scored 71 points and their points percentage is .461. Philadelphia has accumulated 202 power play chances and they have notched 30 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 14.85%. When at even strength, the Flyers have allowed the opponent to score 221 goals while scoring 184 themselves. Philadelphia has tried 2,073 shots and has a shooting percentage of 10.3%. The Flyers thus far have had 2,051 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .872. Philadelphia Flyers opponents have amassed 188 power play opportunities (27th in the NHL) and have a total of 42 goals in those attempts.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Samuel Ersson. Over the course of his career, Ersson has accounted for 49 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .480. His save percentage currently is .887 during his 3,557 mins between the pipes. Ersson has seen 2,619 shots against him and has garnered 2,324 saves. Opponents have tallied 295 goals against Ersson in his pro career and his goals against rate is 4.98. He has amassed a record of 50-38-12 and he was named the starter in 102 games. Ersson has taken the ice for 108 contests over the course of his professional hockey career.

Their last time out, New York squared up with the Lightning in a matchup where the Rangers took the loss by a tally of 5-1. The Rangers converted 1 goal out of the 39 shots on goal they were seeking. They had 3 opportunities on the power play in this contest and converted 1 out of those attempts.

So far this season, the New York Rangers have a total of 229 goals, 79 points, as well as a points percentage of .513. They have permitted 235 goals to be scored by way of 190 goals at even strength and 45 goals while they were shorthanded. The Rangers have accumulated 194 goals at even strength and 35 goals (26th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have a total of 201 power play opportunities and they have a power play percentage of 17.41%. New York has attempted 2,205 shots (12th in the NHL) and has a shot percentage of 10.39%, while allowing the other team 2,290 shots. They have accumulated a penalty kill rate of 80.43% on their opponents 230 power play opportunities, and their save percentage is 89.7%.

For the opposition you will find Igor Shesterkin in goal. He has tallied 7,347 stops out of 8,010 shots attempted against him, giving him a save percentage of .917. Shesterkin has earned a career mark of 160-87-22 and has played in 271 games. He got the starting nod in 266 contests and has played for a total of 12,566 minutes. Shesterkin's rate of quality starts sits at 62.4% and he has qualified for 166 quality starting assignments in his professional career. Opponents are averaging 3.17 goals per game and he has yielded 663 goals altogether.

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

Guy's Pick: Take New York (-152)

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