Philadelphia Flyers vs Vegas Golden Knights Prediction, 1/2/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Flyers vs Vegas Golden Knights

Date: Thursday, January 2, 2025

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, NV

TV: Vegas 34

Odds/Point Spread: Flyers (+120) Golden Knights (-144)

T-Mobile Arena is where the Vegas Golden Knights (25-8-3) will attempt to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers (16-17-4) on Thursday. The moneyline on this contest has the Flyers at +120 while the Golden Knights are coming in at -144. The over/under comes in at 6.

The Philadelphia Flyers will need a bounce back game after taking a 5-4 defeat against the Kings in the last game they played. Philadelphia amassed 6 penalty mins in this contest. Furthermore, they had 1 opportunity with more players on the ice but weren't able to score. The Flyers had a solid offensive performance and it showed in this defeat. In the game, they tallied a score on 4 of the 21 shots they put on goal.

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Philadelphia Flyers opponents have earned 104 power play tries (19th in the NHL) and have racked up 23 goals in those chances. The Flyers thus far have had 1,008 shots tried against them and are the owners of a save percentage of .867. Philadelphia has taken 1,008 shots and holds a shot percentage of 11.1%. When at even strength, the Flyers have surrendered 111 goals while notching 97 themselves. Philadelphia skates onto the rink with 102 power play chances and they have notched 15 goals out of those tries, giving them a rate of 14.71%. For the current campaign, they have recorded 36 points and their points percentage is .486. In relation to their scoring capabilities, the Philadelphia Flyers have racked up 112 goals (15th in pro hockey) on the campaign and have conceded 134.

The player between the pipes for this game is Samuel Ersson. Opponents have been able to score 216 goals against Ersson in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per game is 3.71. Ersson has participated in 81 matchups over the course of his hockey career. He has a save percentage of .890 for his 3,495 minutes on the ice. He has a mark of 37-28-9 and was named the starter in 76 games. Over the course of his time in hockey, Ersson has 40 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .526. Ersson has had 1,955 shot attempts taken against him and has accrued 1,739 total saves.

When they were on the ice last, Vegas played the Flames in a game where the Golden Knights ended up with the victory by a final of 3-0. The Golden Knights tallied 3 goals out of the 37 shots on goal they attempted. They had 4 power play attempts in this one and earned 1 out of those opportunities.

Vegas has taken 1,100 shots (6th in the NHL) and has a shot percentage of 11.64%, while allowing the other team 1,012 shots. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 81.01% on the other teams 79 power play chances, and their save percentage sits at 90.3%. They have a tally of 87 power play chances and they have accumulated a power play rate of 25.29%. The Golden Knights have racked up 106 goals at even strength and 22 goals (13th in the NHL) while on the power play. They have permitted 98 goals to be scored by way of 83 goals at even strength and 15 goals while they had less men on the ice. During this campaign, the Vegas Golden Knights have earned a total of 128 goals, 53 points, as well as a points percentage of .736.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Adin Hill in net. His opposition is averaging 3.13 goals/game and he has yielded 390 goals in total. Hill's percentage of quality starts sits at 52.7% and he has accumulated 77 quality starting assignments in his pro hockey career. He has started in 146 games and his ice time sits at 7,475 mins. Hill holds a career record of 80-56-10 and has been in goal for 159 contests. He has racked up 3,895 saves out of the 4,285 shots attempted against him, giving him a percentage of .909.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Philadelphia (+120)

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