Pittsburgh Penguins vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction, 2/25/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Penguins vs Philadelphia Flyers

Date: Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

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

The Pittsburgh Penguins (23-27-9) are hitting the road to Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday where they will take on the Philadelphia Flyers (25-26-7). The moneyline on this contest has the Penguins at +120 while the Flyers open at -144. The total comes in at 6.

The Pittsburgh Penguins had a rough game after their 5-3 loss against the Rangers their last time out. Pittsburgh compiled 2 minutes in the box in this outing. The Penguins had a middle of the road offensive outing in the defeat. They also had 3 attempts on the power play but weren't able to convert one of them into a goal. For the matchup, they scored on 3 of the 39 shots they looked to score on.

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Pittsburgh Penguins opponents have 157 power play opportunities (18th in professional hockey) and have tallied 33 goals in those attempts. The Penguins so far have had 1,773 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .882. Pittsburgh has taken 1,700 shots and holds a shot percentage of 9.9%. While playing at even strength, the Penguins have given up 176 goals while scoring 128 on the offensive side of the ice. Pittsburgh has 166 power play opportunities and they have scored 41 goals out of those chances, garnering them a percentage of 24.70%. For the year, the have a total of 55 points and their points percentage is sitting at .466. In relation to scoring goals, the Pittsburgh Penguins have accumulated 169 goals (16th in hockey) so far this season and have given up 209.

The man protecting the net in this game is Alex Nedeljkovic. Nedeljkovic has been in net for 169 games during his pro hockey career. He has accumulated a mark of 72-55-27 and he has gotten the start in 152 games. Opponents have notched 469 goals against Nedeljkovic in his pro career and his goals against average is 3.57. Nedeljkovic has had 4,882 shots against him and he has 4,413 total saves. His save percentage currently is .904 during his 7,890 minutes on the ice. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Nedeljkovic is sitting with 80 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .526.

In their last contest, Philadelphia went up against the Oilers in a game where the Flyers notched a victory by a final score of 6-3. The Flyers scored 6 goals out of the 32 shots on goal they tried. They had 2 power play chances in this outing and earned 1 out of those opportunities.

Philadelphia has taken 1,566 shots (24th in pro hockey) and has earned a shot percentage of 10.54%, while allowing the other team 1,559 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 78.62% on their oppositions 145 power play tries, and their save percentage currently sits at 87.7%. They have a total of 154 chances on the power play and they have a power play rate of 16.23%. The Flyers have earned 140 goals at even strength and 25 goals (29th in pro hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have allowed 192 goals to be scored by of a combination of 161 goals at even strength and 31 goals while they had less men on the ice. So far this season, the Philadelphia Flyers have earned a total of 165 goals, 57 points, as well as a points percentage of .491.

For the opposition you are going to see Samuel Ersson in net. Teams are averaging 4.22 goals per game and he has yielded 248 goals altogether. Ersson's percentage of quality starts sits at 53.3% and he has accumulated 48 quality starts in his NHL career. He has been a starter 90 games and has played 3,528 minutes. Ersson has accumulated a career record of 46-32-10 and has played in 95 games. He has racked up 2,069 saves out of the 2,317 shots taken, giving him a save percentage of .893.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+120)

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