In their second head-to-head meeting of the regular season, the Ottawa Senators and the Philadelphia Flyers face off at the Wells Fargo Center for an Eastern Conference matchup. NBC Sports Philadelphia will air the game, which gets going at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 3.
Ottawa Senators at Philadelphia Flyers Odds
The Flyers are 24-27 straight up (SU) and have lost 5.1 units for moneyline bettors thus far. That early-season winning percentage hasn’t moved much from the 39-43 record the team produced during the 2016-17 season campaign. Through 51 regular season matches, 27 of its games have gone over the total, while 22 have gone under and just two have pushed. This year, the team’s 13-13 SU at home.
Philadelphia has connected on 21.4 percent of its power play chances this year, a mark that places them in the top-10 among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill is rated 30th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 74.1 percent of all penalties.
Philadelphia, as a collective unit, has been penalized 3.7 times per game overall this season, and 3.0 per game over its last five at home. The team has had to defend opposition power plays for just 8.2 minutes per game over its last five home outings.
Boasting a .908 save percentage and 26.4 saves per game, Brian Elliott (19-19-7) has been the primary option in goal for the Flyers this year. If they, however, decide to give him the day off, the team could turn to Michal Neuvirth (5-10-10 record, .910 save percentage, 2.69 goals against average).
The Flyers will continue to look for offensive production from Jakub Voracek and Claude Giroux. Voracek (59 points) has tallied 10 goals and 49 assists and has recorded two or more points in 20 different games this year. Giroux has 15 goals and 43 assists to his credit and has notched a point in 35 contests.
Over on the other bench, Ottawa is 16-33 straight up (SU) and has lost 18.5 units for bettors taking the moneyline thus far. A total of 25 of its games have gone under the total, while 24 have gone over and none have pushed. As the road team so far, Ottawa is 6-17 SU.
Ottawa has converted on just 15.9 percent of its power play opportunities this year, a figure that’s ranked 28th in the NHL. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 28th overall and it’s successfully killed off 74.8 percent of all penalties.
Ottawa’s players have been penalized 3.6 times per game this season, and 2.6 per game over their last five road outings. The team has been forced to defend opponent power plays just 7.9 minutes per game over their last 10 outings.
Craig Anderson (27.6 saves per game) has been the main option in goal for Ottawa. Anderson has 13 wins, 23 losses, and five OT losses to his credit, and has registered a .903 save percentage and 3.17 goals against average this year.
Leading the offensive attack for the visiting Senators will be Mark Stone, who has 18 goals and 26 assists this year.
Ottawa Senators at Philadelphia Flyers Betting Predictions
NHL Pick: SU Winner – Flyers, O/U – Under
Notes
Betting Notes
Philadelphia is 0-3 in games decided by a shootout this season while Ottawa is 1-5 in shootouts.
Philadelphia’s attempted 31.6 shots per contest overall this season (ranked 18th in the NHL), and 29.4 over their last 10 games.
Philadelphia has allowed 2.9 goals per game overall this season, but is allowing 4.7 goals per contest over its three-game losing skid.
Five of Ottawa’s last ten games have been decided by two goals or more. The team is 1-4 in those games.
Ottawa skaters have accounted for the league’s eighth-most hits per game (23.8), but the team’s averaged just 21.2 hits over their last five away games.
