Kyle Palmieri, Taylor Hall, and the New Jersey Devils will face off against Claude Giroux, Jakub Voracek, and the Philadelphia Flyers at the Wells Fargo Center in a Metropolitan Division matchup. NBC Sports Philadelphia will broadcast the matchup, and the opening face-off is at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday, November 15.
New Jersey Devils vs. Philadelphia Flyers Odds
The Flyers (-130) are being chosen as the favorites over the Devils (+110) and oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at an even 6 goals (-115 for the over, -105 for the under).
Philadelphia is 9-9 straight up (SU) and has lost 0.8 units for moneyline bettors this year. That winning percentage, ranked 3rd in the Metropolitan Division in this young season, isn’t too far off from to the 42-40 record the team produced during last year’s regular season campaign. Among the team’s 18 games this season, 12 have gone over the total, while six have gone under and none have pushed. So far this year, the team’s 4-5 SU at home.
The Flyers have converted on just 13.6 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a figure that places them in the bottom- overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, their penalty kill is ranked 31st overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 70.3 percent of all penalties.
Sporting a .911 save percentage and 25.2 saves per game, Brian Elliott (7-6) has been the principal goalkeeper for the Flyers this season. If the Flyers, however, decide to give him a breather, head coach Dave Hakstol may roll with Calvin Pickard (4-2-2 record, .865 save percentage, 4.41 goals against average).
New Jersey has lost 2.8 units for bettors taking the moneyline thus far and is currently 7-9 straight up (SU). A total of nine of its games have gone over the total, while five have gone under the total and just two have pushed. As the visiting team this season, the Devils are 1-7 SU.
The Devils have converted on 23.0 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 13th overall and it’s successfully defended 81.7 percent of all penalties.
Keith Kinkaid (.911 save percentage and 2.80 goals against average) has been the primary option in goal for New Jersey. Kinkaid is averaging 27.1 saves per game and owns a 7-7-1 record.
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Notes
Betting Trends
Over New Jersey’s last ten games, seven of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 2-5 in those games).
The Flyers are 3-4 SU when they serve more penalty minutes than their opponent while the Devils are 2-5 SU in games where they spend more time in the box than the opposition.
For both of these teams, the game went over the total in three of their past five matchups.
New Jersey is ranked 14th this season with 9.0 giveaways per game. That figure has trended down lately, however, as the team’s averaged 7.8 giveaways over its last 10 games and 6.8 giveaways over its last five.
Philadelphia has averaged 9.8 giveaways over its last five home games, a rise over its season average of 8.3 giveaways per game (the 11th-fewest in the NHL).
This game features a couple of the tougher teams in the league. New Jersey skaters have accounted for the ninth-most hits in the league (23.4 per game) while the Flyers have recorded the ninth-most (23.0).
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