In their fourth and final head-to-head meeting of the regular season, the New York Rangers and the Philadelphia Flyers face off at the Wells Fargo Center for a Metropolitan Division matchup. This one gets going at 3 p.m. ET on Saturday, April 7 and it’ll air live on NBC.
New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers Odds
New York (+205) is currently the underdog to Philadelphia (-245) and the oddsmakers have put the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals (-110 for the over, -110 for the under).
Philadelphia is 41-40 straight up (SU) and has lost 3.5 units for moneyline bettors this year. That early-season winning percentage is fairly close to the 39-43 record the team posted during the 2016-17 season campaign. Through 81 regular season contests, 44 of its games have gone over the total, while 35 have gone under and just two have pushed. This year, the team’s 21-19 SU at home.
The Flyers have converted on 20.5 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, their penalty kill is ranked 29th overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 75.8 percent of all penalties.
As a collective unit, the Flyers have been whistled for penalties 3.4 times per game overall this season, 3.6 per game over their last five outings total, and 3.0 per game over their last five at home. The team’s had to kill penalties for just 6.7 minutes per game over their last 10 outings, overall.
Sporting a .908 save percentage and 26.2 saves per game, Brian Elliott (23-19-7) has been the top option in goal for the Flyers this season. If Philadelphia chooses to give him a rest, however, the team may turn to Petr Mrazek (15-24-24 record, .902 save percentage, 3.03 goals against average).
Claude Giroux and Jakub Voracek will both be focal points for the Flyers. Giroux (99 points) is up to 31 goals and 68 assists and has recorded multiple points on 27 separate occasions this year. Voracek has 20 goals and 64 assists to his name and has notched at least one point in 51 games.
New York is 34-47 straight up (SU) and has lost 11.8 units for moneyline bettors thus far. Through 81 regular season matches, 43 of its games have gone over the total, while 34 have gone under and just four have pushed. The Rangers are 13-27 SU as the away team this season.
The Rangers have converted on 21.3 percent of their power play opportunities this year, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked ninth overall and it’s successfully defended 81.6 percent of all opponent power plays.
New York’s skaters have been called for penalties 3.5 times per game this season, 4.0 per game over their last five match ups total, and 3.4 per game over their last five on the road. The team’s had to defend opponent power plays just 8.3 minutes per game over their last 10 outings.
Henrik Lundqvist (29.5 saves per game) has been the primary option in goal for New York. Lundqvist has 26 wins, 36 losses, and seven OT losses to his credit, and has registered a .915 save percentage and 2.95 goals against average this year.
Mats Zuccarello (16 goals, 37 assists) has been one of the primary playmaking threats for the visiting Rangers.
New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers Betting Predictions
NHL Prediction: SU Winner – Flyers, O/U – Under
Notes
Betting Notes
Over New York’s last ten games, five of them have been decided by two or more goals (the team is 1-4 in those games).
The Rangers are 11-19 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 22-28 in games where they’re in the penalty box for fewer than 10 minutes, total.
New York is 3-5 in games decided by a shootout this season while Philadelphia is 2-7 in shootouts.
The total has gone over in three of Philadelphia’s last five games.
Philadelphia skaters have averaged 11.0 giveaways over its last five home games, a rise over its season average of 9.2 giveaways per game (ranked 14th).
New York is ranked 31st this season with 12.7 giveaways per game. That figure’s trended lower, however, as it’s averaged 10.7 giveaways over its last 10 games and 11.8 giveaways over its last five.
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