The Philadelphia Flyers and the New Jersey Devils meet in NHL action from the Prudential Center on Saturday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
New Jersey is a -310 home favorite while Philadelphia is a +250 road underdog. The total for this game is set at 6 goals.
Injuries
For Philadelphia, Travis Konecny is questionable for this game with an upper body injury and Sean Couturier remains out with a back injury. For New Jersey, MacKenzie Blackwood is out indefinitely with a lower body injury.
Matchup History
Philadelphia’s 2-1 win back on December 15th, 2022, made it three wins in the last four meetings between these two teams for the Flyers over the Devils.
Trends
Philadelphia is 16-40 in their last 56 road games and 19-58 in their last 77 games against the Eastern Conference while the over is 5-1 in their last 6 games overall. New Jersey is 7-1 in their last 8 home games and 38-18 in their last 56 games overall while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 games against a team with a winning percentage below .400.
Pick
I’m backing the Devils here. The Flyers just can’t get anything going right now and I don’t see that changing here against a Devils team that’s still one of the best teams in the NHL, sitting 3rd in total points. Philadelphia keeps losing games by multiple goals and I just think that this Flyers team is starting to become a lost cause. Give me the Devils -1.5 here.