The Philadelphia Flyers and Columbus Blue Jackets meet Wednesday in NHL action at the Nationwide Arena. Here’s a Blue Jackets vs Flyers Prediction. This article will include a Blue Jackets vs Flyers Pick.
Philadelphia Flyers Betting Preview
The Philadelphia Flyers lost to the Islanders, beat the Avalanche, and they will play the Bruins next. The Flyers have lost 8 of their last 10 games.
The Philadelphia Flyers are averaging 2.92 goals per game and are scoring 15.6 percent of their power play opportunities. Trevor Zegras leads Philadelphia with 19 goals, Travis Konecny has 28 assists, and Owen Tippett has 132 shots on goal. Defensively, the Philadelphia Flyers are allowing 3.12 goals per game and are killing 78 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Dan Vladar has allowed 67 goals on 706 shots faced, and Samuel Ersson has given up 76 goals on 543 shots.
Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Preview
The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Stars and Lightning, and play the Blackhawks next. The Blue Jackets have won 6 of their last 7 games.
The Columbus Blue Jackets are averaging 3 goals per game and are scoring on 19.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Zach Werenski leads Columbus with 19 goals, Kirill Marchenko has 25 assists and Adam Fantilli has 140 shots on goal. Defensively, the Columbus Blue Jackets are allowing 3.29 goals per game and are killing 75.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Jet Greaves has allowed 93 goals on 1,013 shots faced, and Elvis Merzlikins has given up 64 goals on 542 shots.
Why the Columbus Blue Jackets will win
- The Flyers have lost each of their last nine games against Eastern Conference opponents.
- The Blue Jackets have won 11 of their last 12 games when playing with a rest advantage against Flyers.
- The Blue Jackets have covered the puck line in each of their last seven games when playing with a rest advantage against Flyers.
- The Flyers have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last seven games against Eastern Conference opponents.
- The Flyers have lost the second period in each of their last eight games following a loss.
Why the Philadelphia Flyers will win
- The Flyers have won four of their last five games as road underdogs against the Blue Jackets.
- The Blue Jackets have lost three of their last four games as favorites against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- The Flyers have covered the puck line in eight of their last nine road games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- The Blue Jackets have failed to cover the puck line in seven of their last eight games as favorites against Eastern Conference opponents.
- The Blue Jackets have lost the third period in each of their last seven games as favorites against Eastern Conference opponents when leading after the second period.
Total Goals Facts
- Eight of the last nine games between teams from the same division have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Seven of the Flyers’ last eight road games have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Five of the Blue Jackets’ last six home games against the Flyers following a win have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2′ market has hit in each of the Blue Jackets’ last nine games following a home win.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in seven of the Flyers’ last eight road games against Eastern Conference opponents.
Columbus Blue Jackets Player Prop Facts
- Zach Werenski has scored at least one goal in seven of his last eight appearances with the Blue Jackets as favorites.
- Zach Werenski has recorded at least one assist in nine of his last 10 appearances with the Blue Jackets as favorites against Eastern Conference opponents.
Philadelphia Flyers Player Prop Facts
- Travis Konecny has recorded at least one assist in six of the Flyers’ last eight games as road underdogs against the Blue Jackets.
- Trevor Zegras has scored a goal in six of the Flyers’ last seven games as underdogs against Metropolitan Division opponents.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Columbus Blue Jackets rank 28th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (75.35%).
- The Columbus Blue Jackets rank 25th in the league for goals against per game this season (3.29).
- The Philadelphia Flyers rank 30th in the league in power play percentage this season (15.65%).
- The Philadelphia Flyers rank T30th in the league for power play goals this season (23).
Blue Jackets vs Flyers Prediction
The Flyers are on a ridiculously bad losing stretch where their defense isn’t holding up, and these things usually don’t fix themselves on the road. The Blue Jackets are enjoying their best stretch of the season with wins in 6 of their last 7 games, and it’s the defense that’s picked up. These are two teams heading in different directions, and you can argue the Blue Jackets should be bigger favorites. I’ll lay the reasonable price with the Jackets at home.