Blue Jackets vs Flyers Prediction 3/24/26 NHL Picks Today
Columbus Blue Jackets (37-22-11) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (34-23-12)
March 24, 2026 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Philadelphia Flyers 114 / Columbus Blue Jackets -135; Over/Under: 5.5
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In this article, we will formulate a Blue Jackets vs Flyers Prediction for this NHL game on Tuesday, March 24th. Let’s take a look at the prediction for this NHL matchup.
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The Flyers have 80 points this season with a 34-23-12 record, and are 43-26 ATS and 34-34 in over/under. They have a 15-11-8 home record and a 19-12-4 road record and are sitting 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They are coming off a 4-1 road win over the Sharks, and their previous three games were a 4-3 road shootout win over the Kings, a 3-2 road overtime win over the Ducks, and a 2-1 home shootout loss to the Blue Jackets.
Offensively, the Flyers are averaging 2.80 goals per game and are scoring 14.9% of their power play opportunities. Defensively, they are allowing 3.00 goals per game and are killing 77.9% of their opponent’s power plays.
Travis Konecny leads the Flyers with 60 points and 25 goals, adding a team-high 35 assists. Dan Vladar is the starting goalie for the Flyers, and he has a 23-11-7 record, with 2.41 GAA and .908 SV%. Samuel Ersson is the backup goalie and he has a 11-10-5 record, with 3.28 GAA and .864 SV%.
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The Blue Jackets have 85 points this season with a 37-22-11 record, and are 37-33 ATS and 33-33 in over/under. They have a 20-8-7 home record and a 17-14-4 road record and are sitting 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They are coming off a 1-0 road loss to the Islanders, and their previous three games were a 5-2 home win over the Kraken, a 6-3 home win over the Rangers, and a 5-1 home win over the Hurricanes.
Offensively, the Blue Jackets are averaging 3.17 goals per game and are scoring 20.3% of their power play opportunities. Defensively, they are allowing 3.06 goals per game and are killing 77.8% of their opponent’s power plays.
Zach Werenski leads the Blue Jackets with 75 points and 20 goals, adding a team-high 55 assists. Jet Greaves is the starting goalie for the Blue Jackets, and he has a 23-13-8 record, with 2.58 GAA and .910 SV%. Elvis Merzlikins is the backup goalie and he has a 14-9-3 record, with 3.35 GAA and .885 SV%.
Columbus Blue Jackets @ Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends: March 24, 2026
Why the Philadelphia Flyers will win
- The underdogs have won seven of the Flyers’ last eight games.
- The Blue Jackets have lost three of their last four games as favorites against opponents on a winning streak.
- The Blue Jackets have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last 13 games as road favorites against opponents on a winning streak.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Flyers’ last eight games.
- The home team has won the first period in each of the Blue Jackets’ last four games.
Why the Columbus Blue Jackets will win
- The road team has won nine of the Flyers’ last 10 games.
- The Flyers have lost each of their last four night games at Xfinity Mobile Arena following a road win.
- The Blue Jackets have covered the puck line in seven of their last eight games when playing with a rest disadvantage.
- The Flyers have failed to cover the puck line in six of their last eight night games at Xfinity Mobile Arena following a road win.
- The Blue Jackets have won the second period in each of their last four games against Eastern Conference opponents when leading after the first period.
Total Goals Facts
- Nine of the Blue Jackets’ last 10 road games following a road loss have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Eight of the Flyers’ last nine home games have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Each of the last three games between two teams from the Metropolitan Division have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Blue Jackets’ last four games at Xfinity Mobile Arena against opponents on a winning streak.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in four of the Flyers’ last five games against Eastern Conference opponents.
Philadelphia Flyers Player Prop Facts
- Travis Konecny has recorded at least one assist in each of the Flyers’ last seven Tuesday games.
- Tyson Foerster has scored at least one goal in four of his last five appearances in home games.
- Trevor Zegras ranks 1st in the league for shootout goals (7) this season.
Columbus Blue Jackets Player Prop Facts
- Kirill Marchenko has scored at least one goal in six of his last eight road appearances against Eastern Conference opponents.
- Zach Werenski has recorded at least one assist in 34 of his last 42 appearances with the Blue Jackets as favorites.
- Damon Severson has recorded two assists against the Flyers this season – equal-most against any opponent.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Philadelphia Flyers rank 32nd in the league in power play percentage this season (14.85%).
- The Philadelphia Flyers rank 25th in the league for goals per game this season (2.80).
- The Columbus Blue Jackets rank T4th in the league in short handed goals allowed this season (3).
- The Columbus Blue Jackets are one of only four teams to lose 18+ games when tied or leading after Period 2 this season.
Blue Jackets vs Flyers Prediction
The Blue Jackets have won both meetings against the Flyers this season, by 5-3 at home and by 2-1 in a shootout on the road and have won their last four head-to-head matches.
In this Blue Jackets vs Flyers Prediction, the Blue Jackets are coming as -137 road favorites. Both teams have been in very good form lately, as they are 5-1 and 4-1 in their last 6 and 5 games respectively and the Flyers are playing too good to fade them at home right now. Some of the team they have won recently are the Sharks, Kings, Ducks, Wild, Penguins so I like the chances with them as home dogs in this matchup. Take the Flyers on the moneyline for plus money.