Philadelphia Flyers (22-24-10) vs. Vancouver Canucks (21-30-4)
February 18, 2023 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Vancouver Canucks -120 / Philadelphia Flyers +100; Over/Under: +6.5
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The Philadelphia Flyers and the Vancouver Canucks meet in NHL action from the Rogers Arena on Saturday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Vancouver is listed as a -120 home favorite while Philadelphia is a +100 road underdog. The total for this game is set at 6.5 goals.
Injuries
For Philadelphia, Zack MacEwen is the newest injury announced with a jaw injury while Vancouver has a slew of new injuries, with Tanner Pearson being rules out for the season with a hand injury. Jack Studnicka is probable for this game with an illness while Oliver Ekman-Larsson is doubtful with a lower body injury. Curtis Lazar is questionable for the Canucks with a lower body injury and Thatcher Demko remains out with a lower body injury of his own.
Matchup History
Philadelphia’s 3-2 win back on October 15th, 2022, made it back-to-back wins for the Flyers in this matchup.
Trends
Philadelphia is 6-1 in their last 7 games against a team with a losing record and 4-0 in their last 4 games following a loss by 3 or more goals while the under is 7-1-1 in their last 9 road games. Vancouver is 0-6 in their last 6 Saturday games and 0-4 in their last 4 games after allowing 5 goals or more in their previous game while the over is 3-0-1 in their last 4 home games.
Pick
I’m on the over here. The Canucks have found themselves in high-scoring games as of late, while the Flyers have been picking the puck up out of their net a lot in their last few games. Both teams have given up a combined 29 goals in their respective last three games and I think this could be another high-scoring affair between the two. Give me the over here.
