The Philadelphia Flyers and the Columbus Blue Jackets meet Saturday in NHL action from the Nationwide Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Philadelphia Flyers vs. Columbus Blue Jackets prediction.
Philadelphia Flyers Team Preview
The Philadelphia Flyers come into this one looking to snap a six-game losing streak after a 4-2 loss to Buffalo last time out. Travis Konecny leads the Flyers in scoring with a team-high 31 goals and 34 assists for his 65 points while Joel Farabee has 49 points with 21 goals and 28 assists. Sean Couturier has 36 points with 25 assists while Owen Tippett has 51 points with 28 goals. Travis Sanheim also has 43 points with a team-high 33 assists. In goal for the Flyers, Samuel Ersson is 21-16-7 with a 2.81 GAA and an .891 save percentage while Felix Sandstrom’s also 1-2 with a 3.87 GAA and an .823 save percentage as well on the year. The Flyers will take on the Canadiens after this one.
Philadelphia Flyers Team Facts
- The Flyers have lost each of their last nine games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in 14 of the Flyers’ last 16 games at Nationwide Arena.
- The Flyers have lost the first period in each of their last four games.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Flyers’ last 10 Saturday games.
Columbus Blue Jackets Team Preview
The Columbus Blue Jackets come into this game looking to bounce back from a 4-2 loss to the Islanders last time out. Johnny Gaudreau leads the Blue Jackets with 56 points including a team-high 45 assists while Zach Werenski has 49 points with 42 assists. Kirill Marchenko has 39 points with a team-high 21 goals and Boone Jenner has a team-high 22 goals and 35 points. Elvis Merzlikins has gone 13-17-8 in goal for Columbus with a 3.45 GAA and an .897 save percentage while Daniil Tarasov is 8-11-3 with a 3.18 GAA and a .908 save percentage this season.
Columbus Blue Jackets Team Facts
- The underdogs have won five of the last six games between the Flyers and Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena.
- The Blue Jackets have covered the puck line in nine of their last 10 games as home underdogs following a home loss.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Blue Jackets’ last nine night games at Nationwide Arena.
- The Blue Jackets have won the first period in each of their last four games at Nationwide Arena following a loss.
Flyers vs. Blue Jackets Prediction
I’m leaning towards the Blue Jackets here. Normally I’m not going out of my way to back the Blue Jackets in any way, shape or form, but the Flyers are sliding in a huge way right now and are not even backpedalling into the playoffs, but might not even make the playoffs period. The Blue Jackets beat the Avalanche and Penguins at home in their last couple of games and I think Columbus plays spoiler here again. Give me Columbus.