The Philadelphia Flyers and the Dallas Stars meet in NHL action from American Airlines Center on Saturday.

Flyers Win Back-To-Back Games

The Philadelphia Flyers come into this game on the heels of a 4-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers in their last game to improve to 3-1 on the year. Travis Konecny leads the Flyers in scoring with 5 points including a team-high 3 goals and 2 assists while Sean Couturier has 4 points with a team-high 3 assists. Cam Atkinson also has a team-high 3 goals while Travis Sanheim and Scott Laughton each have a team-high 3 assists as well. Joel Farabee’s also chipped in a pair of goals as well this season. Carter Hart’s made all four starts for the Flyers this season with a 3-1 record and a 2.01 GAA with a .929 save percentage this season.

Philadelphia Flyers Team Facts

The Flyers have lost each of their last six games at American Airlines Center.
The underdogs have covered the puck line in five of the Flyers’ last six games.
The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2′ market has hit in each of the Flyers’ last 13 games following a home win.
The Flyers have won the third period in four of their last five night games following a win.

Philadelphia Flyers Player Prop Facts

Ryan Ellis has recorded an assist in five of his last six appearances with his team as an underdog.
Ryan Ellis has recorded at least one point in seven of his last eight appearances.
Cam Atkinson ranks T1st in the league for Game Winning Goals (2) this season.

Stars Take Out Ducks

The Dallas Stars come into this game fresh off of a 3-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks to improve to 2-0-1 on the year. Joe Pavelski and Miro Heiskanen each have a team-high 3 points with Pavelski logging a team-high 2 goals while Heiskanen has a pair of assists. Tyler Seguin has a pair of assists while Roope Hintz has a goal and an assist. Jake Oettinger has started all three games for Dallas this season, going 2-0-1 with a 1.58 GAA and a .943 save percentage this season.

Dallas Stars Team Facts

The Stars have won each of their last nine games as favorites against the Flyers.
The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Stars’ last 11 games.
The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Stars’ last four games following a road win.
The Stars have won the first period in each of their last six games against the Flyers.

Dallas Stars Player Prop Facts

Joe Pavelski has scored a goal in each of his last five appearances with his team as a favorite against the Flyers.
Tyler Seguin has recorded at least one point in each of his last 11 appearances with his team as a home favorite against the Flyers.
Tyler Seguin has recorded at least one assist in seven of the Stars’ last eight home games against the Flyers.
Miro Heiskanen has the equal-most Power Play Points for the Stars this season (2).

Matchup/League Facts

The Dallas Stars ranks T1st in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (100.00%).
The Dallas Stars ranks 4th in the league for goals against per game this season (1.67).
The Philadelphia Flyers ranks T5th in the league for goals against per game this season (2.00).
The Philadelphia Flyers ranks 28th in the league in power play percentage this season (5.88%).

Chris’ Pick

I’m looking at the under in this one. Both of these teams have gotten off to strong starts, but it’s because of solid goaltending that’s been getting both teams there as Carter Hart’s gotten off to a strong start and Jake Oettinger is my sleeper pick to win the Vezina in what I think is going to be a breakout year. This game to me feels like a defensive slugfest and a first to 3 wins kind of game. Give me the under.