The Philadelphia Flyers and the Detroit Red Wings meet in NHL action from the Little Caesars Arena on Friday night. Two teams headed in different directions, who comes out on top? Let’s dive in and give out a Flyers vs. Red Wings Prediction.

Philadelphia Flyers Team Preview

The Philadelphia Flyers come into this game looking to rebound from a 4-2 loss at the hands of the Nashville Predators in their last matchup. Travis Konecny leads the Flyers in scoring with a team-high 16 goals and 10 assists for his 26 points while Travis Sanheim has 22 points with a team-high 18 assists. Joel Farabee has 20 points split between 11 goals and 9 assists and Sean Couturier also has 22 points with 14 assists. Cam Atkinson also has 16 points with 8 goals and Owen Tippett’s 20 points are split between 11 goals and 9 assists as well. Carter Hart has posted a 9-6-1 record in goal for Philly with a 2.42 GAA and a .919 save percentage while Samuel Ersson is 8-4-2 with a 2.56 GAA and an .899 save percentage. Cal Petersen’s also 1-1 with a 3.50 GAA and an .896 save percentage as well on the year.

Philadelphia Flyers Team Facts

The Flyers have won four of their last five games as underdogs.
The road team has covered the puck line in each of the Flyers’ last seven games.
The Flyers have won the third period in each of their last five night games against the Red Wings following a home loss.
The ‘Over 2.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Flyers’ last three games as underdogs against Atlantic Division opponents.

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Detroit Red Wings Team Preview

The Detroit Red Wings will be on the hunt for a win here after a 5-2 loss at the hands of Winnipeg last time out. Alex DeBrincat leads the Red Wings in scoring with 28 points including a team-high 15 goals and 13 assists while Dylan Larkin is right behind with 27 points including 11 goals and 16 assists. Lucas Raymond has 24 points with 10 goals and 14 assists and Shayne Gostisbehere has 23 points with a team-high 18 assists. Ville Husso has gone 9-5-2 in goal for Detroit this season with a 3.53 GAA and an .893 save percentage while James Reimer is 2-5-2 with a .903 save percentage and 2.87 GAA and Alex Lyon is 4-3 with a 2.14 GAA and a .932 save percentage this season.

Detroit Red Wings Team Facts

The Red Wings have lost seven of their last eight games as home favorites against Eastern Conference opponents.
The Red Wings have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last eight games as home favorites against Eastern Conference opponents.
The Red Wings have lost the first period in each of their last four games.
The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Red Wings’ last six games at Little Caesars Arena against opponents on a winning streak.

Matchup/League Facts

The Detroit Red Wings rank 5th in the league for goals per game this season (3.50).
The Detroit Red Wings are one of only two teams to not play in a game that have gone to shootout this season.
The Philadelphia Flyers rank 31st in the league in power play percentage this season (10.78%).
The Philadelphia Flyers rank 4th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (86.27%).

Flyers vs. Red Wings Prediction

I’m on the Flyers here. The Flyers have been one of the NHL’s better road teams this season and Detroit is back to struggling, looking like the Red Wings of old who simply couldn’t buy a win. Philadelphia, even on a back to back, holds a lot of value here, so give me the Flyers in this one.