The Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers meet Wednesday in NHL Game 3 at the Xfinity Mobile Arena. Here’s a Flyers vs. Penguins Prediction. This article will include a Flyers vs. Penguins Pick.
Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Preview
The Pittsburgh Penguins need a win down 0-2 in the series after losing twice at home. The Penguins have lost 5 straight games.
The Pittsburgh Penguins are averaging 1 goal per game and are scoring 0 percent of their power play opportunities. Evgeni Malkin leads Pittsburgh with 1 goal, Erik Karlsson has 1 assist, and Sidney Crosby has 7 shots on goal. Defensively, the Pittsburgh Penguins are allowing 3 goals per game and are killing 100 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Stuart Skinner has allowed 5 goals on 42 shots faced.
Philadelphia Flyers Betting Preview
The Philadelphia Flyers have a chance to all but put this series to bed with a 3-0 lead. The Flyers have won 8 of their last 9 games.
The Philadelphia Flyers are averaging 3 goals per game and are scoring 0 percent of their power play opportunities. Porter Martone leads Philadelphia with 2 goals, Christian Dvorak has 2 assists, and Rasmus Ristolainen has 4 shots on goal. Defensively, the Philadelphia Flyers are allowing 1 goal per game and are killing 100 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Dan Vladar has allowed 2 goals on 44 shots faced.
Why the Philadelphia Flyers will win
- The Flyers have won eight of their last nine games.
- The Penguins have lost each of their last five games.
- The Penguins have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last five games.
- The favorites have covered the puck line in eight of the Penguins’ last 10 games.
- The Penguins have lost the third period in each of their last five games against opponents on a winning streak.
Why the Pittsburgh Penguins will win
- The underdogs have won four of the Flyers’ last five games.
- The Flyers have lost four of their last six games as favorites against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- The Penguins have covered the puck line in 10 of their last 11 games as road underdogs against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- The Flyers have failed to cover the puck line in 16 of their last 18 games as home favorites against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- The Penguins have won the third period in 13 of their last 14 games at Xfinity Mobile Arena when leading after the second period.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the last six games between two teams from the Metropolitan Division has gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Ten of the Penguins’ last 11 road games have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Eight of the Flyers’ last nine home games following a road win have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2′ market has hit in each of the Flyers’ last 16 night games.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Penguins’ last 10 games as underdogs.
Philadelphia Flyers Player Prop Facts
- Porter Martone has scored a goal in five of the Flyers’ last six games.
- Porter Martone has recorded an assist in each of the Flyers’ last four home games.
- Trevor Zegras ranks 1st in the league for shootout goals (7) this season.
Pittsburgh Penguins Player Prop Facts
- Anthony Mantha has recorded an assist in each of his five previous appearances in night games at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
- Evgeni Malkin has scored at least one goal in each of his last four road playoff appearances against the Flyers.
- Sidney Crosby has scored four goals against the Flyers this season—equal to the most against any opponent.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Philadelphia Flyers rank 32nd in the league in power play percentage this season (15.74%).
- The Philadelphia Flyers have recorded the equal-longest road winning streak (8 games) in the NHL this season.
- The Pittsburgh Penguins rank 3rd in the league for goals per game this season (3.54).
- The Pittsburgh Penguins rank 6th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (81.43%).
Flyers vs Penguins Prediction
You would think the Penguins have too much pride and experience to go down this quietly, but they haven’t won a game since April 9 and are having issues finding offense. It’s been the opposite for the Flyers, who are playing their best hockey of the season right now and are humming by putting goals in the back of the net. The Flyers have also won 6 of the last 9 games against the Penguins. This feels like two teams heading in different directions and we’re not getting enough bang for our buck to take a shot with the Penguins. Pittsburgh is getting too much respect with this line, as it’s pretty much a must-win. Still, give me the Flyers.