Philadelphia Flyers (29-36-13) vs. New York Islanders (40-30-9)
April 8, 2023 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: New York Islanders -278 / Philadelphia Flyers +216; Over/Under: +6
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The Philadelphia Flyers and New York Islanders meet Saturday in NHL action at the UBS Arena. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Philadelphia Flyers are averaging 2.7 goals per game and are scoring on 15.7 percent of their power play opportunities. Travis Konecny leads Philadelphia with 29 goals, Kevin Hayes has 36 assists and Owen Tippett has 214 shots on goal. Defensively, the Philadelphia Flyers are allowing 3.3 goals per game and are killing 75.1 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Carter Hart has allowed 149 goals on 1,616 shots faced, and Felix Sandstrom has given up 59 goals on 500 shots.
The New York Islanders are averaging 2.9 goals per game and are scoring on 16.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Brock Nelson leads New York with 33 goals, Mathew Barzal has 37 assists and Anders Lee has 204 shots on goal. Defensively, the New York Islanders are allowing 2.7 goals per game and are killing 81.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Ilya Sorokin has given up 135 goals on 1,769 shots faced, and Semyon Varlamov has allowed 60 goals on 689 shots.
The Flyers are 16-48 in their last 64 road games and 46-100 in their last 146 overall. The Islanders are 5-2 in their last 7 home games and 0-4 in their last 4 overall. The under is 5-2 in Flyers last 7 overall. The under is 4-1-1 in Islanders last 6 overall. The Flyers are 0-6 in the last 6 meetings in New York and 2-10 in the last 12 meetings. The favorite is 66-24 in the last 90 meetings. The home team is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings.
The Philadelphia Flyers have nothing to play for, and they’ve been fade material on the road all season long. The New York Islanders need to keep winning as they close in on a playoff spot, and they’ve owned the Flyers over the years. Give me the Islanders and the PL for max betting value.
