The Philadelphia Flyers and Los Angeles Kings meet Thursday in NHL action at the crypto.com Arena. Here’s a Kings vs. Flyers Prediction. This article will include a Kings vs. Flyers Pick.
Philadelphia Flyers Betting Preview
The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Ducks, lost to the Blue Jackets, and will play the Sharks next. The Flyers have won 7 of their last 10 games.
The Philadelphia Flyers are averaging 2.78 goals per game and are scoring 14.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Travis Konecny leads Philadelphia with 24 goals, Trevor Zegras has 32 assists, and Owen Tippett has 186 shots on goal. Defensively, the Philadelphia Flyers are allowing 3.03 goals per game and are killing 78 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Dan Vladar has allowed 99 goals on 1,060 shots faced, and Samuel Ersson has given up 84 goals on 613 shots.
Los Angeles Kings Betting Preview
The Los Angeles Kings beat the Rangers and lost to the Devils, and they play the Sabres next. The Kings have split their last 10 games.
The Los Angeles Kings are averaging 2.63 goals per game and are scoring on 17.2 percent of their power-play opportunities. Adrian Kempe leads Los Angeles with 26 goals, Brandt Clarke has 29 assists, and Alex Laferriere has 165 shots on goal. Defensively, the Los Angeles Kings are allowing 2.91 goals per game and are killing 75.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Darcy Kuemper has given up 106 goals on 1,043 shots faced, while Anton Forsberg has allowed 75 goals on 750 shots.
Why the Los Angeles Kings will win
- The Flyers have lost nine of their last 10 night games following a road win.
- The Kings have won five of their last six games against the Flyers.
- The Kings have covered the puck line in five of their last six games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- The Flyers have failed to cover the puck line in three of their last four games when playing with a rest disadvantage against the Kings.
- The Kings have won the second period in each of their last four home games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
Why the Philadelphia Flyers will win
- The Flyers have won each of their last five games on the road as underdogs.
- The Kings have lost each of their last three games as home favorites following a road win.
- The Kings have failed to cover the puck line in 15 of their last 16 games when playing with a rest advantage.
- The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Flyers’ last six games.
- The Kings have lost the second period in 10 of their last 11 games as favorites when leading after the first period.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Kings’ last eight home games against opponents who are on the second leg of a back-to-back have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Each of the Flyers’ last six games as road underdogs following a road win have gone OVER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 2.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in four of the Flyers’ last five road games against the Kings.
- The ‘Over 2.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in three of the Kings’ last four games as home favorites against the Flyers.
Los Angeles Kings Player Prop Facts
- Adrian Kempe has scored a goal in each of the Kings’ last five home games against the Flyers.
- Artemi Panarin has recorded at least one assist in each of his last eight appearances against Metropolitan Division opponents.
Philadelphia Flyers Player Prop Facts
- Owen Tippett has scored a goal in four of the Flyers’ last five games as underdogs.
- Travis Sanheim has recorded an assist in three of the Flyers’ last four games.
- Matvei Michkov has scored the last goal in three of the Flyers’ last four games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Los Angeles Kings rank 29th in the league in penalty kill percentage this season (75.24%).
- The Los Angeles Kings rank 28th in the league for goals per game this season (2.63).
- The Philadelphia Flyers rank 32nd in the league in power play percentage this season (14.87%).
- The Philadelphia Flyers rank 26th in the league for goals per game this season (2.78).
Kings vs Flyers Prediction
We’ve profited by fading the Kings at home, but these are must-win games if they’re going to sneak into the playoffs. The Flyers season is all but finished, and the Kings have won 5 of the last 6 games against Philly. The Flyers are playing solid hockey as of late and have 17 road wins, but at some point motivation will disappear as their playoff hopes are all but finished. No excuses for the Kings. Give me the home team and I’ll lay the PL to shave down the juice.