The Philadelphia Flyers and the Minnesota Wild meet Thursday in NHL action from the Grand Casino Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Wild vs. Flyers prediction.
Philadelphia Flyers Recap
The Philadelphia Flyers come into this game looking to add on to their 4-1 win over Washington last time out to sit at 30-23-11 this season. After this game, the Flyers will take on Columbus at home.
Flyers Alternate Wins & Losses In 5 Straight
Entering the game against Washington on Wednesday, Travis Konecny leads the Flyers in scoring with 57 points coming on a team-high 23 goals and 34 assists, while Trevor Zegras has 52 points with 21 goals and 31 assists. Sean Couturier has 29 points with 7 goals and 22 assists, while Christian Dvorak has 37 points with 13 goals and 24 assists. Owen Tippett has 37 points with 20 goals and 17 assists and Noah Cates has 32 points with 12 goals and 20 assists. Dan Vladar has gone 20-11-6 with a 2.52 GAA and a .903 save percentage in goal for Philadelphia, while Samuel Ersson is 9-10-5 with a 3.40 GAA and an . 859 save percentage this season. Aleksei Kolosov’s also gone 0-2 with a 4.00 GAA and an .830 save percentage as well this season.
Why the Philadelphia Flyers will win
- The Wild have lost six of their last seven games as home favorites against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- The Flyers have won four of their last five games as underdogs.
- The Flyers have covered the puck line in seven of their last eight games as road underdogs against Central Division opponents.
- The Wild have failed to cover the puck line in seven of their last eight games as favorites against opponents who are on the second leg of a back-to-back.
Philadelphia Flyers Player Prop Facts
- Matvei Michkov has scored the last goal in each of the Flyers’ last three games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- Carl Grundstrom has scored a goal in each of his last three road appearances against the Wild.
- Noah Cates has recorded at least one assist in four of the Flyers’ last five games as underdogs.
- Trevor Zegras ranks 1st in the league for shootout goals (6) this season.
Minnesota Wild Recap
The Minnesota Wild come into this game looking to add on to their 5-0 win over Utah last time out to sit at 38-16-11 this season. After this game, Minnesota will take on the New York Rangers at home.
Wild Wins 3 Of Last 4
Kirill Kaprizov leads the Wild in scoring with 78 points, including 37 goals and a team-high 41 assists, while Matt Boldy has 73 points, including 36 goals and 37 assists. Marcus Johansson has 40 points with 13 goals and 27 assists. Joel Eriksson Ek has 44 points with 17 goals and 27 assists, while Brock Faber has 42 points with 14 goals and 28 assists. Filip Gustavsson is 24-10-6 with a 2.46 GAA and a .914 save percentage, while Jesper Wallstedt is 14-6-5 with a 2.81 GAA and a .913 save percentage in goal for Minnesota this season.
Why the Minnesota Wild will win
- The Wild have won nine of their last 10 night games.
- The Flyers have lost seven of their last eight games when playing with a rest disadvantage.
- The Wild have covered the puck line in each of their last four games.
- The Flyers have failed to cover the puck line in four of their last five games at Grand Casino Arena.
Minnesota Wild Player Prop Facts
- Kirill Kaprizov has scored the last goal in three of the Wild’s last four night games at Grand Casino Arena.
- Kirill Kaprizov has scored at least one goal in seven of the Wild’s last eight home games.
- Quinn Hughes has recorded at least one assist in each of the Wild’s last 10 games as favorites.
- Quinn Hughes ranks 1st in the league for average time on ice (27:40) this season.
Total Goals Facts
- Each of the Flyers’ last five games as underdogs following a home win have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Each of the Wild’s last four home games against the Flyers following a win have gone UNDER the total goals line.
Wild vs Flyers Prediction
I’m on Minnesota -1.5 here. I just think the Wild are the far better team in this matchup and I look for them to show it from the opening draw here. Philadelphia got a solid win over Washington last time out but the Wild just have another gear and for my money, are the deeper team with a better goaltending room here. Give me Minnesota.