The Philadelphia Flyers and the New Jersey Devils meet in NHL action from the Prudential Center on Sunday.
The Philadelphia Flyers come into this game looking to snap a five-game losing streak after a 6-3 loss to the Hurricanes last time out. Claude Giroux leads the Flyers in scoring with 17 points including 10 assists and 7 goals while Sean Couturier has 13 points with 5 goals and 8 assists and Derick Brassard and Cam Atkinson each have 11 points with Atkinson logging 7 goals of his own and a team-best +9 plus/minus rating this season. Carter Hart’s seen the bulk of the action in goal for Philly, going 5-5-3 with a 2.67 GAA and a .920 save percentage this season.
The New Jersey Devils will try to bounce back from a 4-2 loss at the hands of Nashville last time out. Jesper Bratt has a team-high 14 points including 10 assists while Dawson Mercer has 13 points with 6 goals, 7 assists and a team-high +9 plus/minus rating this season. Andreas Johnsson also has 13 points with 7 goals, 6 apples and a +8 plus/minus rating. Jonathan Bernier’s led the charge in goal for New Jersey, going 4-3-1 with a 2.55 GAA and a .914 save percentage this season.
Philadelphia is 0-5 in their last 5 games overall and 0-4 in their last 4 games in a fourth game in six nights situation while the under is 6-0 in their last 6 games following a loss by more than three or more goals. New Jersey is 1-5 in their last 6 games overall and 0-6 in their last 6 Sunday games while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 games after scoring two goals or les in the previous game.
I get the case that could be made for the Devils at home here as home ice is big in these division games. However, I just have more faith in the Flyers and the lineup from top to bottom as I just don’t think that the Devils are there yet. Give me the Flyers on the ML in this one as I think they sneak in and out of New Jersey with a W.