The Philadelphia Flyers and the New Jersey Devils meet Thursday in NHL action from the Xfinity Mobile Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Philadelphia Flyers vs. New Jersey Devils prediction.
Philadelphia Flyers Recap
The Philadelphia Flyers come into this game looking to rebound from a 7-0 loss at the hands of the rival Pittsburgh Penguins last time out to start the year at 0-1. After this game, the Flyers will head back home for a game against the Carolina Hurricanes. The Flyer defense had no answers for Pittsburgh in the loss, giving up multiple goals in every period as well as allowing a pair of power-play goals and a short-handed goal as well with the special teams on the ice. Dan Vladar ended up with the loss after allowing all 7 goals on 38 shots faced in the losing effort to start the year at 0-1.
New Jersey Devils Team Preview
The New Jersey Devils come into the 2026-27 season looking to take a step back towards the playoffs after going 42-37-5 last season, missing the playoffs and failing to make the postseason in back-to-back years once again. The Devils retain a lot of their top tier offensive talent, including Jack Hughes and captain Nico Hischier. The Devils made one of the sneakier coups of the offseason, acquiring Evan Rodrigues from the Predators to go along with top-six forwards like Jesper Bratt and Timo Meier. In goal, the Devils shipped out Jacob Markstrom, leaving the reins to the likes of ake Allen and Nico Daws going forward.
Philadelphia Flyers @ New Jersey Devils Betting Trends: October 1, 2026
Why the New Jersey Devils will win
- The Flyers have lost seven of their last eight games.
- The Devils have won each of their last three games against opponents who are on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- The Flyers have failed to cover the puck line in 10 of their last 12 games when playing with a rest disadvantage against Devils.
- The Flyers have lost the third period in eight of their last nine night games at Prudential Center when trailing after the second period.
Why the Philadelphia Flyers will win
- The Flyers have won each of their last six games as underdogs on the second leg of a back-to-back.
- The Devils have lost 10 of their last 13 games as favorites against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- The Flyers have covered the puck line in each of their last 12 road openers.
- The Devils have failed to cover the puck line in 10 of their last 11 games as favorites against opponents on a losing streak.
- The Flyers have won the second period in each of their last four games at Prudential Center when trailing after the first period.
Total Goals Facts
- Eight of the Devils’ last nine home games have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Each of the Flyers’ last five road games have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- Six of the last seven games between two teams from the Metropolitan Division have gone UNDER the total goals line.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Devils’ last 11 games as favorites.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2′ market has hit in each of the Flyers’ last eight Thursday games.
New Jersey Devils Player Prop Facts
- Jack Hughes has scored at least one goal in three of the Devils’ last four home games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- Nico Hischier has recorded at least one assist in five of the Devils’ last six games as favorites.
- Jack Hughes ranked T9th in the league for multi-goal games (7) last season.
Philadelphia Flyers Player Prop Facts
- Trevor Zegras has scored at least one goal in four of his last five appearances against the Devils.
- Matvei Michkov has recorded at least one assist in each of the Flyers’ last four games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
Matchup/League Facts
- The New Jersey Devils ranked 27th in the league for goals per game last season (2.76).
- The New Jersey Devils suffered the largest margin of defeat in the NHL last season (9-goals @ Islanders on January, 6).
- The Philadelphia Flyers ranked 32nd in the league in power play percentage last season (15.74%).
- The Philadelphia Flyers have recorded the equal-longest road winning streak (8 games) in the NHL last season.
Philadelphia Flyers vs. New Jersey Devils Prediction
I’m on the Flyers in this one. I get the case to be made for either side here, after the flyers looked dead in the water on Wednesday. That being said, I think the Flyers are a better team than what they showed and we saw with Toronto on Wednesday, playing on a back-to-back to start the year isn’t a death sentence as it allows you to shake off the rust. Add in the motivation of the Flyers looking to bounce back from that blowout, and I think the Flyers are a great value here.