The Colorado Avalanche and the Philadelphia Flyers meet Sunday 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 Colorado Avalanche vs. Philadelphia Flyers prediction.
Colorado Avalanche Recap
The Colorado Avalanche come into this game looking to add on to their 3-2 win over the New York Rangers last time out to sit at 20-2-6 this season. After this game, Colorado will head on the road for a game against the Nashville Predators.
Avalanche Win 8 Of Last 10 Games
Entering Saturday’s game against the Rangers, Nathan MacKinnon leads the Avalanche with 46 points including a team-high 22 goals and 24 assists while Cale Makar has 33 points with 9 goals and 24 assists. Martin Necas has 35 points with 14 goals and 21 assists while Artturi Lehkonen has 25 points with 10 goals and 15 assists. Victor Olofsson has 17 points with 6 goals and 11 assists. Brock Nelson also has 18 points with 9 goals and 9 assists. Scott Wedgewood has posted a 13-1-3 record with a 2.07 GAA and a .920 save percentage and Trent Miner is 0-0-2 with a 2.12 GAA and a .909 save percentage while Mackenzie Blackwood is 6-1-1 with a 2.28 GAA and a .920 save percentage this season in goal for Colorado.
Why the Colorado Avalanche will win
- The Flyers have lost each of their last 13 Sunday games.
- The Avalanche have won seven of their last eight games following a road win.
- The Flyers have failed to cover the puck line in eight of their last nine home games against Central Division opponents.
- The road team has covered the puck line in four of the Flyers’ last five games.
Colorado Avalanche Player Prop Facts
- Nathan MacKinnon has scored at least one goal in each of the Avalanche’s last four day games.
- Cale Makar has recorded at least one assist in each of the Avalanche’s last 12 games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- Cale Makar has recorded at least one point in each of the Avalanche’s last 12 games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- Nathan MacKinnon ranks 1st in the league for Points (48) this season.
Philadelphia Flyers Recap
The Philadelphia Flyers come into this game looking to add on to their 5-2 win over Buffalo last time out to sit at 15-8-3 this season. After this game, Philadelphia will take on the San Jose Sharks at home.
Flyers Win 4 Of Last 5
Trevor Zegras leads the Flyers with 26 points coming on 10 goals and a team-high 16 assists while Travis Konecny has 22 points with 6 goals and 16 assists. Sean Couturier has 16 points with 4 goals and 12 assists while Christian Dvorak has 16 points with 6 goals and 10 assists. Owen Tippett has 18 points with 9 goals and 9 assists and Noah Cates has 15 points with 6 goals and 9 assists. Tyson Foerster also has 13 points with a team-high 10 goals. Dan Vladar has gone 10-5-1 with a 2.59 GAA and a .906 save percentage in goal for Philadelphia while Samuel Ersson is 5-2-2 with a 2.97 GAA and an .869 save percentage this season. Aleksei Kolosov’s also gone 0-1 with a 1.62 GAA and a .929 save percentage as well this season.
Why the Philadelphia Flyers will win
- The underdogs have won each of the Flyers’ last five games.
- The Avalanche have lost two of their last three games as road favorites.
- The home team has covered the puck line in each of the Avalanche’s last seven games.
- The Avalanche have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last four road games.
Philadelphia Flyers Player Prop Facts
- Travis Konecny has recorded at least one assist in each of the Flyers’ last six home games.
- Travis Konecny has recorded at least one point in each of the Flyers’ last 10 home games.
- Tyson Foerster has scored at least one goal in four of his last five appearances in home games.
- Nicolas Deslauriers has recorded 21 career blocks against the Avalanche – most against any opponent (including playoffs).
Total Goals Facts
- Seven of the Flyers’ last eight games as underdogs against opponents who are on the second leg of a back-to-back have gone OVER the total goals line.
- Seven of the Avalanche’s last eight games as favorites following a road win have gone UNDER the total goals line.
Colorado Avalanche vs. Philadelphia Flyers Prediction
I’m on the Avalanche here. Tough to turn down plus money with the Flyers in their current form and I get that the Avs are on a back-to-back with travel for this game, but the Avalanche are one of the deepest teams in the NHL and have more than enough in the tank to deal with the Flyers here. Philadelphia’s been playing really well, but this just feels like an Avalanche spot to pick up another road win so give me Colorado in this one.