The New York Rangers and the Philadelphia Flyers meet in NHL action from the Wells Fargo Center on Friday afternoon. A Metropolitan division matinee from the city of Brotherly Love, can the Rangers keep up their top-level road form? Or will the Flyers come through as home underdogs? Let’s dive in and find out. You’re welcome to read our Rangers vs Flyers Prediction.
Rangers Edge Out Penguins
The New York Rangers come into this one looking to build on a narrow 1-0 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins in their last matchup. Artemi Panarin leads the Rangers in scoring with 26 points including 10 goals and a team-high 16 assists while Chris Kreider has 15 points with a team-high 10 goals of his own. Vincent Trocheck has 15 points as well with 10 assists while Alexis Lafreniere has 12 points with 8 goals and Erik Gustafsson has 12 points as well with 9 assists. Igor Shesterkin has gone 7-3 with a 2.60 GAA and a .908 save percentage while Jonathan Quick is 5-0-1 with a 1.68 GAA and a .940 save percentage between the pipes for the Rangers this season.
New York Rangers Team Facts
- The Rangers have won each of their last eight games as favorites.
- The Rangers have covered the puck line in five of their last six day games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2′ market has hit in each of the Rangers’ last seven day games against opponents on a winning streak.
- The Rangers have won the third period in seven of their last eight games against the Flyers.
Flyers Have Win Streak Snapped
The Philadelphia Flyers come into this game looking to start a new win streak after having their five-game run snapped in a 3-2 loss to the New York Islanders last time out. Travis Sanheim leads the Flyers in scoring with 16 points including a team-high 14 assists while Travis Konecny also has 15 points including a team-high 11 goals along with 4 assists. Joel Farabee has 15 points split between 8 goals and 7 assists and Cam Atkinson has 13 points along with 8 goals and 5 assists. Owen Tippett’s got 14 points split up between 7 goals and 7 assists as well and Sean Couturier has 13 points with 9 assists. Carter Hart has posted a 6-4 record in goal for Philly with a 2.40 GAA and a .919 save percentage while Samuel Ersson is 3-3-1 with a 3.22 GAA and an .863 save percentage. Cal Petersen’s also 1-1 with a 3.50 GAA and an .896 save percentage as well on the year.
Philadelphia Flyers Team Facts
- The Flyers have won three of their last four games as underdogs.
- The Flyers have covered the puck line in each of their last six games.
- The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in each of the Flyers’ last six home games against Eastern Conference opponents.
- The favorites have won the third period in seven of the last eight games between the Rangers and Flyers.
Chris’ Pick
I get the case to be made for the Flyers as a home underdog as they’ve still been playing fairly well, they just ran into an Islanders team they’ve had trouble with going back some time now. However, it doesn’t get much better here as the Rangers are one of the hottest teams in the NHL on the road and the Rangers have won each of the last 4 meetings overall and each of the last 4 in Philadelphia. I’ll side with the Rangers and the reasonable price.
