The Philadelphia Flyers and the St. Louis Blues meet Saturday in NHL action from the Enterprise Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a St. Louis Blues vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction.
Philadelphia Flyers Recap
The Philadelphia Flyers come into this game looking to build on a 3-1 win over the New York Rangers last time out. After this game, Philadelphia will head home for a matchup with the Florida Panthers.
Flyers Win Back-To-Back Games
Travis Konecny leads the Flyers with 29 points coming on 13 goals and 16 assists while Matvei Michkov has 17 points with 8 goals and 9 assists. Travis Sanheim also has 15 points with 5 goals and 10 assists. Sean Couturier has 14 points with 6 goals and 8 assists while Owen Tippett and Bobby Brink each have 11 points with 4 goals and 7 assists apiece. Samuel Ersson has gone 5-2-2 in goal for the Flyers this season with a 2.70 GAA and a .902 save percentage while Ivan Fedotov is 4-4-1 with a 3.39 GAA and an .881 save percentage. Aleksei Kolosov is also 2-4 with a 3.11 GAA and an .885 save percentage so far this season.
Why the Philadelphia Flyers will win
- The Blues have lost four of their last five games as favorites against opponents on a winning streak.
- The Flyers have won each of their last three games as road underdogs against Central Division opponents.
- The Flyers have covered the puck line in each of their last seven games as road underdogs following a home win.
- The Blues have failed to cover the puck line in five of their last six games as favorites against opponents on a winning streak.
St. Louis Blues Recap
The St. Louis Blues come into this game looking to build on back-to-back wins after a 3-0 win over the New Jersey Devils last time out. After this game, the Blues will head on the road for a matchup against the Winnipeg Jets.
Blues Looking For Third Straight W
Jordan Kyrou leads the Blues with 19 points including a team-high 7 goals and 12 assists while Pavel Buchnevich has 15 points with 6 goals and 9 assists. Dylan Holloway has 12 points split between 6 goals and 6 assists and Colton Parayko has 12 points of his own with 4 goals and 8 assists. Jake Neighbours has 11 points with 7 goals and 4 assists and Brayden Schenn has 11 points with 4 goals and 7 assists as well on the year. Joel Hofer has gone 4-3 with a 3.23 GAA and an .899 save percentage in goal for St. Louis so far this season while Jordan Binnington is 7-9-1 with a 2.86 GAA and an .898 save percentage.
Why the St. Louis Blues will win
- The Flyers have lost 11 of their last 12 games following a home win.
- The favorites have won each of the Blues’ last five games at Enterprise Center.
- The Blues have covered the puck line in nine of their last 10 games against opponents on a winning streak.
- The Flyers have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last five games on the second leg of a back-to-back.
St. Louis Blues vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction
I’m going to take a shot on the Flyers here simply because I was banking on this line sitting at a coin flip. The Flyers have been really competitive home or away, and have also had the upper hand on the Blues in recent years including the win in Philadelphia a few weeks ago. Give me the Flyers here.