Vegas Golden Knights vs Philadelphia Flyers 12/10/21 NHL Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Philadelphia Flyers and the Vegas Golden Knights meet in NHL action from T-Mobile Arena on Friday night.

The Philadelphia Flyers come into this one looking to snap a double-digit losing streak after a 3-0 loss to the Devils in their last game. Claude Giroux leads the Flyers in scoring with team-highs of 9 goals and 12 assists as part of his 21-point tally this season. Sean Couturier has 14 points with 5 goals and 9 assists while Cam Atkinson has 9 goals of his own with a team-high +7 plus/minus and Joel Farabee has 7 goals of his own this season. Carter Hart’s gone 5-8-3 with a 2.90 GAA and a .911 save percentage in goal for the Flyers while Martin Jones has 3-4-1 with a 3.41 GAA and a .908 save percentage this season.

The Vegas Golden Knights come into this one on the heels of their 5-4 win over Dallas last time out. Chandler Stephenson leads the Golden Knights with 22 points including a team-high 13 assists while Jonathan Marchessault has 16 points with a team-high 11 goals. Reilly Smith has 19 points with 10 goals and Shea Theodore and Alex Pietrangelo each have 16 points with a combined 25 assists between the two. Robin Lehner’s seen the bulk of the action in goal for Vegas, going 10-9 with a 3.11 GAA and a .908 save percentage this season.

Philadelphia is 0-6 in their last 6 games as a road underdog and 0-5 in their last 5 games played on 1 day’s rest while the over is 4-1 in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record. Vegas is 51-21 in their last 62 home games and 14-6 in their last 20 games overall while the over is 9-3 in their last 12 games as a favorite.

I get the case that could be made both ways here, but I’m not trying to back the Flyers until they show me that they can turn it around. I’m not loving the price on the Golden Knights, so I’ll side with Vegas on the puck line in this one as I think they win by a couple.