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Vegas Golden Knights vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction 1-2-25 NHL Picks

Philadelphia Flyers (17-17-4) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (25-9-3)
January 2, 2025 10:00 pm EDT
The Line: Vegas Golden Knights -182 / Philadelphia Flyers +145; Over/Under: +6.5
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The Philadelphia Flyers and the Vegas Golden Knights meet Thursday in NHL action from the T-Mobile Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Vegas Golden Knights vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction.

Philadelphia Flyers Recap

The Philadelphia Flyers come into this game looking to add to their 4-0 shutout win over the San Jose Sharks last time out to improve to 17-17-4 on the year. After this game, the Flyers will head out on the road for the first leg of a home-and-home series with the Toronto Maple Leafs.


Flyers Looking For Consistency Right Now

Going into the game against San Jose, Travis Konecny leads the Flyers with 41 points coming on 16 goals and 25 assists while Matvei Michkov has 29 points with 12 goals and 17 assists. Travis Sanheim also has 21 points with 6 goals and 15 assists. Sean Couturier has 18 points with 7 goals and 11 assists while Owen Tippett has 22 points with 11 goals and 11 assists. Scott Laughton also has 21 points with 8 goals and 13 assists as well this season. Samuel Ersson has gone 8-6-2 in goal for the Flyers this season with a 3.14 GAA and a .880 save percentage while Ivan Fedotov is 4-4-1 with a 3.48 GAA and an .877 save percentage. Aleksei Kolosov is also 4-7-1 with a 3.49 GAA and a .869 save percentage so far this season.

Why the Philadelphia Flyers will win

  • The Golden Knights have lost two of their last three games as favorites against Metropolitan Division opponents.
  • The Flyers have covered the puck line in eight of their last nine games against the Golden Knights.
  • The Golden Knights have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last five games as favorites following a loss.

Vegas Golden Knights Recap

The Vegas Golden Knights come into this game looking to bounce back after ending up with a 3-2 loss to Montreal last time out to drop to 23-9-3 on the year. After this game, Vegas will welcome the Buffalo Sabres to town.

Golden Knights Trying To Bounce Back After Having Four-Game Win Streak Snapped

Entering the game against Montreal, Jack Eichel has a team-high 47 points with 10 goals and a team-high 37 assists while Mark Stone has added 30 points with 8 goals and 22 assists. Ivan Barbashev has 30 points with 15 goals and 15 assists, Tomas Hertl has 24 points with 10 goals and 14 apples and Pavel Dorofeyev has 19 points with 13 goals and 6 assists. Shea Theodore has 28 points with 24 assists. Adin Hill has gone 16-5-2 with a 2.63 GAA and a .904 save percentage in goal for Vegas while Ilya Samsonov has gone 8-3-1 with a 2.97 GAA and an .898 save percentage this season.

Why the Vegas Golden Knights will win

  • The Golden Knights have won each of their last 10 night games.
  • The Flyers have lost each of their last seven games as underdogs.
  • The Golden Knights have covered the puck line in each of their last six night games at T-Mobile Arena.
  • The Flyers have failed to cover the puck line in four of their last five games as underdogs.

Total Goals Facts

  • Seven of the Golden Knights’ last eight home games have gone UNDER the total goals line.
  • Each of the Flyers’ last four games as road underdogs following a road win have gone OVER the total goals line.

Vegas Golden Knights vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction

I’m with Vegas in this one. A lot of recent meetings between these two teams have been close games, as 6 of the last 7 meetings have been decided by one goal and the Flyers just aren’t the easiest to trust on the road. Vegas has been one of the premier home teams since their inception into the NHL a few years ago, and I just don’t trust the Flyers to break down the Golden Knights in their own building. Give me the Golden Knights here.

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: Vegas -182

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Chris Ruffolo

Chris joined the Sports Chat Place team in August 2016 and has a proven system that combines multiple analytical and situational statistics and trends to give out thousands of winning picks over the last three years with winning records across all of the top leagues, Follow Chris Ruffolo on Twitter @ruffthepickdawg

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