The Wells Fargo Center will be hosting an enticing showdown as the Philadelphia Flyers welcome the visiting New York Rangers. NBC will showcase this divisional matchup, and the opening face-off is at 1 p.m. ET on Friday, November 23.
New York Rangers vs. Philadelphia Flyers Odds
Philadelphia comes into the contest as the substantial favorite with a moneyline of -150. The line for New York sits at +130 and oddsmakers have set the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals. If bettors want to play the game’s total, they’ll be looking at odds of -115 money on the over and -105 on the under.
New York is 12-10 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 5.3 units this season. 13 of its games have gone under the total, while nine have gone over and none have pushed. The Broadway Blueshirts are 3-7 SU as the road team in 2018-19.
New York has converted on 21.1 percent of its power play opportunities this year, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 23rd overall, and it’s successfully killed off 76.7 percent of its penalties.
New York, as a collective unit, has been penalized 4.3 times per game this season, and 2.8 per game over its last five road outings. The team has had to kill penalties just 6.6 minutes per game over their last five road outings.
Averaging 29.4 saves per game with a .919 save percentage, Henrik Lundqvist (8-9-2) has been the best option in goal for New York this year. If head coach David Quinn chooses to rest him, however, New York may go with Alexandar Georgiev (4-2), who has a .911 save percentage and 2.94 goals against average this year.
Chris Kreider and Mika Zibanejad will both look to continue their strong seasons for the visiting Rangers. Kreider (20 points) is up to 12 goals and eight assists, and has recorded two or more points six times. Zibanejad has seven goals and 12 assists to his credit (and has registered at least one point in 12 games).
Philadelphia is 9-12 straight up (SU) and has lost 4.7 units for moneyline bettors thus far. Through 21 regular season matches, 14 of its games have gone over the total, while seven have gone under and none have pushed. It’s 4-7 SU as the home team this year.
Philadelphia has converted on just 15.9 percent of its power play opportunities this year, a mark that places it in the bottom 10 overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 31st overall, and it’s successfully killed off 68.5 percent of all opponent power plays.
The Flyers have been penalized 4.5 times per game this season, and 3.6 per game over their last five at home. The team’s had to kill penalties 8.8 minutes per contest over their last five home games.
Brian Elliott (25.0 saves per game) has been the primary option in goal for Philadelphia. Elliott has seven wins and seven losses to his name and has recorded a 2.59 goals against average and a .911 save percentage this season.
Claude Giroux (eight goals, 17 assists) will lead the attack for the Flyers.
New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers Betting Predictions
Prediction: SU Winner – Flyers, O/U – Under
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Notes
Betting Trends
For both of these clubs, the total has gone under in three of their past five matches.
The Rangers are 4-1 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 8-5 in games where they serve fewer than 10 penalty minutes, in total.
Philadelphia has created 5.8 takeaways per game over its last five home games, an improvement over its season average of 5.0 takeaways per game (ranked 30th in the NHL).
New York has allowed 3.0 goals per game overall this year, but is allowing only 1.0 per match up in their past three games (the team’s a perfect 3-0 SU over that span)
New York is ranked 12th overall with 7.8 takeaways per game. That figure has trended upward recently, as it’s created 8.4 takeaways over its last 10 games and 9.2 takeaways over its last five.
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