Devils vs. Flyers betting preview

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Saturday’s NHL schedule includes an outing between the favored New Jersey Devils (26-15-6, -205 on the moneyline to win at home) and the Philadelphia Flyers (20-20-6, +170 moneyline odds) at 12:30 PM ET on NHL Network.

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Moneyline

Devils to win vs Flyers -205

Bet $20, Payout $29.76

Devils vs. Flyers Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Devils (-205)
  • Underdog: Flyers (+170)
  • Over/under: 5.5

Devils vs. Flyers Quick Facts

  • New Jersey and its opponent have combined to score more than 5.5 goals in 21 of 47 games this season.
  • In 54.3% of Philadelphia’s previous games this season (25/46), the teams combined to score over Saturday’s over/under of 5.5 goals.
  • Saturday’s over/under is 0.6 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 6.2 goals per game.
  • This game’s over/under is 0.4 less than the 5.9 goals these two clubs concede per game combined.

Devils Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Devils Season Stat Insights

  • The Devils offense’s 146 total goals (3.1 per game) are ranked ninth in the league this year.
  • On defense, New Jersey is one of the best units in NHL action, allowing 119 total goals to rank fifth.
  • The team has the league’s sixth-best goal differential at +27 this season.
  • New Jersey’s 38 power-play goals this season are the third-most in the NHL (on 132 chances).
  • The Devils’ 28.79% power-play conversion rate is third-best in the league this season.
  • New Jersey has scored a total of four shorthanded goals this season.
  • The Devils’ penalty-kill percentage (82.17%) is the NHL’s 10th-best.
  • The Devils’ players win 50.5% of their faceoffs to rank 16th in the NHL.
  • New Jersey has a 10.5% shooting percentage as a squad, ranking 17th in the NHL.
  • The Devils average 23.8 hits and 14.8 blocked shots per game.

Devils Moneyline

  • Through 42 games as the moneyline favorite this season, New Jersey has won 23 of those games.
  • In 12 games with shorter than -205 moneyline odds this season, the Devils have won seven.
  • The moneyline odds say New Jersey has a 67.2% chance of winning this game.

Devils Leaders

  • Jack Hughes: 18 goals and 37 assists
  • Jesper Bratt: 15 goals and 37 assists
  • Nico Hischier: 22 goals and 17 assists
  • Jacob Markstrom: 21-8-5 record, .912 save percentage, 75 goals given up

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Flyers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Flyers Season Stats Insights

  • The Flyers’ 140 total goals (3.0 per game) rank 12th in the league.
  • Philadelphia has allowed 3.4 goals per game, and 157 total, which ranks 30th among all NHL teams.
  • They have a -17 goal differential, which ranks 25th in the league.
  • Philadelphia has put up 21 power-play goals this season (on 131 chances). That ranks 27th in the NHL.
  • The Flyers have the league’s 28th-ranked power-play conversion rate of 16.03%.
  • Philadelphia has scored three shorthanded goals this season (12th among all NHL squads).
  • The 77.5% penalty-kill percentage the Flyers have amassed is the league’s 21st-ranked rate.
  • The Flyers win 50.9% of their faceoffs. That’s the 14th-ranked rate in the NHL.
  • Philadelphia is shooting 11.1% (ninth in the league).
  • The Flyers have not had a shutout victory yet this season.

Flyers Moneyline Insights

  • The Flyers have been an underdog in 31 games this season, with 10 upset wins (32.3%).
  • Philadelphia has six games this season playing as an underdog by +170 or longer, and is 1-5 in those contests.
  • Oddsmakers have implied, based on the moneyline in this matchup, that the Flyers have a 37.0% chance to win.

Flyers Leaders

  • Travis Konecny: 20 goals and 33 assists
  • Matvei Michkov: 13 goals and 19 assists
  • Owen Tippett: 13 goals and 15 assists
  • Samuel Ersson: 12-7-2 record, .888 save percentage, 60 goals conceded
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