By Jonathan Huberdeau, Aleksander Barkov, and the Florida Panthers will face off against Sean Couturier, Travis Konecny, and the Philadelphia Flyers at the Wells Fargo Center for an Eastern Conference matchup. The game will get going at 7 p.m. ET on Monday, February 10, and fans at home will be able to witness it live on NBC Sports Philadelphia.
Florida Panthers at Philadelphia Flyers Odds
Playing the role of favorites will be the Flyers (-135), while the Panthers are dogs offering moneyline odds of +115,, and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 7 goals (-105 for the over, -115 for the under) at NJ PointsBet Sportsbook.
Philadelphia is 30-25 straight up (SU) and has earned moneyline bettors 4.3 units this season. That early-season winning percentage is a welcome improvement over the 37-45 record from the 2018-19 season campaign. Of the team’s 55 games this season, 28 have gone over the total, while 26 have gone under and just one has pushed. This season, the team is 18-9 SU at home.
The Flyers have converted on 19.6 percent of their power play opportunities this season, a figure that’s right around league average. On the other hand, their penalty kill is rated 16th overall, and they’ve successfully killed off 80.8 percent of all penalties.
Sporting a .905 save percentage and 22.1 saves per game, Carter Hart (15-17-3) has been the principal option in goal for the Flyers this year. If head coach Alain Vigneault decides to give him a rest, however, the team may turn to Brian Elliott (14-14-14 record, .901 save percentage, 2.86 goals against average).
Florida has earned 2.5 units for moneyline bettors this season and is currently 29-25 straight up (SU). A total of 32 of its games have gone over the total, while 19 have gone under the total and just three have pushed. The Panthers are 13-13 SU as the road team this season.
The Panthers have converted on 23.1 percent of their power play chances this year, a figure that places it in the top-10 among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked 24th overall and it’s successfully defended 77.3 percent of all opponent power plays.
Sergei Bobrovsky (26.9 saves per game) has been the primary option in the net for Florida. Bobrovsky owns a 21-21-5 record, while registering a .898 save percentage and 3.27 goals against average this year.
Florida Panthers vs. Philadelphia Flyers Betting Predictions
Prediction: SU Winner – Panthers, O/U – Under
Betting Trends
The Flyers are 5-5 in games that go to shootout. The Panthers are 3-3 in shootouts.
For both of these clubs, the over has hit in three of their last five matchups.
Florida has managed 26.6 shot attempts per game over its last five road games while Philadelphia is averaging 34.2 shots per game over its last five home outings.
Seven of Philadelphia’s last ten contests have been decided by two or more goals. The team is 5-2 overall in those games.
Florida skaters created 23.2 hits per game last season, while the Flyers posted 21.4 hits per contest.
