Philadelphia Flyers vs Minnesota Wild Prediction, 1/12/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Flyers vs Minnesota Wild

Date: Friday, January 12, 2024

Location: Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, MN

TV: Bally Sports North

Odds/Point Spread: Flyers (+108) Wild (-130)

The Minnesota Wild (17-19-4) host the Philadelphia Flyers (21-14-6) at Xcel Energy Center on Friday. The moneyline on this game has Philadelphia at +108 and Minnesota is sitting at -130. The total comes in at 7.

The Philadelphia Flyers had a decent effort after finishing in a 2-2 tie against the Canadiens their last time out. Philadelphia tallied 2 minutes in the box in this contest. The Flyers had a rough night on the offensive side of the ice in this game. Additionally, they had 2 power play opportunities and notched 1 goal. For the matchup, they tallied a score on 2 of the 39 shots they put on goal.

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In terms of their scoring capabilities, the Philadelphia Flyers have notched 116 goals (23rd in the NHL) this season and have allowed 113. For the current campaign, they have recorded 48 points and their points percentage sits at .585. Philadelphia has accounted for 132 power play chances and they have tallied 15 goals out of those advantages, earning them a percentage of 11.36%. When playing at even strength, the Flyers have allowed the opponent to score 95 goals while having 101 on offense. Philadelphia has taken 1,366 shots and has a shot percentage of 8.5%. The Flyers so far have had 1,179 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .904. Philadelphia Flyers opponents have amassed 131 power play tries (9th in the NHL) and have tallied 18 goals in those chances.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Carter Hart. In his career, Hart has earned 106 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .493. He has a save percentage of .906 during his 12,588 minutes played. Hart has seen 6,556 shot attempts against him and has accrued 5,941 total saves. Opponents have notched 615 goals against Hart in his professional hockey career and his goals against average per game is 2.93. He has compiled a mark of 94-92-29 and he has started in 215 games. Hart has been in goal for 224 contests during his professional hockey career.

Their last time out, Minnesota faced off against the Stars in a matchup where the Wild were on the wrong end of the score by a final of 7-2. They had 2 power play opportunities in this outing and tallied 1 out of those chances. The Wild recorded 2 goals out of the 23 shots on goal they pursued.

The Wild have racked up 90 goals at even strength and 25 goals (17th in the league) while on the power play. Minnesota has tried 1,195 shots (20th in professional hockey) and has a shot percentage of 9.62%, while allowing the opposition 1,205 shots. Over the course of the season, the Minnesota Wild have earned a total of 115 goals, 38 points, and a points percentage of .475. They have permitted 132 goals to be scored by way of 95 goals at even strength and 37 goals while they were shorthanded. They have earned 134 power play chances and they have a power play rate of 18.66%. They have recorded a penalty kill rate of 72.79% on the other teams 136 tries on the power play, and their save percentage is 89.0%.

On the other side of the ice you are going to see Marc-Andre Fleury protecting the net. Opponents are averaging 2.59 goals per game and he has surrendered 2,511 goals overall. Fleury's quality start rate comes in at 54.9% and he has qualified for 464 quality starting assignments in his career. He was named a starter in 845 games and has been on the ice for 58,138 minutes. Fleury is sitting with a career record of 551-324-93 and has played in 1,004 games. He has tallied 26,113 saves out of 28,624 shots taken against him, which gives him a percentage of .912.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy's Pick: Take Minnesota (-130)

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