Utah Hockey Club vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction, 12/8/2024 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Hockey Club vs Philadelphia Flyers

Date: Sunday, December 8, 2024

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Hockey Club (+125) Flyers (-145)

The Philadelphia Flyers (12-11-3) will compete against the Utah Hockey Club (10-11-4) at Wells Fargo Center on Sunday. The line on this matchup has Utah at +125 and Philadelphia is sitting at -145. The over/under is set at 6.5.

The Utah Hockey Club had a rough game after their 2-1 loss against the Stars in their previous outing. The Hockey Club had an offensive game that was below their expectations in the defeat. While out there on the ice, they tallied a score on 1 of the 35 shots they tried. Additionally, they had 2 power play tries but weren't able to score. Utah tallied 6 penalty minutes for this contest.

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Utah Hockey Club opponents have tallied 94 power play tries (3rd in the NHL) and have racked up 22 goals in those chances. The Hockey Club thus far have had 714 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .895. Utah has tried 675 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 10.4%. While at even strength, the Hockey Club have conceded 53 goals while scoring 58 of their own. Utah comes into tonight with 71 power play chances and they have tallied 12 goals out of those tries, giving them a rate of 16.90%. For the current campaign, they have recorded 24 points and their points percentage is sitting at .480. In regard to their scoring, the Utah Hockey Club have notched 70 goals (26th in the NHL) so far this season and have surrendered 75.

The player protecting the goal in this game is Jaxson Stauber. Stauber has played in 7 games during his NHL career. He has earned an overall mark of 6-1-0 and he started in 7 games. Opponents have been able to score 17 goals against Stauber in his pro career and his goals against average per game is 2.79. Stauber has had 220 shots against him and has gathered 203 total saves. He has a save percentage of .923 during his 365 minutes guarding the cage. Over the course of his time in hockey, Stauber has 5 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .714.

In their last contest, Philadelphia faced off against the Panthers in a game where the Flyers took the defeat by a mark of 7-5. They had 4 opportunities on the power play in this one and earned 1 out of those opportunities. The Flyers scored 5 goals out of the 34 shots on goal they attempted.

Over the course of the season, the Philadelphia Flyers are sitting with 75 goals, 27 points, in addition to a points percentage of .519. They have permitted 88 goals to be scored by of a combination of 73 goals at even strength and 15 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Flyers have accumulated 62 goals at even strength and 13 goals (24th in pro hockey) while on the power play. They have a total of 79 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play percentage of 16.46%. Philadelphia has put up 727 shots (20th in professional hockey) and has a shot percentage of 10.32%, while allowing their opponents 735 shots. They have a penalty kill percentage of 80.77% on the other teams 78 power play chances, and their save percentage comes in at 88.0%.

On the other side of the ice you will find Aleksei Kolosov in goal. He has accounted for 180 saves out of 204 shots taken against him, which gives him a rate of .882. Kolosov has earned a career mark of 3-5-0 and has played in 8 contests. He has started in 6 games and his ice time sits at 19 mins. Kolosov's rate of quality starts comes out to 50.0% and he has made 3 quality starts in his career. The opposition is averaging 75.79 goals per contest and he has allowed 24 goals in total.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-145)

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