Carolina Hurricanes vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction, 12/13/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Carolina Hurricanes vs Philadelphia Flyers

Date: Saturday, December 13, 2025

Location: Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Hurricanes (-152) Flyers (+126)

The Philadelphia Flyers (16-9-3) will try to defeat the Carolina Hurricanes (18-9-2) at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has the Hurricanes at -152 while the Flyers are sitting at +126. The over/under comes in at 6.

The Carolina Hurricanes were on the right side of the scoreboard with a 4-1 victory over the Blue Jackets in their previous contest . The Hurricanes had a solid offensive outing in the victory. While out there on the ice, they tallied a score on 4 of the 32 shots they put on net. Moreover, they had 4 power play attempts and scored 1 goal. Carolina garnered 6 penalty minutes for this game.

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While playing at even strength, the Hurricanes let the opposition score 64 goals while earning 83 on offense. Carolina Hurricanes opponents have earned 84 power play opportunities (21st in the NHL) and have earned 18 goals in those attempts. When discussing their scoring capabilities, the Carolina Hurricanes have notched 97 goals (7th in the NHL) so far this year and have allowed 82. Carolina has tried 965 shots and has a shooting percentage of 10.1%. For the year, they have accumulated 38 points and their points percentage sits at .655. The Hurricanes so far have had 705 shots taken against them and hold a save percentage of .884. Carolina steps onto the ice with 89 power play opportunities and they have scored 14 goals out of those attempts, giving them a percentage of 15.73%.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Pyotr Kochetkov. Kochetkov has participated in 122 games throughout his NHL career. He has amassed an overall mark of 69-37-12 and he was named the starter in 117 games. The opposition has racked up 286 goals versus Kochetkov in his career and his goals against rate is 2.44. Kochetkov has had 3,008 shots against him and has garnered 2,722 total saves. His save percentage sits at .905 in his 6,161 mins on the ice. From the beginning of his pro career to now, Kochetkov has accrued 64 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .547.

In their last game, Philadelphia faced off against the Sharks in an outing where the Flyers got the victory by a final score of 4-1. They had 2 opportunities on the power play in this game but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Flyers converted 4 goals out of the 30 shots on goal they were seeking.

Philadelphia has attempted 711 shots (31st in the NHL) and has a shot percentage of 11.25%, while allowing the opposition 727 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 81.82% on their opponents 88 power play tries, and their save percentage is 89.3%. They have recorded 78 chances on the power play and they have earned a power play percentage of 17.95%. The Flyers have accumulated 66 goals at even strength and 14 goals (27th in the NHL) while on the power play. They have allowed 78 goals to be scored by way of 62 goals at even strength and 16 goals while they had less men on the ice. This season, the Philadelphia Flyers have earned 80 goals, 35 points, in addition to a points percentage of .625.

Across the rink you are likely to see Daniel Vladar defending the goal. Vladar has compiled a lifetime record of 60-39-17 and has participated in 122 games. Vladar's rate of quality starts is 54.5% and he has 61 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He has a tally of 2,925 saves out of 3,263 shots attempted, which gives him a rate of .896. His opponents are averaging 3.02 goals/game and he has allowed 338 goals in total. He has started in 112 games and his ice time sits at 5,607 mins.

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

Guy's Pick: Take Philadelphia (+126)

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