Colorado Avalanche vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction, 12/7/2025 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Avalanche vs Philadelphia Flyers

Date: Sunday, December 7, 2025

Location: Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Avalanche (-144) Flyers (+120)

The Colorado Avalanche (19-2-6) are hitting the road to Xfinity Mobile Arena on Sunday where they will try to beat the Philadelphia Flyers (15-8-3). The line on this matchup has Colorado at -144 while Philadelphia is opening at +120. The betting total is set at 6.

The Colorado Avalanche will be looking to get a win in their next outing after their 6-3 defeat against the Islanders in their previous game. The Avalanche had an average offensive outing in this defeat. In the outing, they converted 3 out of the 38 shots they tried. Furthermore, they had 3 power play opportunities but weren't able to score a goal. Colorado had 10 minutes in the box in this matchup.

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Colorado Avalanche opponents have 81 power play opportunities (18th in pro hockey) and have a total of 11 goals in those chances. The Avalanche so far have had 722 shots attempted against them and have earned a save percentage of .918. Colorado has tried 916 shots and holds a shooting percentage of 11.9%. While at even strength, the Avalanche have allowed the opponent to score 48 goals while earning 94 themselves. Colorado skates onto the rink with 96 power play opportunities and they have added 15 goals out of those attempts, garnering them a rate of 15.63%. For the current campaign, they have accumulated 44 points and their points percentage sits at .815. In relation to their scoring capabilities, the Colorado Avalanche have notched 109 goals (1st in the National Hockey League) this year and have given up 59.

Protecting the goal for this matchup will be Mackenzie Blackwood. For his career, Blackwood has tallied 135 quality starts and his quality starts percentage sits at .553. His save percentage currently sits at .906 during his 13,375 mins in the crease. Blackwood has seen 7,640 shots taken against him and has amassed 6,922 saves. Opponents have been able to score 718 goals against Blackwood in his NHL career and his goals against average per game is 2.94. He has accumulated a win-loss mark of 109-104-29 and got the start in 244 games. Blackwood has been in goal for 260 games over the course of his NHL career.

Their last time out, Philadelphia faced off against the Sabres in a matchup where the Flyers ended up with the win by a tally of 5-2. They had 5 opportunities on the power play in this contest and recorded 2 out of those opportunities. The Flyers tallied 5 goals of the 35 shots on goal they took.

This season, the Philadelphia Flyers have notched a total of 74 goals, 33 points, and a points percentage of .635. They have allowed 74 goals to be scored by way of 59 goals at even strength and 15 goals while they had less men on the ice. The Flyers have accumulated 60 goals at even strength and 14 goals (20th in pro hockey) while having more men on the ice. They have a tally of 75 power play opportunities and they have accumulated a power play percentage of 18.67%. Philadelphia has attempted 656 shots (30th in the NHL) and has accumulated a shot percentage of 11.28%, while allowing their opponents 681 shots. They have a penalty kill rate of 82.14% on the other teams 84 power play tries, and their save percentage currently sits at 89.1%.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Daniel Vladar in goal. Vladar has accrued a lifetime mark of 59-39-17 and has participated in 121 contests. Vladar's quality start rate comes out to 54.1% and he has made 60 quality starting assignments in his pro hockey career. He has gathered 2,908 saves out of 3,245 shots attempted against him, giving him a percentage of .896. His opponents are averaging 3.04 goals/game and he has yielded 337 goals in total. He has made the start in 111 games and has played for a total of 5,605 mins.

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

Tony's Pick: Take Colorado (-144)

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