Boston Bruins vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction, 4/5/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Bruins vs Philadelphia Flyers

Date: Sunday, April 5, 2026

Location: Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Philadelphia Flyers (37-26-12) will compete against the Boston Bruins (43-25-8) at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Sunday.

The Boston Bruins will look for better times on the ice after their 2-1 defeat against the Panthers their last time out. Boston accrued 2 penalty mins in this outing. The Bruins could have played much better offensively in the loss. Furthermore, they had 2 power play tries but weren't able to make the most of them. In the game, they were able to notch a goal on 1 out of the 29 shots they put on goal.

When talking about their scoring, the Boston Bruins have racked up 253 goals (9th in the league) on the campaign and have conceded 232. For the season, they have scored 94 points and their points percentage sits at .618. Boston has accounted for 227 power play opportunities and they have notched 54 goals out of those tries, garnering them a rate of 23.79%. When at even strength, the Bruins have surrendered 170 goals while scoring 199 on offense. Boston has tried 2,085 shots and is the owner of a shot percentage of 12.1%. The Bruins have had 2,260 shots tried against them and have a save percentage of .897. Boston Bruins opponents have tallied 263 power play opportunities (1st in professional hockey) and have tallied 62 goals in those attempts.

The man in net for this game is Joonas Korpisalo. For his professional hockey career, Korpisalo has compiled 145 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .483. His save percentage is at .900 during his 16,124 mins in the crease. Korpisalo has had 9,343 shots taken against him and has accrued 8,405 total saves. Opponents have tallied 938 goals versus Korpisalo in his pro hockey career and his goals against average per contest is 3.13. He has earned an overall mark of 139-126-36 and he has started in 300 games. Korpisalo has played in 331 contests during his NHL career.

In their last game, Philadelphia opposed the Red Wings in a game where the Flyers ended up losing by a mark of 4-2. They had 1 attempt on the power play in this game but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Flyers recorded 2 goals out of the 34 shots on goal they were seeking.

The Flyers have earned 180 goals at even strength and 33 goals (31st in professional hockey) while having a power play advantage. Philadelphia has attempted 1,918 shots (29th in professional hockey) and has earned a shooting percentage of 11.11%, while allowing the other team 1,917 shots. For the year, the Philadelphia Flyers have accounted for 213 goals, 86 points, in addition to a points percentage of .573. They have permitted 225 goals to be scored by of a combination of 175 goals at even strength and 50 goals while they had less men on the ice. They have earned 216 power play opportunities and they have earned a power play percentage of 15.28%. They have earned a penalty kill rate of 77.97% on their opponents 227 power play tries, and their save percentage is 88.3%.

For the opposition you are likely to see Daniel Vladar between the pipes. His opposition is averaging 2.91 goals per game and he has allowed 407 goals overall. Vladar's quality start percentage comes out to 57.1% and he has made 80 quality starts in his NHL career. He got the starting nod in 140 games and has been on the ice for 5,676 minutes. Vladar has a lifetime record of 73-47-23 and has been in net for 151 games. He has compiled 3,557 saves out of 3,964 shots attempted against him, which gives him a rate of .897.

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

Josh's Pick: Take Boston

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