Philadelphia Flyers vs Edmonton Oilers Prediction, 1/3/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Flyers vs Edmonton Oilers

Date: Saturday, January 3, 2026

Location: Rogers Place in Edmonton, AB

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Flyers (-150) Oilers (+125)

The Philadelphia Flyers (20-12-7) are hitting the road to Rogers Place on Saturday where they will try to beat the Edmonton Oilers (20-15-6). The moneyline on this contest has the Flyers at -150 and the Oilers are at +125. The total is 6.

The Philadelphia Flyers will look to clean up some issues after taking a 5-1 loss to the Flames in their previous outing. Philadelphia earned 8 penalty minutes for this contest. The Flyers had an offensive game that was below their expectations in this loss. In addition, they had 2 chances with the advantage but weren't able to make the most of them. In the outing, they tallied a score on 1 of the 26 shots they attempted.

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In terms of their goal scoring prowess, the Philadelphia Flyers have racked up 114 goals (20th in the NHL) so far this year and have given up 111. For the current campaign, they sit with 47 points and their points percentage comes in at .603. Philadelphia has compiled 107 power play chances and they have scored 17 goals out of those attempts, giving them a rate of 15.89%. When playing at even strength, the Flyers have allowed the opponent to score 89 goals while notching 97 on offense. Philadelphia has taken 1,011 shots and is the owner of a shooting percentage of 11.3%. The Flyers thus far have had 1,005 shots taken against them and have a save percentage of .890. Philadelphia Flyers opponents have earned 121 power play tries (15th in hockey) and have come away with 22 goals in those chances.

Patrolling the crease for the game will be Daniel Vladar. Vladar has taken the ice for 128 contests over the course of his NHL career. He has compiled an overall record of 63-40-19 and was named the starter in 118 games. Opponents have notched 351 goals against Vladar in his professional hockey career and his goals against rate is 2.97. Vladar has seen 3,417 shots taken against him and he has 3,066 saves. He has a save percentage of .897 in his 5,622 mins played. For his professional hockey career, Vladar has accounted for 66 quality starts and his rate for quality starts is .559.

When they were on the ice last, Edmonton squared up with the Bruins in an outing where the Oilers ended up losing by a mark of 6-2. They had 5 power play attempts in this outing but weren't able to put one in the back of the net. The Oilers scored 2 goals out of the 36 shots on goal they tried.

Edmonton has taken 1,175 shots (7th in professional hockey) and has a shot percentage of 11.66%, while allowing their opponents 1,125 shots. They have earned a penalty kill percentage of 78.99% on their opponents 119 power play tries, and their save percentage comes in at 87.9%. They have earned 114 opportunities on the power play and they have earned a power play rate of 33.33%. The Oilers are sitting with 99 goals at even strength and 38 goals (1st in the league) while on the power play. They have permitted 136 goals to be scored by way of 111 goals at even strength and 25 goals while they were shorthanded. On the season, the Edmonton Oilers have a total of 137 goals, 46 points, in addition to a points percentage of .561.

On the other side of the ice you will find Connor Ingram patrolling the crease. He has compiled 2,866 stops out of 3,181 shots taken, giving him a save percentage of .901. Ingram has accumulated a career record of 41-46-15 and has been in net for 106 games. He was named a starter in 103 games and his ice time sits at 5,416 minutes. Ingram's percentage of quality starts is 52.4% and he has made 54 quality starts in his professional career. The opposition is averaging 3.06 goals/game and he has surrendered 315 goals altogether.

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

Parlays Pundit's Pick: Take Edmonton (+125) and under 6 goals

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