Philadelphia Flyers vs New Jersey Devils Prediction, 10/1/2026 NHL Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Flyers vs New Jersey Devils

Date: Thursday, October 1, 2026

Location: Prudential Center in Newark, NJ

TV: Disney+

Odds/Point Spread: Flyers (+125) Devils (-140)

Prudential Center is the site where the New Jersey Devils (42-37-3 last year) will play the Philadelphia Flyers (43-27-12 last season) on Thursday. The line on this matchup has the Flyers at +125 while the Devils are priced at -140. The total is set at 5.5.

The Philadelphia Flyers will need a bounce back game after taking a 3-2 defeat against the Hurricanes their last time on the ice. Philadelphia accrued 6 penalty minutes in this matchup. The Flyers didn't have their best offensive outing in this loss. Furthermore, they had 3 opportunities with more players on the ice but weren't able to make the most of them. In the game, they scored on 2 out of the 17 shots they put on net.

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Philadelphia Flyers opponents had 245 power play tries (12th in the league) and racked up 55 goals in those chances. The Flyers had 2,087 shots tried against them and held a save percentage of .885. Philadelphia tried 2,088 shots and were the owners of a shot percentage of 11.5%. While at even strength, the Flyers conceded 184 goals while notching 203. Philadelphia accumulated 235 power play chances and scored 37 goals during those advantages, garnering them a percentage of 15.74%. For the previous campaign, they scored 98 points and their points percentage finished at .598. When discussing their scoring capabilities, the Philadelphia Flyers accumulated 240 goals (21st in the NHL) over the course of the prior season and allowed 239.

The man protecting the goal in this game is Joseph Woll. The opposition has racked up 333 goals against Woll in his career and his average for goals against per game is 2.95. Woll has been in net for 117 contests during his NHL career. His save percentage currently is .906 for his 4,227 minutes in the crease. He has a win-loss record of 63-43-9 and was named the starter in 113 games. For his professional hockey career, Woll has accrued 68 quality starts and his percentage for quality starts is .602. Woll has had 3,550 shot attempts taken against him and he has 3,217 saves.

Their last time out, New Jersey faced the Bruins in a matchup where the Devils went home in defeat by a final of 4-0. They had 1 power play opportunity in this one but didn't put one in the back of the net. The Devils had 0 goals of the 21 shots on goal they pursued.

New Jersey attempted 2,426 shots (5th in the league) and earned a shot percentage of 9.32%, while allowing their opponent 2,244 shots. They earned a penalty kill percentage of 79.33% on the other team's 208 power play opportunities, and their save percentage came in at 88.7%. They recorded 205 opportunities on the power play and they have a power play percentage of 21.95%. The Devils accumulated 181 goals at even strength and 45 goals (21st in hockey) while on the power play. They allowed 253 goals to be scored by of a combination of 210 goals at even strength and 43 goals while they were shorthanded. Last season, the New Jersey Devils tallied 226 goals, 87 points, and a points percentage of .530.

On the other side of the ice you are likely to see Jake Allen protecting the net. His opposition is averaging 2.74 goals/game and he has allowed 1,291 goals overall. Allen's quality start percentage is 52.8% and he has accumulated 249 quality starting assignments in his NHL career. He has started in 472 contests and has been on the ice for 24,471 minutes. Allen has earned a lifetime record of 225-201-45 and has played in 497 games. He has accounted for 12,602 stops out of 13,893 shots tried, giving him a save percentage of .907.

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

Guy's Pick: Take New Jersey (-140)

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