A couple of teams that have put themselves squarely in the playoff hunt, the Philadelphia Flyers and the Winnipeg Jets collide at Bell MTS Place. This East-West matchup will get started at 5 p.m. ET on Sunday, December 15, and it will be broadcasted live on NSP+ and TSN3.
Philadelphia Flyers vs. Winnipeg Jets Odds
Winnipeg enters the game as the noticeable favorite with a moneyline of -145. The line for Philadelphia now stands at +125 and the Over/Under (O/U) is placed at an even 6 goals. If you want to play this game’s total, you’ll be looking at odds of -105 for the over and -115 on the under.
The Jets are 19-13 straight up (SU) and have earned 7.5 units for moneyline bettors this year. That winning percentage, the second-best in the Central Division in this young season, hasn’t moved much from the 47-35 record the team produced during the 2018-19 season campaign. Of its 32 games this season, 12 have gone under the total, while 12 have gone over and just one has pushed. The team is 9-6 SU at home this season.
Winnipeg’s converted on just 15.5 percent of its power play chances this year, a mark that puts the team in the bottom-5 overall among NHL teams. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 29th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 75.9 percent of all penalties.
As a team, Winnipeg has been penalized just 3.0 times per game overall this season, and 4.8 per game over its last five games at home. The team has been forced to defend opposition power plays for 10.8 minutes per game over its last five home outings.
Averaging 28.3 saves per game with a .931 save percentage, Connor Hellebuyck (16-10-2) has been the most dependable goalkeeper for the Jets this season. If head coach Paul Maurice chooses to give him a breather, however, the Jets could turn to Laurent Brossoit (5-4-4 record, .892 save percentage, 3.22 goals against average).
Mark Scheifele and Patrik Laine will both spearhead the attack for the Jets. Scheifele (32 points) is up to 14 goals and 18 assists and has recorded multiple points seven times this year. Laine has nine goals and 21 assists to his name and has notched a point in 18 contests.
Over on the other bench, Philadelphia is 17-15 straight up (SU) and has netted 2.8 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 32 regular season matches, 16 of its games have gone under the total, while 15 have gone over and none have pushed. As a road team this season, Philadelphia is 7-9 SU.
Philadelphia has converted on 17.3 percent of its power play chances this year, a mark that’s right around league average. On the other hand, its penalty kill unit is ranked third overall and it’s successfully defended 86.0 percent of all penalties.
Philadelphia’s players have been penalized 3.2 times per game this season, 3.6 per game over their last five match ups total, and 3.4 per game over their last five games as the visiting team. The team has been forced to kill penalties just 6.9 minutes per game over their last 10 outings.
Carter Hart (21.9 saves per game) has been the primary choice in the net for Philadelphia. Hart owns a 10-11-3 record, while registering a .907 save percentage and 2.46 goals against average this year.
For the visiting Flyers, the offense will be heavily coordinated by Travis Konecny (11 goals, 17 assists) and Sean Couturier (eight goals, 15 assists).
Philadelphia Flyers at Winnipeg Jets Betting Predictions
NHL Prediction: SU Winner – Jets, O/U – Over
Betting Trends
- The total has gone under in three of Winnipeg’s last five outings.
- Philadelphia has managed 25.0 shot attempts per game over its last five road games while Winnipeg is averaging 32.8 shots per game over its last five at home.
- The Flyers are 6-9 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent and 11-13 in games where they serve fewer than 10 penalty minutes, in total.
- Philadelphia is 3-5 in games decided by a shootout this season while Winnipeg is 2-1 in shootouts.
- Winnipeg is ranked 18th in the NHL with 7.3 takeaways per game. That figure’s trended down lately, however, as the team has forced 6.2 takeaways over its last 10 games and 6.8 takeaways over its last five.
- Philadelphia has averaged 4.2 takeaways per game over its last five road games, a drop-off from its season average of 6.8 takeaways per game (ranked 23rd overall).
