In their third and final head-to-head meeting of the regular season, the Philadelphia Flyers and the Ottawa Senators collide at Canadian Tire Centre. The puck drops at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday, December 21, and you can catch this Eastern Conference matchup live on NSP+, RSN1 and TVA2.
Philadelphia Flyers at Ottawa Senators Odds
Ottawa (+105) is entering this one as the underdog to Philadelphia (-125) and oddsmakers have put the Over/Under (O/U) at 6 goals. The odds for betting the total sit at -115 money on the over and -105 for the under.
Philadelphia is 19-16 straight up (SU) and has netted 2.8 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 35 regular season matches, 18 of its games have gone under the total, while 17 have gone over and none have pushed. The Flyers are 7-10 SU as the road team in 2019-20.
Philadelphia has converted on 19.5 percent of its power play opportunities this year, a figure that’s right around league average. Its penalty kill is ranked 12th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 82.9 percent of its penalties.
Philadelphia, as a collective unit, has been penalized just 3.4 times per game overall in the 2019-20 season, and 4.6 per game over its last five match ups. The team has had to kill penalties 9.6 minutes per game over their last five road outings.
Averaging 21.7 saves per game with a .912 save percentage, Carter Hart (12-12-3) has been the best option in goal for Philadelphia this year. If Philadelphia decides to rest him, however, the team could go with Brian Elliott (7-9-2 record, .904 save percentage, 2.96 goals against average).
Travis Konecny and Sean Couturier will both be relied on to facilitate things for the visiting Flyers. Konecny has 32 points on 11 goals and 21 assists, and has recorded multiple points six times. Couturier has nine goals and 19 assists to his name (and has registered a point in 20 games).
On the other side of the ice, Ottawa is 15-21 straight up (SU) and has lost 0.6 units for moneyline bettors this year. Through 36 regular season matches, 19 of its games have gone over the total, while 17 have gone under and none have pushed. It’s 10-5 SU at home this year.
Ottawa has converted on just 11.5 percent of its power play opportunities this year, a mark that’s ranked 31st in the NHL. On the other hand, its penalty kill is ranked 13th overall, and it’s successfully killed off 82.4 percent of all opponent power plays.
Ottawa players have been penalized 4.1 times per game this season, and 3.4 per game over their last five home outings. The team has been forced to kill penalties just 7.8 minutes per game over their last five home outings.
Anders Nilsson (28.5 saves per game) has been the primary choice in the crease for Ottawa. Nilsson has nine wins, 11 losses, and two OT losses and has recorded a fairly-weak .908 save percentage and 3.18 goals against average this season.
The home team offense will be led by Anthony Duclair (20 goals, eight assists).
Philadelphia Flyers at Ottawa Senators Betting Predictions
Prediction: SU Winner – Senators, O/U – Over
Betting Trends
- Philadelphia (3-5 in shootouts this season) has significantly more experience in games decided by shootout. Ottawa fell short in its one shootout this season.
- For both of these teams, the over has hit in four of their last five matchups.
- The Senators this season have recorded the sixth-most hits per game in the NHL (26.3).
