Free NHL Picks Today: Nashville Predators vs Philadelphia Flyers 10/22/22

The Philadelphia Flyers (3-1-0) head to take on the Nashville Predators (2-3-1), who will be out to halt their losing streak, at Bridgestone Arena on Saturday. Philadelphia is coming off a 4-3 loss against the Panthers on Wednesday, ending a streak of three wins in a row.

The Flyers took advantage of their power play opportunities, scoring once on six shots while holding Florida without a power play goal. Travis Konecny, Nick Seeler, and James van Riemsdyk each scored once for the Flyers. Konecny added an assist to share the scoring lead with Kevin Hayes, who had two assists.

Felix Sandstrom saved only 32 of 36 shots against (.888%) in the loss. Nashville is back home for a four-game homestand after a 5-3 loss against the Blue Jackets on Thursday, their fourth straight defeat. Yakov Trenin, Tanner Jeannot, and Ryan Johansen each scored once for the Predators. Kevin Lankinen saved only 37 of 41 shots against (.902%) in the loss.

HEAD TO HEAD

The teams split their two meetings last season, the last of which was a 5-4 victory for the Predators in March. Jeannot led Nashville with three points (1G 2A). van Riemsdyk led Philadelphia with two points (1G 1A). Juuse Saros got the win despite allowing four goals on 23 shots (.826%).

FACING OFF

Philadelphia is averaging 3.50 goals per game so far this season, 14th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Predators team that is allowing 3.33 goals a game (19th). Meanwhile, Nashville has found the net 2.50 times a game on average, 29th in the league, and the Flyers are allowing opponents to score 2.50 goals per game (7th).

The Predators’ 3.70% power play percentage is the second-worst in the league, while the Flyers rank 13th with a conversion rate of 25.00%. When it comes to defending power plays, Nashville has the league’s 12th-ranked PK% at 84.00%, while Philadelphia is 16th at 78.57%.

TOP PERFORMERS:

Konecny (4G 2A) and Hayes (0G 6A) are the top skaters for the Flyers with six points each so far this season. In the net, Carter Hart (3-0-0) is Philadelphia’s top goaltender. He has a 2.00 GAA and a .943% save percentage.

Nino Niederreiter and Mikael Granlund lead the Predators in scoring with five points apiece. Niederreiter has four goals (6th) and one assist, while Granlund has zero goal and five assists (8th) in six games. Saros (1-2-1) has the best goals against average for Nashville at 3.00. He has a save percentage of .897%.