Free NHL Picks Today: Philadelphia Flyers vs Edmonton Oilers 2/9/23

The Philadelphia Flyers (21-22-9) welcome the Edmonton Oilers (29-18-4) at Wells Fargo Center on Thursday. Edmonton is coming off a 5-2 win over the Red Wings on Tuesday, their fifth consecutive win away from home.

The Oilers committed nine penalties in the game, though they held Detroit without a power play goal. Warren Foegele was the top goalscorer for the Oilers with two goals. Jack Campbell had a great performance with 30 saves (.937%) in the win.

Philadelphia fell 2-1 to the Islanders on Monday. Nicolas Deslauriers was the only player to score for the Flyers. Carter Hart saved 28 of 30 shots (.933%) in the loss.

HEAD TO HEAD

The teams split their two meetings last season, the last of which was a 3-0 victory for the Oilers in March. Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl each had two points (1G 1A) to lead Edmonton. Mikko Koskinen saved 39 shots to earn the shutout win.

FACING OFF

Edmonton is averaging 3.76 goals per game for the season, best in the NHL, and they are taking on a Flyers team that is allowing 3.13 goals a game (18th).

Meanwhile, Philadelphia has found the net 2.75 times a game on average, 27th in the league, and the Oilers are allowing opponents to score 3.20 goals per game (20th).

The Oilers’ 32.40% power play percentage is the best in the league, while the Flyers rank 29th with a conversion rate of just 15.82%. When it comes to penalty killing, Philadelphia has the league’s 18th-ranked PK% at 77.12%, while Edmonton is 22nd at 76.24%.

TOP PERFORMERS:

With 93 points this season, most in the NHL, McDavid is the top skater for the Oilers. He leads the league with 41 goals and ranks second with 52 assists. In the net, Stuart Skinner (13-10-3) is Edmonton’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.92 GAA and a .914% save percentage.

Travis Konecny and Kevin Hayes lead the Flyers in scoring with 49 and 45 points, respectively. Konecny has 24 goals and 25 assists in 46 games, while Hayes has 15 goals and 30 assists in 51 games. Hart (15-15-8) is the top goalie for Philadelphia with a goals against average of 2.86. He has a save percentage of .911%.