Free NHL Picks Today: Philadelphia Flyers vs Florida Panthers 10/27/22

The Florida Panthers (4-2-1) are on the road to face the Philadelphia Flyers (4-2-0) at Wells Fargo Center on Thursday. Florida is coming off a 4-2 loss against the Blackhawks on Tuesday. The Panthers conceded a power play goal while failing to take advantage of their own power play opportunities.

Eetu Luostarinen and Matthew Tkachuk both scored once for the Panthers. Sergei Bobrovsky only had 18 saves on 21 shots against (.857%) in the loss. Philadelphia fell 3-0 to the Sharks on Sunday. Felix Sandstrom saved 22 of 24 shots in the loss.

HEAD TO HEAD

The Panthers won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 4-3 victory on October 19, their fourth straight win against Philadelphia. Four players had two points for Florida. Travis Konecny (1G 1A) and Kevin Hayes (0G 2A) each had two points to lead Philadelphia. Bobrovsky got the win, saving 30 of 33 shots (.909%).

FACING OFF

Florida is averaging 3.00 goals per game so far this season, 22nd in the NHL, and they are taking on a Flyers team that is allowing only 2.33 goals a game (4th). Meanwhile, Philadelphia has found the net 2.83 times a game on average, 24th in the league, and the Panthers are allowing opponents to score 3.00 goals per game (12th).

Expect multiple power play opportunities for the Flyers, as the Panthers are averaging 5.29 penalties per game, fifth-most in the NHL. The visitors’ 11.14 penalty minutes a game ranks ninth-highest. The home team has been penalized 4.17 times a game (19th) for an average of 10.83 minutes (11th).

The Panthers’ 6.06% power play percentage is the third-lowest in the league, while the Flyers rank 18th with a conversion rate of 20.00%. When it comes to defending power plays, Philadelphia has the league’s 19th-ranked PK% at 77.78%, while Florida is 20th at 77.42%.

TOP PERFORMERS:

With nine points this season, Tkachuk is the top skater for the Panthers. He has four goals and five assists in seven games. In the net, Spencer Knight (2-0-0) is Florida’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.50 GAA and a .906% save percentage.

Bobrovsky (2-2-1) leads the Panthers in games played in goal. He has a GAA of 2.85 and a save percentage of .908%.Hayes leads the Flyers in scoring with eight points. He has one goal and seven assists (5th). Carter Hart (4-0-0) has the best goals against average for Philadelphia at 1.75, fifth-best in the league. He has a save percentage of .949%, third-best.