The New Jersey Devils and the Philadelphia Flyers square off at Wells Fargo Center on Thursday to start the new season. The Devils won two of the three games between the teams last season, although the Flyers were 6-1 victors in their final meeting in December. Cam Atkinson led Philadelphia with four points (3G 1A). Carter Hart got the win, saving 26 of 27 shots (.963%).
FACING OFF
New Jersey averaged 2.99 goals per game last season, 19th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Flyers team that allowed 3.59 goals a game (27th). Meanwhile, Philadelphia found the net 2.56 times a game on average, 31st in the league, and will be looking to exploit the Devils’ weak defense, which allowed opponents to score 3.68 goals per game (29th).The Devils were one of the league’s worst power play teams (28th), scoring on 15.56% of their opportunities, while Philadelphia’s 75.74% penalty kill percentage ranked 26th. The Flyers converted 12.55% of their power play chances, lowest in the NHL. New Jersey’s PK% of 80.19 ranked No. 14.
LAST SEASON’S TOP PERFORMERS:
With 73 points last season, Jesper Bratt was the top skater for the Devils. He had 26 goals and 47 assists in 76 games. In the net, Nico Daws (10-11-1) was New Jersey’s top goaltender by goals against average. He had a 3.11 GAA and a .893% save percentage. Travis Konecny led the Flyers in scoring a season ago with 52 points. He played 79 games, scoring 16 goals and providing 36 assists. Hart (13-24-7) had the best goals against average for Philadelphia at 3.16. He had a save percentage of .905%.
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