The Vancouver Canucks (0-1-0) travel to take on the Philadelphia Flyers (1-0-0) at Wells Fargo Center on Saturday. The Canucks are -135 favorites, and the total is 6.5.Vancouver is coming off a high-scoring 5-3 loss against the Oilers on Wednesday. The Canucks committed four penalties in the game, conceding three power play goals. J.T. Miller, Andrei Kuzmenko, and Elias Pettersson each scored once for the Canucks. Miller added an assist to lead the team in scoring. Thatcher Demko only had 20 saves on 24 shots against (.833%) in the loss.Philadelphia beat the Devils 5-2 on Thursday. Morgan Frost and Travis Konecny both scored twice for the Flyers. Carter Hart saved 35 of 37 shots in the win (.945%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The teams split their two meetings last season, the last of which was a 2-1 victory for the Flyers in October. Sean Couturier (1G 1A) and Claude Giroux (0G 2A) each had two points to lead Philadelphia. Martin Jones got the win, saving 27 of 28 shots (.964%).
FACING OFF
Vancouver averaged 3.00 goals per game last season, 18th in the NHL, and they are taking on a Flyers team that allowed 3.59 goals a game (27th). Meanwhile, Philadelphia found the net just 2.56 times a game on average, 31st in the league, and the Canucks allowed opponents to score 2.82 goals per game (8th).The Canucks scored on 23.48% of their power play opportunities (9th), while Philadelphia’s 75.74% penalty kill percentage ranked 26th. The Flyers converted 12.55% of their power play chances, lowest in the NHL. Vancouver’s PK% of 74.89 ranked No. 30.
SportsTips’ NHL Pick:
Vancouver Canucks (-160)
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