The Philadelphia Flyers (9-13-5) head to take on the Vegas Golden Knights (19-8-1) at T-Mobile Arena on Friday. Philadelphia is playing their first of four games on the road coming off a 4-1 loss against the Capitals on Wednesday. The Flyers committed five penalties in the game, conceding one power play goal.
Kevin Hayes scored the only goal for the Flyers. Carter Hart had 23 saves in the loss. Vegas fell 5-1 to the Rangers on Wednesday. Jonathan Marchessault was the only player to score for the Golden Knights. Logan Thompson saved only 32 of 37 shots against (.864%) in the loss.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Flyers won both games between the teams last season, including a 2-1 victory in their final meeting in March. Scott Laughton led Philadelphia with two points (0G 2A). Evgenii Dadonov scored Vegas’ only goal. Hart got the win, saving 47 of 48 shots (.979%).
FACING OFF
Philadelphia is averaging 2.37 goals per game for the season, worst in the NHL, and they are taking on a Golden Knights team that is allowing 2.71 goals a game (6th). Meanwhile, Vegas has found the net 3.32 times a game on average, 12th in the league, and the Flyers are allowing opponents to score 3.11 goals per game (16th). Philadelphia averages fewer shots a game (29.0) than most teams in the league, ranking 30th, while the team’s 8.6% shooting percentage is 30th.
Vegas’ average of 32.4 attempts ranks 10th.The Flyers’ 16.87% power play percentage is the fourth-lowest in the league, while the Golden Knights rank 21st with a conversion rate of 21.25%. In terms of penalty killing, Philadelphia has the league’s 24th-ranked PK% at 73.81%, while Vegas is 25th at 73.68%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 27 points this season, Hayes is the top skater for the Flyers. He has eight goals and 19 assists in 26 games. In the net, Hart (8-7-4) is Philadelphia’s top goaltender by goals against average. He has a 2.83 GAA and a .911% save percentage.
Jack Eichel leads the Golden Knights in scoring with 29 points. He has 13 goals and 16 assists. Thompson (13-5-0) has the best goals against average for Vegas at 2.55. He has a save percentage of .921%.
HOME AND AWAY
Philadelphia is seeking to end a six-game road losing streak this season. Vegas is 7-6-0 at home this season.
SportsTips’ NHL Pick:
Vegas Golden Knights -1.5 (+100)
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