The Philadelphia Flyers will play the Vegas Golden Knights on Tuesday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Philadelphia has won two out of three games, while Vegas has won six games in a row to start the season.
Flyers Preview
The Philadelphia Flyers are 3-1-1 this season after they lost to the Dallas Stars by a score of 5-4 in overtime. Philadelphia tied the game at two in the first period and tied it again at four in the third period, but lost on a Joe Pavelski overtime goal. The Flyers out shot Dallas by a total of 40-25 and went 3-3 on the penalty kill. Prior to that loss, Philadelphia had won two games in a row against Vancouver and Edmonton. The Philadelphia Flyers are scoring 3.20 goals per game and they are allowing 2.60 goals against per game, while going 5.6% on the power play and 82.4% on the penalty kill. Travis Konecny has led the Flyers this season with five goals, two assists, and 17 shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Philadelphia is Carter Hart, who is 3-1-0 this year with a 2.01 goals against average and a .929 save percentage.
Golden Knights Preview
The Vegas Golden Knights are 6-0-0 this season after they defeated the Chicago Blackhawks by a score of 5-3 in their last game. Vegas was tied at 2 at the end of the second period, but they scored the first three goals of the third period for the win. The Golden Knights recorded 24 shots on goal and went 2-5 on the power play in the game. Vegas has won five of their six games by at least two goals. The Vegas Golden Knights are scoring 4.00 goals per game and they are allowing 1.83 goals against per game, while going 27.3% on the power play and 88.9% on the penalty kill. Chandler Stephenson has led the Golden Knights this year with two goals, five assists, and seven shots on goal. The projected starting goalie for Vegas is Adin Hill, who is 4-0-0 this season with a 1.73 goals against average and a .934 save percentage.
Vegas Golden Knights Team Facts
- The Golden Knights have won each of their last nine games as favorites.
- The Golden Knights have covered the puck line in each of their last six games at T-Mobile Arena.
- The Golden Knights have won the second period in nine of their last 10 games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
- The 'Over 1.5 Goals Period 2' market has hit in each of the Golden Knights' last 20 Tuesday night games at T-Mobile Arena.
Philadelphia Flyers Team Facts
- The home team has won each of the Flyers' last four games.
- The Flyers have covered the puck line in each of their last four night games.
- The 'Over 1.5 Goals Period 1' market has hit in each of the Flyers' last four games as underdogs against opponents on a winning streak.
- The Flyers have won the third period in three of their last four night games.
Vegas Golden Knights Player Prop Facts
- Jack Eichel has scored at least one goal in four of the Golden Knights' last five games against Metropolitan Division opponents at T-Mobile Arena.
- Chandler Stephenson has recorded at least one point in 14 of the Golden Knights' last 15 games as favorites.
- Chandler Stephenson has recorded at least one assist in each of the Golden Knights' last five games as home favorites.
- Mark Stone has the most multi-assist games for the Golden Knights this season (2).
Philadelphia Flyers Player Prop Facts
- Sean Couturier has scored at least one goal in three of his four previous appearances at T-Mobile Arena.
- Ryan Ellis has recorded at least one point in each of his last five appearances.
- Travis Sanheim has recorded an assist in five of the Flyers' last six games.
- Travis Konecny has the most multi-goal games for the Flyers this season (2).
Matchup/League Facts
- The Vegas Golden Knights ranks T5th in the league for goals per game this season (4.00).
- The Vegas Golden Knights ranks T1st in the league in short handed goals allowed this season (0).
- The Philadelphia Flyers ranks T1st in the league in short handed goals allowed this season (0).
- The Philadelphia Flyers ranks 1st in the league for goals in Period 1 per game this season (1.60).
Pick
Vegas has been the best team in the NHL to start the season and they look to stay undefeated here. On the other side, Philadelphia has played pretty well to start the year, but they do have two road losses to Dallas and Ottawa. The Golden Knights have played great defense this year, allowing just 1.83 goals against per game, and both goaltenders have been great. Philadelphia has a pretty solid goalie as well with Carter Hart, and I think we could see a lower scoring game here. Take the under in this game.
AUTHOR: David Racey
