Columbus Blue Jackets vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction 3/14/2026 Today’s NHL Picks

The Columbus Blue Jackets and the Philadelphia Flyers meet Saturday in NHL action from the XFinity Mobile Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Philadelphia Flyers prediction.

Columbus Blue Jackets Recap

The Columbus Blue Jackets come into this game looking to shake off their 2-1 OT loss to Florida last time out to sit at 33-21-11 this season. After this game, Columbus will head home for a game against Carolina.

Blue Jackets Lose 3 Of Last 4

Zach Werenski has 68 points with 20 goals and a team-high 48 assists while Dmitri Voronkov has 17 goals and 15 assists for his 32 points. Kirill Marchenko has 56 points with 24 goals and 32 assists and Charlie Coyle has 51 points with 16 goals and 35 assists. Adam Fantilli has 46 points with 19 goals and 27 assists of his own while Sean Monahan has 33 points with 12 goals and 21 assists. Jet Greaves has gone 20-12-8 with a 2.69 GAA and a .907 save percentage while Elvis Merzlikins has gone 13-9-3 with a 3.40 GAA and an .885 save percentage between the pipes for Columbus so far this season. 

Philadelphia Flyers Recap

The Philadelphia Flyers come into this game looking to add on to their 3-2 shootout win over Minnesota last time out to sit at 31-23-11 this season. After this game, Philadelphia will head on the road for a game against Anaheim.

Flyers Win 6 Of Last 8

Travis Konecny leads the Flyers in scoring with 58 points coing on a team-high 24 goals and 34 assists while Trevor Zegras has 54 points with 22 goals and 32 assists. Sean Couturier has 29 points with 7 goals and 22 assists while Christian Dvorak has 38 points with 13 goals and 25 assists. Owen Tippett has 40 points with 22 goals and 18 assists and Noah Cates has 34 points with 12 goals and 22 assists. Dan Vladar has gone 21-11-6 with a 2.50 GAA and a .904 save percentage in goal for Philadelphia while Samuel Ersson is 10-10-5 with a 3.30 GAA and an .863 save percentage this season. Aleksei Kolosov’s also gone 0-2 with a 4.00 GAA and an .830 save percentage as well this season.

Columbus Blue Jackets @ Philadelphia Flyers Betting Trends: March 14, 2026

Why the Philadelphia Flyers will win

• The underdogs have won each of the Flyers’ last four games.
• The Blue Jackets have lost each of their last three games as favorites against opponents on a winning streak.
• The Blue Jackets have failed to cover the puck line in each of their last 12 games as road favorites against opponents on a winning streak.
• The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Blue Jackets’ last eight games.
• The Blue Jackets have lost the third period in nine of their last 10 games as favorites against Eastern Conference opponents when leading after the second period.

Why the Columbus Blue Jackets will win

• The Flyers have lost eight of their last nine night games following a road win.
• The road team has won five of the Flyers’ last six games.
• The Blue Jackets have covered the puck line in each of their last four games against the Flyers.
• The Flyers have failed to cover the puck line in six of their last seven night games at Xfinity Mobile Arena following a road win.
• The Blue Jackets have won the second period in each of their last four games against Eastern Conference opponents.

Total Goals Facts

• Seven of the Flyers’ last eight home games have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• Each of the last five games between teams from the same division have gone UNDER the total goals line.
• Each of the Blue Jackets’ last six Saturday night games have gone OVER the total goals line.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 2′ market has hit in each of the Flyers’ last eight home games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3′ market has hit in each of the Blue Jackets’ last eight games after coming off overtime.

Philadelphia Flyers Player Prop Facts

• Trevor Zegras has scored at least one goal in each of his last six Saturday appearances against Metropolitan Division opponents at Xfinity Mobile Arena.
• Travis Konecny has recorded an assist in each of his last seven Saturday home appearances.
• Trevor Zegras ranks 1st in the league for shootout goals (6) this season.

Columbus Blue Jackets Player Prop Facts

• Adam Fantilli has scored the first goal in three of the Blue Jackets’ last four games as favorites.
• Kirill Marchenko has scored at least one goal in five of his last six road appearances against Eastern Conference opponents.
• Zach Werenski has recorded at least one assist in each of his last seven appearances with the Blue Jackets as favorites against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• Isac Lundestrom has recorded a faceoff win percentage of 77.8% against the Flyers this season – most against any opponent.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Philadelphia Flyers rank 32nd in the league in power play percentage this season (15.51%).
• The Philadelphia Flyers have recorded the equal-most wins when trailing after Period 2 this season (6).
• The Columbus Blue Jackets rank T2nd in the league in short handed goals allowed this season (2).
• The Columbus Blue Jackets rank 31st in the league for Period 3 goals allowed per game this season (1.26).

Columbus Blue Jackets vs. Philadelphia Flyers Prediction

I’m on the Flyers here. I get the case to be made for Columbus and I also considered the under here, but the Blue Jackets haven’t really been able to find their form from pre-olympic break action, and Philadelphia’s playing really well as of late to where I think this team could be sneaky to steal a wild card spot if they can sustain it down the stretch. Give me Philadelphia.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Philadelphia +115