Philadelphia Flyers vs Minnesota Wild Prediction NHL Picks 12/14/24

Minnesota Wild (19-6-4) vs Philadelphia Flyers (14-12-4)

December 14, 2024 at 02:00 PM EST

The Line: Betting Odds: Minnesota Wild -165 / Philadelphia Flyers +140 — Over/Under: 6

The Philadelphia Flyers and Minnesota Wild meet Saturday in NHL action at the Xcel Energy Center. Here’s a Philadelphia Flyers vs Minnesota Wild Prediction. This article will include a Philadelphia Flyers vs Minnesota Wild Pick.

Philadelphia Flyers Betting Preview

The Philadelphia Flyers beat the Blue Jackets and Red Wings, and they play the Red Wings, Kings, and Blue Jackets next. The Philadelphia Flyers are averaging 2.97 goals per game and are scoring 17.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Travis Konecny leads Philadelphia with 15 goals, Matvei Michkov has 16 assists and Owen Tippett has 78 shots on goal. Defensively, the Philadelphia Flyers are allowing 3.33 goals per game and are killing 80 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Ivan Fedotov has allowed 32 goals on 260 shots faced, and Samuel Ersson has given up 33 goals on 308 shots.

Minnesota Wild Betting Preview

The Minnesota Wild beat the Utah Hockey Club, lost to the Oilers, and they play the Golden Knights, Panthers, and Jets next. The Minnesota Wild are averaging 3.14 goals per game and are scoring on 19.5 percent of their power play opportunities. Kirill Kaprizov leads Minnesota with 18 goals, Marco Rossi has 14 assists and Matt Boldy has 108 shots on goal. Defensively, the Minnesota Wild are allowing 2.55 goals per game and are killing 70.4 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Filip Gustavsson has allowed 49 goals on 630 shots faced, and Marc-Andre Fleury has given up 20 goals on 210 shots.

Why the Philadelphia Flyers will win

The Flyers have won each of their last six road games against Central Division opponents.
The Wild have lost five of their last six Saturday games as home favorites.
The Flyers have covered the puck line in each of their last seven road games.
The Wild have failed to cover the puck line in 13 of their last 14 games as favorites against opponents on a winning streak.
The Flyers have won the first period in three of their last four games as underdogs.

Total Goals Facts

Each of the last four games between the Flyers and Wild have gone OVER the total goals line.
Four of the Flyers’ last five road games against Central Division opponents have gone UNDER the total goals line.
The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 3’ market has hit in 15 of the Wild’s last 16 games against Metropolitan Division opponents.
The ‘Over 1.5 Goals Period 1′ market has hit in four of the Flyers’ last five road games.

Minnesota Wild Player Prop Facts

Matthew Boldy has recorded at least one assist in seven of the Wild’s last eight games as favorites against Metropolitan Division opponents.
Kirill Kaprizov has scored at least one goal in six of his last seven appearances with the Wild as favorites.
Kirill Kaprizov has recorded at least one point in each of his last 10 appearances with the Wild as favorites.

Philadelphia Flyers Player Prop Facts

Travis Konecny has recorded at least one assist in seven of the Flyers’ last eight road games.
Sean Couturier has scored at least one goal in three of his last four appearances with the Flyers as underdogs against the Wild.
Morgan Frost has recorded at least one point in each of his last eight appearances with the Flyers as underdogs against Central Division opponents.

Matchup/League Facts

The Minnesota Wild rank 2nd in the league in save percentage this season (.912).
The Minnesota Wild rank 2nd in the league for Period 2 goals allowed per game this season (0.72).
The Philadelphia Flyers rank 31st in the league for Period 2 goals allowed per game this season (1.40).
The Philadelphia Flyers rank 3rd in the league for Period 1 goals allowed per game this season (0.63).