Philadelphia Flyers vs Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction 2/27/25 NHL Picks

The Philadelphia Flyers and the Pittsburgh Penguins meet Thursday in NHL action from the PPG Paints Arena We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Philadelphia Flyers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins prediction.

Matchup History

The Philadelphia Flyers won the first leg of the home and home between these two teams in the last meeting on February 25th, 2025 in Philadelphia, making it two wins over Pittsburgh this month and the Flyers now lead the season series, 2-1. The win also made it four straight wins for the home team in this head-to-head matchup.

Philadelphia Flyers Recap

The Philadelphia Flyers will be out to build on their 6-1 blowout win over the Penguins last time out to improve to 26-26-7 on the year. After this game, Philadelphia will head on the road for a game against the Winnipeg Jets.

Flyers Win Three Straight & Looking For Home And Home Sweep

Travis Konecny leads the Flyers with 61 points coming on 22 goals and 39 assists while Matvei Michkov has 36 points with 16 goals and 20 assists. Travis Sanheim also has 27 points with 6 goals and 21 assists. Owen Tippett has added 30 points with 14 goals and 16 assists and Scott Laughton’s added 26 points with 11 goals and 15 assists as well on the year. Morgan Frost has also added 25 points with 11 goals and 14 assists this season. Samuel Ersson has gone 16-10-3 in goal for the Flyers this season with a 2.81 GAA and an .896 save percentage while Ivan Fedotov is 4-8-3 with a 3.27 GAA and an .877 save percentage. Aleksei Kolosov is also 4-8-1 with a 3.45 GAA and an .870 save percentage so far this season.

Why the Philadelphia Flyers will win

• The Penguins have lost each of their last six home games against Eastern Conference opponents.
• The Flyers have won seven of their last eight games against opponents on a losing streak.
• The Flyers have covered the puck line in each of their last six road games against opponents on a losing streak.
• The Penguins have failed to cover the puck line in five of their last six home games against Eastern Conference opponents.

Philadelphia Flyers Player Prop Facts

• Owen Tippett has scored a goal in each of his last four appearances with the Flyers as favorites against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• Ryan Ellis has recorded at least one point in seven of his last eight appearances.
• Ryan Ellis has recorded at least one assist in four of his last five appearances.
• Travis Konecny ranks T1st in the league for shootout goals (3) this season.

Pittsburgh Penguins Recap

The Pittsburgh Penguins come into this game looking to bounce back from their 6-1 loss to the Flyers to fall to 23-28-9 on the year. After this game, Pittsburgh will welcome the Boston Bruins to town for the first half of a back-to-back.

Penguins Lose 4th In A Row

Evgeni Malkin has 35 points with 9 goals and 26 assists while Sidney Crosby has a team-high 59 points of his own with 18 goals and 41 assists. Rickard Rakell has 49 points with 25 goals and 24 assists and Erik Karlsson has 39 points with 6 goals and 33 assists. Bryan Rust also has 42 points with 20 goals and 22 assists. In goal for the Penguins, Joel Blomqvist has gone 3-8 with a 3.68 GAA and an .893 save percentage while Tristan Jarry has gone 8-8-4 with a 3.31 GAA and an .886 save percentage this season. Alex Nedeljkovic is also 12-10-5 with a 3.06 GAA and an .895 save percentage on the year.

Why the Pittsburgh Penguins will win

• The Flyers have lost each of their last eight games at PPG Paints Arena following a win.
• The Penguins have won three of their last four games as home underdogs following a road loss.
• The Flyers have failed to cover the puck line in eight of their last nine games as road favorites against Eastern Conference opponents.
• The Penguins have covered the puck line in seven of their last eight games at PPG Paints Arena against opponents on a winning streak.

Pittsburgh Penguins Player Prop Facts

• Evgeni Malkin has recorded at least one assist in each of his last 10 home appearances against the Flyers after playing less than 20 minutes in the Penguins’ last game.
• Rickard Rakell has scored at least one goal in each of his last four home appearances against the Flyers.
• Evgeni Malkin has recorded at least one point in each of his last 10 home appearances against the Flyers.
• Philip Tomasino has scored two goals against the Flyers this season – equal-most against any opponent.

Total Goals Facts

• Eight of the Flyers’ last nine games against the Penguins following a win have gone OVER the total goals line at PPG Paints Arena.
• Each of the last five games between two teams from the Metropolitan Division have gone OVER the total goals line.
• Each of the Penguins’ last four games at PPG Paints Arena against opponents on a winning streak have gone OVER the total goals line.

Philadelphia Flyers vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Prediction

I’m on the Flyers here. I know the revenge factor in mind for Pittsburgh along with the home dominance factor that we’ve seen from these two teams in their head-to-head matchups for much of the season. However, the Penguins can’t stop a beach ball right now, as they’ve allowed 19 goals in three games since the four nations face off break, and the Penguins are just in free fall right now. I still have my other concerns with Philadelphia, but I still think the Flyers are the better team in better form right now and on the road, I have to roll with them here. Give me Philadelphia.