Pittsburgh Penguins vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction 2/8/25 NHL Picks

The Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers meet Saturday in NHL action at the Wells Fargo Center. Here’s a Pittsburgh Penguins vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction. This article will include a Pittsburgh Penguins vs Philadelphia Flyers Pick.

Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Preview 

The Pittsburgh Penguins lost to the Devils, beat the Rangers, and play the Flyers, Capitals, and Rangers next. The Pittsburgh Penguins are averaging 2.88 goals per game and are scoring 25.2 percent of their power play opportunities. Rickard Rakell leads Pittsburgh with 25 goals, Sidney Crosby has 41 assists, and Erik Karlsson has 139 shots on goal. Defensively, the Pittsburgh Penguins are allowing 3.45 goals per game and are killing 79.5 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Tristan Jarry has allowed 69 goals on 596 shots faced, and Alex Nedelijkovic has given up 78 goals on 779 shots.

Philadelphia Flyers Betting Preview 

The Philadelphia Flyers lost to the Capitals and Utah, and they play the Oilers, Jets, and Flames next. The Philadelphia Flyers are averaging 2.79 goals per game and are scoring 15.9 percent of their power play opportunities. Travis Konecny leads Philadelphia with 21 goals, Matvei Michkov has 20 assists and Owen Tippett has 128 shots on goal. Defensively, the Philadelphia Flyers are allowing 3.34 goals per game and are killing 78.2 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Ivan Fedotov has allowed 51 goals on 413 shots faced, and Samuel Ersson has given up 78 goals on 735 shots.

Why the Philadelphia Flyers will win

• The Penguins have lost 17 of their last 18 Saturday road games.
• The favorites have won eight of the Flyers’ last nine games.
• The Penguins have failed to cover the puck line in four of their last five road games following a road win.
• The Flyers have covered the puck line in each of their last three games as favorites following a loss.
• The Penguins have lost the second period in eight of their last nine games as road underdogs against Eastern Conference opponents when leading after the first period.

Why the Pittsburgh Penguins will win

• The Flyers have lost seven of their last eight games against opponents who are on the second leg of a back-to-back.
• The Penguins have won three of their last four games as underdogs.
• The Flyers have failed to cover the puck line in 10 of their last 11 games as favorites against Metropolitan Division opponents.
• The underdogs have covered the puck line in each of the Penguins’ last five games.
• The Flyers have lost the first period in seven of their last eight home games following a home loss.

Pittsburgh Penguins vs Philadelphia Flyers Injury Report 

The Philadelphia Flyers will be without Eetu Makiniemi, Egor Zamula, and Ryan Poehling. Rasmus Ristolainen and Owen Tippett are questionable.

The Penguins will be without Evgeni Malkin due to a lower-body injury.

Pittsburgh Penguins vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction

The Philadelphia Flyers should have the edge at home with the rest advantage, and the Penguins are going through a bit of a down year. I’m still grabbing the plus money with the Penguins. The Flyers have underachieved all year, and they’ve lost five straight games. Let’s not forget, the Flyers recently went three straight games without scoring. The Penguins are coming off a nice win over the Rangers, and they’ve won seven of the last 10 games against the Flyers. This line has a lot of value with the Penguins. Give me the road dog.