The New York Rangers will be looking to win their second straight game when they visit Wells Fargo Center to take on the Philadelphia Flyers in a Metropolitan Division matchup.
The Flyers have struggled as of late, having lost four of their last five NHL games, including three straight. Read further to get NHL player stats, NHL odds, and more to help you make a Rangers vs Flyers betting prediction.
New York Rangers vs. Philadelphia Flyers Odds
New York Rangers vs. Philadelphia Flyers Information
New York Rangers vs Philadelphia Flyers
Location: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA.
Date and Time: Friday, March 1, 2023, 7:30 PM ET.
How to Watch: TNT | https://livestreamsports.co/
New York Rangers vs. Philadelphia Flyers Recent Scores
This will be the third matchup this season between these two teams. In the first game on November 1, the Rangers won a 1-0 nailbiter. The second tilt came in December, with the Rangers winning easily 6-3 in Philadelphia.
New York Rangers vs. Philadelphia Flyers Betting Analysis
New York Rangers Facts to Know
The New York Rangers come into play with a record of 34-17-9, good for 77 points. When looking at the NHL standings, the Rangers currently sit in third place in the Metropolitan Division, nine points behind the Carolina Hurricanes.
The Rangers have managed to lose of their last five, with their last game snapping a four-game losing streak. The 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings was more indicative of the talent the Rangers now have after making moves to add forwards Vladimir Tarasenko and now Patrick Kane into the mix.
When making a Rangers vs Flyers betting prediction, you need to take a look at the New York Rangers stats to see who could make an impact in the game. The Rangers are led offensively by left-winger Artemi Panarin, who has 19 goals and 48 assists for 67 points.
Center Mika Zibanejad leads the team with 31 goals to go along with 33 assists for 64 points. The Rangers are averaging 3.30 goals per game, which puts them 10th in the league. They have nine players with double-digit goal totals, with five of those having more than 15 goals each.
Between the pipes, goaltender Igor Shesterkin has a record of 26-10-7 with a goals-against average of 2.65 and a save percentage of .910.
Philadelphia Flyers Facts to Know
The Philadelphia Flyers come into play with a record of 23-28-10, good for 56 points. Glancing again at the NHL standings, the Flyers currently sit in seventh place, 20 points behind the Carolina Hurricanes. The Flyers have struggled as of late, having lost four of their last five NHL games, including three in a row.
Their most recent loss came Saturday, and it was a tough 7-0 loss to the New Jersey Devils in New Jersey. It was one of the worst Philadelphia Flyers games of the season, and it exposed a lot of the team’s weaknesses.
Taking a look at NHL player stats, the Flyers are led offensively by right winger Travis Konecny, who has 27 goals and 27 assists for 54 points. Center Kevin Hayes leads the Flyers with 31 assists to go along with his 17 goals for 48 points. If you look at the NHL stats, you will know that the Flyers average 2.62 goals per game, which puts them 29th in the league.
They have six NHL players with double-digit goal totals, with three of those players having at least 15 goals each.
Between the pipes, goaltender Carter Hart has a record of 16-19-9 with a goals-against average of 2.94 and a save percentage of .908.
Updates
The updated NHL injury report shows that for the Rangers, right winger Vitali Kravtsov, center Jake Leschysyn, and defenseman K’Andre Miller are all out for this game. For the Flyers, leading scorer Konecny is on injured reserve, and left winger James van Riemsdyk is questionable for the game.
The goaltenders for tonight’s NHL game will be Shesterkin for the Rangers and Hart in net for the Flyers.
New York Rangers vs. Philadelphia Flyers Betting Preview
In order to make accurate NHL picks, you need to be familiar with the NHL odds for today. For this game, the Rangers are the moneyline favorite, priced at -210, while the Flyers check in at +170. The Rangers are favored by 1.5 goals, and the over/under is set at 6.0.
New York Rangers vs. Philadelphia Flyers Betting Prediction
Making a Rangers vs Flyers betting prediction is no easy task when both NHL teams haven’t been playing well. The difference comes in overall talent, which the Rangers have an abundance of.
Patrick Kane will not play tonight, so that scales the amount of talent back just a bit. With that being said, the Rangers and Flyers are rivals, so that makes this one of the best NHL matchups on the NHL schedule today.
However, the Flyers don’t have what it takes to keep up, and one of the easiest NHL picks today is to take the Rangers to cover.
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