Washington Capitals vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction, Pick and Preview, February 17 (2/17): NHL

Washington Capitals vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction, Pick and Preview, February 17 (2/17): NHL

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Odds
Time 12:30 p.m. EST
Capitals money line -180
Capitals spread -1.5 (+140)
Flyers money line +155
Flyers spread +1.5 (-182)
Over / under 6

 

2021-2022 season stats
  Washington Capitals Philadelphia Flyers
Record 26-14-9 15-24-9
Road / home record 12-9-5 8-11-4
Streak W1 L3
Goals per game 3.22 2.54
Goals allowed per game 2.75 3.40
Shots per game 31.35 30.48
Shots allowed per game 28.94 28.94
PP % 15.89% 14.39%
PK % 20.86% 23.78%
Over / under record 27-23-1 24-24

 

Preview

The Washington Capitals will travel on the road to face off against the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday. These teams have met just once this season and the Flyers came up with the victory 2-1 goals.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS

The Caps 5-5 in their last 10 games and are coming from beating the Nashville Predators. Alex Ovechkin scored twice and goaltender Ilya Samsonov had 33 saves.

Alex Ovechkin leads Washington into a matchup against Philadelphia. He currently ranks fourth in the NHL with 62 points, scoring 31 goals and recording 31 assists. The Capitals are 8-3-1 against the rest of their division. Washington averages only 3.2 penalties per game, the fewest in the NHL. Alexander Alexeyev leads the team averaging 0.5.

PHILADELPHIA FLYERS

Philadelphia have lost 16 of their last 18 games. Philadelphia averages 8.6 penalty minutes per game, the 10th-most in the Eastern Conference. Zack MacEwen leads the team serving 51 total minutes.

The Flyers are averaging 2.5 goals per game and are scoring on 14.8 percent of their power play opportunities. Cam Atkinson leads Philadelphia with 17 goals, Claude Giroux has 21 assists and Travis Konecny has 123 shots on goal.

BETTING TRENDS

Washington are 6-2 SU in their last 8 games against Philadelphia.

Washington are 17-7 ATS on the road.

Philadelphia are 2-16 SU in their last 18 games.

Philadelphia are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games when playing at home against Washington.

Prediction

The Caps had some trouble with the Flyers in the last game but they are still the better team and the Flyers just continue to lose and being at home won't be an advantage. The Capitals will get their revenge here.

PICK: Capitals -1.5 (+140)

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