Pittsburgh Penguins vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction, Preview and Odds - 01/08/2024

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Monday, January 8, 2024

Venue:  Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA 

Where to Watch:  ESPN+

DraftKings:  Moneyline:  Penguins -120, Flyers +100; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Bet365:  Moneyline:  Penguins -120, Flyers +100; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

BetMGM:  Moneyline:  Penguins -120, Flyers +100; Over/Under:  6.5 goals

Pittsburgh Penguins:  19-15-4 (7th place, Metropolitan Division)

Philadelphia Flyers:  20-13-6 (3rd place, Metropolitan Division)

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Pittsburgh Penguins:  6-3-1 last 10

Philadelphia Flyers:  4-3-3 last 10

The Penguins are entering this game with 42 points, a 19-15-4 record overall, and they are 9-7-3 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a loss against the Buffalo Sabres in their last game, losing that one at home 3-1. Rickard Rakell scored 1 goal for them in that game. Erik Karlsson and Evgeni Malkin each led the team in assists with 1 while Reilly Smith led the team in shots on net in that game with 6. Tristan Jarry was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 3 goals on 32 shots with 29 saves and a .906 save percentage. Their offense has scored 117 goals this season averaging 3.1 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 105 goals against them allowing 2.8 goals per game.

The Flyers are entering this game with 46 points, a 20-13-6 record overall, and they are 9-7-2 in their home games this regular season where they will be in this game. They are entering this game off a win against the Calgary Flames in their last game, winning that one at home 3-2. Morgan Frost, Sean Couturier, and Travis Konecny each scored 1 goal for them in that game. Morgan Frost, Tyson Foerster, Scott Laughton, Sean Walker, Cam York, and Egor Zamula each led the team in assists with 1 while Sean Couturier led the team in shots on net in that game with 8. Carter Hart was the starting goalie in that game and he allowed 2 goals on 24 shots with 22 saves and a .917 sv percentage. Their offense has scored 116 goals this season averaging 3 goals per game and their defense has allowed their opponents to score 109 goals against them allowing 2.8 goals per game.

The current betting odds have the Flyers listed as a slight underdog in this game according to Draftkings Sportsbook. The Flyers have looked good in their games this season with their 20-13-6 record overall which has had them surging up the standings lately, now in a playoff spot in their division. They are only 9-7-2 in their home games this season but they have some momentum from a win in their last game. Meanwhile, the Penguins haven't looked good at all this season with their 19-15-4 record overall which has them near the bottom of their division in the East. They have looked terrible in their road games too with their 9-7-3 road record and they just lost their last game at home to the Sabres. The Penguins have looked better lately but they have still been a really up and down team from game to game while the Flyers have been losing more games lately but they are also playing in tighter games and now have the momentum from the win in their last one. The Flyers will be looking to get back on track here on home ice as they push to keep their playoff spot and this is a game they always bring their best effort for against the Penguins. The best way to place a bet here is on the Flyers to win this game. 

Penguins Flyers Prediction:  Our NHL Pick for Monday, January 8, 2024 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Flyers 4 Penguins 3.

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Pittsburgh Penguins: 108-101 (-33.2 units) on the moneyline in all games. 25-32 (-16.3 units) on the moneyline revenging a same season loss vs opponent. 5-1 UNDER revenging a same season loss vs opponent. 35-15 UNDER after a loss by 2 goals or more in their previous game.

Philadelphia Flyers: 20-19 (+3.5 units) on the moneyline in all games. 4-0 (+4.4 units) on the moneyline off a close home win by 1 goal. 23-16 UNDER in all games. 10-4 UNDER vs. division opponents. 12-2 UNDER after 3 straight games with 33 or more shots on goal.

Pittsburgh Penguins:  J. Ludvig (D) Out indefinitely - Upper Body. M. Nieto (LW) Early March - Knee.

Philadelphia Flyers:  N. Cates (LW) Late Jan - Foot. R. Ellis (D) out for season - Back.

“We did a lot of things that we set out to accomplish. We just didn’t win on the scoreboard.” - Mike Sullivan after his team’s loss against the Sabres in their game on Saturday.

“The kind of game, the style of game it was, I feel like he had us playing that way up there.” - John Tortorella after his team’s win against the Flames in their game on Saturday.

LW Guentzel, Jake

C Crosby, Sidney

RW Rakell, Rickard

LD Pettersson, Marcus

RD Letang, Kris

G Jarry, Tristan

LW Farabee, Joel

C Couturier, Sean

RW Konecny, Travis

LD York, Cam

RD Sanheim, Travis

G Hart, Carter

Points: J. Guentzel (43)

Goals: S. Crosby (22)

Assists: J. Guentzel (25)

GAA: T. Jarry (2.60)

Points: T. Konecny (36)

Goals: T. Konecny (21)

Assists: T. Sanheim (21)

GAA: S. Ersson (2.50)

Coaches:

Pittsburgh Penguins: Mike Sullivan (9th season)

Philadelphia Flyers: John Tortorella (2nd season)