Philadelphia vs. Washington: NHL Match Prediction

Current form

The Flyers started the season with a win in Vancouver (3:2, B), but then lost three games in a row. Philadelphia lost in Calgary (3:6), Edmonton (3:4, OT) and Seattle (4:6), scoring only three points in four games in the away series. In the first home game, Sean Couturier team could not cope with the pressure of Vancouver (0:3) and could not score even one goal against the killer whales. Now the Flyers are in the last line of the Eastern Conference standings. The hosts have only three points after five games.

John Tortorella men have been playing terribly defensively in October. Despite saving 85.7% of penalties, the Pennsylvania club is allowing 4.2 goals per game on average. It not yet clear who will end up being the Orange starting goalie. Ivan Fedotov has clearly lost the competition, but Samuel Ersson isn't very good either. The Swede has stopped only 89.36% of shots and has a GAA of 2.99.

Disqualifications and injuries

Ryan Ellis, Carter Hart and Ryan Johansen are all out for the next game, while Scott Laughton and Nick Seeler are questionable.

Interesting trends for betting

• The Flyers average 30 shots on goal per game

The hosts attack the opposing goalkeepers quite often, but realize a modest 8.6% of their attempts.

• Flyers average more than 24 hits per game

Philadelphia tries to give as little space to their opponents as possible and often gets into contact battles.

Current form

Washington started its journey in the new season only on October 13. The Capitals started at home and were unable to cope with the attack of New Jersey (3:5). Alexander Ovechkin team quickly rehabilitated themselves in front of fans, beating strong clubs from the states of Nevada (4:2) and Texas (3:2). In the first away game of the regular season, the Capitals hockey players took revenge for their recent defeat, beating the Devils in overtime (6:5, OT). Spencer Carbery charges rose to sixth place in the Eastern Conference standings, having earned six points in four games.

Despite the large number of losses of important players, the club from the US capital does not play so badly in attack. On average, the "washies" score four goals per match, while realizing 13.7% of shots. The team captain approached the beginning of the new season in good shape and has already distinguished himself with four effective actions. In the match against the "devils", Alexander Ovechkin scored his first goal in the current regular season and approached Wayne Gretzky record.

Disqualifications and injuries

Nicklas Backstrom, T.J. Oshie and Matt Roy will not play in Pennsylvania.

Interesting trends for betting

• The visitors block more than 17 shots on their own possessions on average per match.

The Capitals' defenders sacrifice themselves and stand in the way of the puck, which helps them to concede fewer goals

• Washington is averaging 28 shots per game.

The Capitals don't allow many shots on goal, but they do allow 12.3 percent of their shots.