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Philadelphia vs. Chicago: NHL Match Prediction
Philadelphia and Chicago will open the big game day program in the NHL on November 23. Both teams have not been showing their best in the fall and are in the lower part of the league standings. The Hawks won their last game against Florida and will arrive in Pennsylvania in high spirits. The Flyers, on the other hand, have lost two games in a row in the current series of games on home ice and are determined to rehabilitate themselves in front of their fans in the match against the Blackhawks. Will John Tortorella charges be able to earn two points? Find out by reading our prediction for the confrontation
Command Analysis
Philadelphia Flyers
USACurrent form
Philadelphia is in 13th place in the East and is three points away from the playoff zone. John Tortorella charges have scored 18 points in 20 starts and won only eight times this season. After a good stretch in the first half of November, the Flyers slowed down again and started losing. At the start of the home series, the club from Pennsylvania defeated the visitors from Buffalo (5:2), but a day later they did not show strong hockey in the confrontation with Colorado (2:3). Before the match against Chicago, the hosts lost to Carolina (1:4) for the second time this season. The Flyers conceded an early goal, but tied the score at the start of the second 20 minutes. They failed in the final third of the match and in five minutes they received three unanswered goals, which predetermined the final result of the game.
Carter Hart has left the Philadelphia 76ers' injured list and will likely be able to play against Chicago. For now, John Tortorella has been regularly rotating goalies, giving Alexei Kolosov and Ivan Fedotov chances. Samuel Ersson has not fully recovered from his injury, and the home team coach is unlikely to risk him given his other options. Travis Konecny remains the leader of the hosts' attack. This season, the Canadian forward has scored 23 points (11+12) in the goal+pass system. After a break, Matvey Michkov began to earn scoring points again. The young talent from Russia helped to score and scored himself in three of the previous five games and now has 15 goal actions (6+9). The rest of the Philadelphia players are not even in the top 100 in the league.
Disqualifications and injuries
Ryan Ellis, Ryan Johansen, Jamie Drasdale and Emil Andre are on the injured list for Phil, while goalkeeper Samuel Ersson is questionable.
Interesting trends for betting
- Philadelphia averages 26 shots per game
The hosts do not attack the opponents' goal very often, but recently this indicator has increased slightly.
- The Flyers earn ten minutes of penalty time per game.
John Tortorella men are sent off five times per game on average, which often has a detrimental effect on the team results.
Chicago Blackhawks
USACurrent form
Chicago is in last place in the West, but the situation does not look too critical for now. The Illinois club has only 15 points in 20 games and is seven points behind eighth-place Edmonton. Nick Foligno team did not start the second half of November in the best way and lost away to Seattle (1:3) and Vancouver (1:4), and after returning home they could not beat Anaheim (2:3). On November 22, the Blackhawks hosted guests from Florida on their home court. The then hosts produced, perhaps, the main sensation of the game day and beat the Panthers in regulation time (3:1), allowing only one goal into their own net. The real hero of the meeting was Petr Mrazek, who reflected 97% of the shots on goal.
Chicago offense is one of the weakest in the league at the moment. On average, the visitors score only 2.4 goals per game and in their last five starts, they have only scored nine accurate shots. Connor Bedard has broken into the leaders of the "hawks" in the number of points scored. The young talent of the "blackhawks" has 15 effective actions (6+9).
Luke Richardson men are allowing exactly three goals per game on average and have yet to show off their game on their half of the ice. Petr Mrazek remains the team starting goalie, but his replacement Arvid Soderblom looks little worse than the veteran. The young Swede has stopped 92.63% of shots and has been on the ice six times this fall.
Disqualifications and injuries
Leon Brossoit and Seth Jones are injured and will not travel to Pennsylvania on Saturday. Jason Dickinson has not yet confirmed his participation.
Interesting trends for betting
- Chicago averages 26 shots per game
The Hawks usually don't put much pressure on their opponents' goal.
- Guests earn eight minutes per match on average
The Blackhawks try to play as disciplined as possible, but it doesn't always work out.
Trends
Bet 1st period: total under 1.5 goals
Six of Chicago previous seven games have seen no more than one goal scored in the first period.
2.00Bet 3rd period: Chicago will not lose
Chicago hasn't lost to Philadelphia in the third period in five games.
1.57Tip and bets
Philadelphia started the home series well, but in the last two games the hosts again played very poorly, especially in attack. Chicago is going to Pennsylvania after a sensational victory over Florida and now the Hawks should be in a great mood. The Blackhawks need to get out of the last place in the conference and for the guests the Flyers are a fairly convenient opponent. We think that Luke Richardson charges are capable of beating the Flyers on the road, and we suggest betting on the victory of the guests in the match.
Our prediction is a Chicago victory in the match for 2.35
Individual Total Forecast
Philadelphia has improved its scoring rate, but the hosts still lack stability in attack. In the previous two games, John Tortorella men managed to score only three goals, while Chicago can hardly be called a team with a bad defense. Yes, the Hawks still concede quite a lot, but they are capable of not concede more than three times.
We take Philadelphia individual total under 3.5 goals for 1.62
Total Forecast
Both teams have big problems converting their attacking chances. Philadelphia is much worse at home than on the road, and Chicago has scored very few goals overall this season. Since 2019, this pair has only scored at least seven goals once. In our opinion, this trend will be relevant again on Saturday.
Game Prediction - Total Under 6.5 Goals for 1.65
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