Columbus Blue Jackets vs Philadelphia Flyers Preview
Betting on today’s Flyers and Blue Jackets game? Catch the action at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, OH, as the Blue Jackets hosts this showdown at 7:00 ET on NBCS.
In this division matchup, the Flyers are favored by -1.5 against the Blue Jackets. The over/under for the game is 6.5 goals. Check out BetCoco for Columbus Blue Jackets – Philadelphia Flyers odds
Columbus Blue Jackets vs Philadelphia Flyers Head-to-Head and Key Stats
The Flyers and Blue Jackets did not have any head-to-head matchups last season. But over the last three times playing each other, the Flyers have a record of 2-1. The Flyers also had the edge vs. the puck line in these games, at 2-1. These games averaged a combined total of 5 goals per game leading to an over/under record of 1-2.
- Across their three previous road games, Philadelphia has an puck line mark of 1-2. Their straight up record in these matchups was 0-3 while averaging 2 goals per game.
- When looking at their past three matchups at home, Columbus has an puck line record of 2-1 while averaging 3 per game. The team went 2-1 overall in these games.
- Going back to their previous ten games as the underdog, Columbus has an puck line mark of 5-5 while going 2-8 straight up.
- The last five games that Philadelphia was favored, they have an puck line mark of 0-5 while going 1-4 straight up.
Columbus Blue Jackets vs Philadelphia Flyers Prediction
With an overall record of 36-30-11, the Philadelphia Flyers are in 8th place in the Eastern Conference and 4th in the Metropolitan Division. On the road, the Flyers have gone 17-14-7 this season, and they have lost their last two road games. In games where they have been favored, Philadelphia is 13-8-3, and they have gone 0-5 in their last five games and 0-3 in their last three games.
So far this season, the Flyers have scored 83 points, and they have gone 17-28 against Eastern Conference opponents. Against divisional foes, Philadelphia is 8-14. In their last ten games, the Flyers are 2-8.
When looking at their offense, the Flyers have an average of 2.9 goals per game this season, positioning themselves 24th in the NHL. In terms of shots on goal per game, they are ranked 5th in the league. Coming into the game, the Flyers have a 25-19 record when they have more shots on goal than their opponent. When they have fewer shots on goal, they are 8-11.
Goalie Samuel Ersson gets the start and has made 44 starts this season. His record at this point is 21-16, and his save percentage is 0.723%.
At 25-39-12, the Blue Jackets sit in 16th place in the Eastern Conference and 8th in the Metropolitan Division. Over their last ten games, Columbus has gone 3-7 and 2-3 in their last five games. When playing at home this season, the Blue Jackets have gone 15-19-5, and they have gone 5-18 against divisional opponents.
As the underdog, Columbus has gone 21-37-11 this season, and they have lost their last two games as the underdog. Over their last three games, the Blue Jackets have gone 2-1.
On the offensive side, the Blue Jackets are scoring an 2.8 goals per game this season, ranking 25th in the NHL. When it came to shots on target per game, they are 20th in the league. Looking at how the Blue Jackets’ offense is performing during power plays, they are 32nd in power play goals and 25th in shorthanded goals.
Entering the game, goalie Jet Greaves has started three games this season. His current record stands at 1-3, and his save percentage is 0.312%.
With the Flyers being favored by 1.5, our NHL analytics models has this one playing out 4-3 in favor of the Flyers.
Columbus Blue Jackets vs Philadelphia Flyers Betting Tips
- Take the Flyers on the moneyline
- On the puck line, we like Blue Jackets (+1.5)
- Our NHL model projects 7 goals, and we suggest taking the under
Columbus Blue Jackets Injury Report
- Johnny Gaudreau – Illness – Probable
- Boone Jenner – Illness – Questionable
- Daniil Tarasov – Upper Body – Questionable
- Elvis Merzlikins – Lower Body – Out
- Sean Kuraly – Lower Body – Out
- Patrik Laine – Shoulder – Out
- Jake Bean – Hand – Out
- Adam Boqvist – Upper Body – Out
- Yegor Chinakhov – Upper Body – Out
- Kent Johnson – Upper Body – Out
- Adam Fantilli – Leg – Out
Philadelphia Flyers Injury Report
- Sean Couturier – Undisclosed – Out
- Ryan Ellis – Back – Out
- Ryan Johansen – Hip – Out
- Rasmus Ristolainen – Upper Body – Out
- Carter Hart – Personal – Out
