Philadelphia Flyers vs. Vancouver Canucks Prediction, November 10, 2024 NHL tips, best bets and odds

Game: Philadelphia Flyers vs. Vancouver Canucks

Date: Friday, October 11, 2024

Location: Rogers Arena in Vancouver, BC

TV: Sportsnet

The Vancouver Canucks (50-23-9 last year) take on the Philadelphia Flyers (38-33-11 last season) at Rogers Arena on Friday.

The Philadelphia Flyers will be looking to iron out some issues after suffering a 2-1 loss to the Capitals in their last game. The Flyers didn't have their best offensive performance in this loss. For the match, they scored on one of the 28 shots they attempted. Additionally, they had a power play attempt, but it was not converted into a score. Philadelphia received two penalty minutes in this game.

At even strength, the Flyers allowed 218 goals to their 200 goals. The Philadelphia Flyers' opponents had 241 power play opportunities (19th in the league) and scored 40 goals. When it comes to scoring, the Philadelphia Flyers scored 231 goals (27th in hockey) and allowed 258 last season. Philadelphia attempted 2,708 shots and held a shooting percentage of 8.5%. For the previous campaign, they recorded 87 points and their points percentage was .530. The Flyers had 2,225 shot attempts against them and had a save percentage of .884. Philadelphia had 254 power play opportunities and scored 31 goals during those advantages, a rate of 12.20%.

The man in net for this game is Samuel Ersson. Ersson appeared in net for 63 games over the course of his professional hockey career. He has a mark of 29-22-7 and has started 59 games. Opponents have scored 165 goals against Ersson in his professional career and his goal average is 2.87. Ersson had 1,531 shots against him and totaled 1,366 saves. His save percentage is currently .892 for his 3,454 minutes between the pipes. In his career, Ersson has made 32 quality starts and his quality starts percentage is .542.

The last time they took to the ice, Vancouver faced the Flames in a game where the Canucks were defeated 6-5 in the final. They had four power play attempts in this game and earned two of those chances. The Canucks scored 5 goals out of their 25 shots on goal.

Vancouver attempted 2,328 shots (26th in the league) and posted a shooting percentage of 11.98% while their opponents allowed 2,343 shots. In the opposing team's 254 power play opportunities, they achieved a penalty kill percentage of 79.13% and their save rate was 90.6%. They had a total of 257 power play chances and have a power play rate of 22.57%. The Canucks scored 221 goals at even strength and 58 goals (10th in hockey) on the power play. They allowed a total of 221 goals to be scored, a combination of 168 goals at even strength and 53 goals when shorthanded. Last year, the Vancouver Canucks scored 279 goals, 109 points and a points percentage of .665.

Arturs Silovs will defend the goal as the opponent. Silovs owns a career record of 6-2-1 and has played in 9 games. Silov's rate of quality starts is 66.7% and he has accumulated 6 quality starts in his professional hockey career. He has recorded 212 stops out of 236 shots attempted against him, giving him a save percentage of .898. Teams average 2.62 goals per game and he has conceded a total of 24 goals. He was a starter for 9 games and has 549 minutes under his belt.

Who will win tonight's NHL game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh's pick: Take Philadelphia

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