Rangers vs. Flyers betting preview

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Saturday’s NHL offering includes a contest between the favored New York Rangers (17-15-4, -142 on the moneyline to win at home) and the Philadelphia Flyers (17-10-6, +120 moneyline odds) at 12:30 p.m. ET on ESPN+.

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Moneyline

Rangers to win vs Flyers -142

Bet $20, Payout $34.08

Rangers vs. Flyers Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Rangers (-142)
  • Underdog: Flyers (+120)
  • Over/under: 5.5

Rangers vs. Flyers Quick Facts

  • New York’s games this season have gone over 5.5 goals 12 of 36 times.
  • In 51.5% of Philadelphia’s previous games this season (17/33), the teams combined to score over Saturday’s over/under of 5.5 goals.
  • The combined goals scored average of these two clubs, 5.4, is 0.2 less than Saturday’s over/under.
  • This game’s over/under is 0.0 above the 5.5 goals these two teams give up per game combined.

Rangers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Rangers Season Stat Insights

  • The Rangers’ 2.5 average goals per game add up to 90 total, which makes them the 28th-ranked scoring team in the league.
  • On defense, New York is one of the best squads in NHL action, giving up 96 total goals to rank 10th.
  • Their goal differential (-6) ranks them 20th in the league.
  • New York’s 16 power-play goals this season (26th in the NHL) have come on 84 chances.
  • The Rangers’ offense has the NHL’s 16th-ranked power-play conversion rate (19.05%).
  • New York’s offense has recorded two shorthanded goals this season (15th among all teams).
  • The Rangers rank 11th in the NHL in penalty-kill success rate at 81.82%.
  • The Rangers win the third-highest percentage of faceoffs in the NHL at 54.2%.
  • New York scores on 9.6% of its shots as a team, ranking 26th in the league.
  • The Rangers have yet to shut out an opponent this season, averaging 26.3 hits and 15 blocked shots per game.

Rangers Moneyline

  • In 20 games as the moneyline favorite this season, New York has won 10 of those games.
  • The Rangers have been victorious in six of the 12 games they have played with moneyline odds lower than -142.
  • The moneyline odds say New York has a 58.7% chance of winning this game.

Rangers Leaders

  • Artemi Panarin: 11 goals and 23 assists
  • Adam Fox: three goals and 23 assists
  • Mika Zibanejad: 11 goals and 14 assists
  • Igor Shesterkin: 14-11-3 record, .909 save percentage, 70 goals conceded

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Flyers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Flyers Season Stats Insights

  • The Flyers’ 94 total goals (2.8 per game) rank 24th in the league.
  • Philadelphia has allowed 2.8 goals per game, and 92 total, the seventh-fewest among all NHL teams.
  • Their +2 goal differential ranks 12th in the league.
  • Philadelphia has scored 14 power-play goals this season (31st in the NHL) on 91 chances.
  • The Flyers have a 15.38% power-play conversion rate, the NHL’s No. 27 percentage.
  • The 81.73% penalty-kill percentage the Flyers have put totgether is the league’s 13th-ranked rate.
  • The Flyers have the 19th-ranked faceoff win rate in the NHL (49.6%).
  • The 11.4% shooting percentage Philadelphia has amassed ranks eighth in the league.
  • The Flyers have not had a shutout win yet this season.

Flyers Moneyline Insights

  • The Flyers have been an underdog in 24 games this season, with 10 upset wins (41.7%).
  • Philadelphia has a record of 5-11 in games when bookmakers list the team at +120 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The moneyline implies a 45.5% chance of victory for the Flyers.

Flyers Leaders

  • Trevor Zegras: 14 goals and 20 assists
  • Travis Konecny: 10 goals and 20 assists
  • Christian Dvorak: seven goals and 16 assists
  • Daniel Vladar: 12-5-3 record, .910 save percentage, 48 goals conceded
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