Flyers vs. Canucks betting preview

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The Philadelphia Flyers (17-10-7) are the favorites when they host the Vancouver Canucks (15-17-3) on Monday, Dec. 22. The Flyers are -135 on the moneyline to win over the Canucks (+114) in the contest, which starts at 7:30 p.m. ET on NHL Network.

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Flyers to win vs Canucks -135

Bet $20, Payout $34.81

Flyers vs. Canucks Betting Lines

  • Favorite: Flyers (-135)
  • Underdog: Canucks (+114)
  • Over/under: 5.5

Flyers vs. Canucks Quick Facts

  • Philadelphia and its opponent have combined to put up more than 5.5 goals in 18 of 34 games this season.
  • Vancouver’s games have gone over 5.5 goals in 22 of 35 chances this season.
  • Monday’s total is 0.2 lower than the two teams’ combined average of 5.7 goals per game.
  • The 6.2 goals per game these two teams are conceding this season are 0.7 more than the 5.5-goal over/under set for this match.

Flyers Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Flyers Season Stat Insights

  • The Flyers’ 2.9 average goals per game add up to 98 total, which makes them the 24th-ranked scoring team in the NHL.
  • Philadelphia has conceded the seventh-fewest goals in NHL play this season, 96 (2.8 per game).
  • They’re ranked 11th in the league with a +2 goal differential .
  • Philadelphia’s 16 power-play goals this season (27th in the NHL) have come on 96 chances.
  • The Flyers’ offense has the league’s 24th-ranked power-play conversion rate (16.67%).
  • Philadelphia has scored a total of one shorthanded goal this season.
  • The Flyers have the league’s 14th-ranked penalty-kill percentage at 81.48%.
  • With a 49.7% faceoff win rate, the Flyers have the 18th-ranked percentage in the NHL.
  • Philadelphia scores on 11.5% of its shots as a team, ranking 10th in the league.
  • The Flyers average 22.1 hits and 15 blocked shots per game.

Flyers Moneyline

  • Philadelphia has gone 7-2 as the oddsmakers’ favorite this season.
  • The Flyers have been victorious in four of the five games they have played with moneyline odds lower than -135.
  • The moneyline odds imply that Philadelphia has a 57.4% chance of winning this contest.

Flyers Leaders

  • Trevor Zegras: 15 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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Canucks Stats, Moneyline & Leaders

Canucks Season Stats Insights

  • The Canucks have the NHL’s 24th-ranked scoring offense (98 total goals, 2.8 per game).
  • Vancouver has conceded 3.3 goals per game, and 117 total, which ranks 22nd among all league teams.
  • They have a -19 goal differential, which ranks 29th in the league.
  • Vancouver has recorded 24 power-play goals this season, which are the 10th-most in the NHL (on 117 chances).
  • The Canucks have a 20.51% power-play conversion rate, the NHL’s No. 13 percentage.
  • Vancouver has scored four shorthanded goals this season (sixth among all NHL squads).
  • The 74.14% of opponent power plays the Canucks kill is the 29th-ranked penalty-kill percentage in the league.
  • The Canucks win 48.3% of their faceoffs. That’s the 22nd-ranked rate in the NHL.
  • Vancouver is shooting 10.6% (20th in the league).
  • The Canucks have yet to shut out an opponent this season.

Canucks Moneyline Insights

  • The Canucks have been the underdog 26 times this season, and upset their opponent in 12, or 46.2%, of those games.
  • Vancouver has won nine of its 18 games when it is the underdog by +114 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The win probability for the Canucks, implied from the moneyline, is 46.7%.

Canucks Leaders

  • Elias Pettersson: eight goals and 14 assists
  • Kiefer Sherwood: 16 goals and four assists
  • Filip Hronek: two goals and 18 assists
  • Kevin Lankinen: 5-10-3 record, .880 save percentage, 61 goals allowed
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