The Philadelphia Flyers and Florida Panthers meet Wednesday in NHL action at the FLA Live Arena. The Philadelphia Flyers look to build on their 3-0 record. The Florida Panthers look to build on their 2-1 start to the season.
The Philadelphia Flyers are averaging 3.67 goals per game and are scoring on 30 percent of their power play opportunities. Travis Konecny leads Philadelphia with 3 goals, Kevin Hayes has 4 assists and Ivan Provorov has 9 shots on goal. Defensively, the Philadelphia Flyers are allowing 2 goals per game and are killing 72.7 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Carter Hart has allowed 6 goals on 105 shots faced.
The Florida Panthers are averaging 3.33 goals per game and are scoring on 13.3 percent of their power play opportunities. Matthew Tkachuk leads Florida with 2 goals, Aleksander Barkov has 2 assists and Gustav Forsling has 10 shots on goal. Defensively, the Florida Panthers are allowing 3 goals per game and are killing 90 percent of their opponent’s power plays. Sergei Bobrovsky has given up 5 goals on 66 shots faced, and Spencer Knight has allowed 3 goals on 27 shots.
The Flyers are 15-38 in their last 53 road games and 18-38 in their last 56 games playing on 0 days rest. The Panthers are 48-13 in their last 61 home games and 46-20 in their last 66 overall. The under is 4-1-1 in Flyers last 6 overall. The under is 5-1-1 in Panthers last 7 overall. The Flyers are 1-6 in the last 7 meetings in Florida and 2-6 in the last 8 meetings. The home team is 16-5 in the last 21 meetings. The favorite is 6-1 in the last 7 meetings.
The Philadelphia Flyers are off to a terrific start, and you can make a case for them in the big underdog role. The issue is the Flyers are on the end of a back to back and this is a tough schedule spot. The Florida Panthers are rested and making their home debut here. The Panthers were one of the best home teams in the league last season, and it’s certain to be a packed house with the talent and expectations of this roster. Give me the Panthers and the PL for max betting value.