Boston Bruins at Philadelphia Flyers 2/3/21 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Boston Bruins look for their second consecutive victory on Wednesday when visiting the Philadelphia Flyers. Boston improved to 6-1-2 with 14 points following its 5-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Monday. Boston rallied from a 3-0 deficit with four goals in the third period to beat the Capitals. David Pastrnak scored two goals, while Brandon Carlo scored one goal and added one assist.

Brad Marchand is leading Boston in goals scored with six, in assists with seven and total points with 13. In goal, Tuukka Rask is 3-1-1 with a goals-against average of 2.49 and save percentage of .889. Boston is scoring an average of 3.27 goals per game and allowing an average of 2.55 goals per game. The Bruins power-play is scoring 30.6% of the time in the penalty kill unit has been effective 81.8% of the time.

Philadelphia looks for its fifth consecutive victory on Wednesday when hosting the Boston Bruins. Philadelphia improved 7-2-1 with 15 points following its 4-3 victory over the New York Islanders on Monday. Philadelphia is tied for first place in the East division with the Washington Capitals.

James van Riemsdyk is leading Philadelphia in goals scored with five and in points with 12, while Claude Giroux is the leader in assists with nine. In goal, Carter Hart is 3-2-1 with a 3.61 goals-against average and a save percentage of .895. Philadelphia is scoring an average of 3.58 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.17 goals per game. The Flyers power play is scoring 29.7% of the time and the penalty-kill unit has been effective 74.4% of the time.