Flyers at Devils 1/12/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 08/08/2019 at 9:06 AM ET

The Philadelphia Flyers look for a second straight victory on Saturday when they visit the New Jersey Devils. The Flyers defeated the Dallas Stars on Thursday 2-1 to snap an eight-game losing streak. Flyers goalie Carter Hart made 37 saves and Travis Konecny and James van Riemsdyk goals in the second period held up for the Flyers victory.

The Devils lost for the third straight game on Thursday falling to the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2. New Jersey fell behind 3-0 after one period before cutting the Leafs’ lead to 3-2 on goals by Blake Coleman and Brian Boyle in the second period, but could not score again and eventually giving up an empty net goal in the final minute of play.
Sean Couturier leads the Flyers in goals scored with 15. Claude Giroux leads the Flyers in assists with 33 and points with 47. Goalie Carter Hart is 2-4-1 and has a goal’s against average of 2.68and .909 save percentage. Philadelphia is 25th in goals scored at 2.72 and 30th in goals against at 3.63.

Kyle Palmieri leads the Devils in goals scored with 20. Taylor Hall is the leader in assists with 26 and points with 37. Goalie Mackenzie Blackwood is 3-2-0 with a goal’s against average of 1.83 and save percentage of .947. New Jersey this season is 18th in goals scored per game at 2.90 and 26th in goals against at 3.33.

Philadelphia has lost 22 of its last 32 against New Jersey and 42 of the last 66 on the Devils home ice. The Flyers have lost each of the last 5 on the road, each of the last 5 versus Eastern Conference opponents and each of the last 4 to a team with a losing record. Final Score Prediction, New Jersey Devils win 4-1.

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