Flyers at Predators 1/1/19 - NHL Picks & Predictions

On Tuesday, the Philadelphia Flyers open the New Year on the road against the Nashville Predators with both teams playing the second half of a back-to-back. The Flyers play Carolina on Monday before heading to Nashville. Philadelphia lost its most recent outing 2-1 on Saturday to the Florida Panthers. Carter Hart made 34 saves in net for the Flyers in the loss, while Shayne Gostisbehere scored the only Flyers goal.

Nashville plays the Washington Capitals on the road Monday before returning home to host the Flyers on Tuesday. The Predators lost 4-3 on Friday in their most recent outing. Nashville received two goals from Nick Bonino and Kevin Fiala scored one goal and collected two assists in the loss. Sean Couturier leads the Flyers in goals scored with 14. Claude Giroux leads the Flyers in assists with 31 and points with 44. Goalie Carter Hart is 2-2-0 and has a goal’s against average of 2.28 and .917 save percentage. Philadelphia is 17th in goals scored at 2.92 and 29th in goals against at 3.59.

Filip Forsberg leads the Predators in goals scored with 14. Ryan Johansen is the team leader in assists with 25 and points with 31. Pekka Rinne is 14-10-1 with a goals against average of 2.23 and .922 save percentage. Nashville is 20h in goals scored per game at 2.90 and 1st in goals against at 2.56.