Philadelphia Flyers at Detroit Red Wings 2/12/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 02/12/2022 at 12:20 AM ET

Philadelphia Flyers at Detroit Red Wings 2/12/22 - NHL Picks & Predictions

The Philadelphia Flyers look to bounce back from a loss to Detroit when playing the Red Wings on the road Saturday in the second consecutive game between the two. Philadelphia is last in the Metropolitan Division at 15-23-8 with 38 points and well out of playoff contention. Philadelphia lost to Detroit 6-3 on Wednesday. The loss was Philadelphia's first at home to Detroit, in the regular season, since 1997.

Cam Atkinson is the leading goal scorer for Philadelphia with 17 and the leader in points with 36, while Claude Giroux is the leader in assists with 21. In goal, Carter Hart is 9-15-5 with a goals-against average of 2.88 and save percentage of .913. Philadelphia is scoring an average of 2.52 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.35 goals per game. Philadelphia's power play scores 14.4% of the time and its penalty-kill unit is successful 77.4% of the time.

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Detroit looks for its second consecutive victory when hosting Philadelphia on Saturday. The Red Wings are fifth in the Atlantic division at 21-21-6 and 48 points, which is seven points behind fourth-place Boston. The Red Wings are also ninth in the Eastern Conference standings seven points behind the Bruins. Detroit scored a pair of goals in each period on Wednesday in their 6-3 victory over Philadelphia.

Dylan Larkin is the leading goal scorer for Detroit with 24 and the leader in points with 46, while Mortiz Seider is the leader in assists with 27. In goal, Alex Nedeljkovic is 14-13-5 with a goals against average of 2.91 and save percentage of .910. Detroit is scoring an average of 2.79 goals per game and allowing an average of 3.42 goals per game. Detroit's power play scores 16.5% of the time and its penalty-kill unit is successful 78.2% of the time.

Detroit won its first regular-season game in Philadelphia since 1997 this past Wednesday and will carry that momentum into Saturday's matchup against the Flyers. The home team (DET) in this matchup has won 24 of the last 33 meetings. Philadelphia is 25th in the NHL in goals against, allowing an average of 3.35 goals per game and the Flyers are only scoring an average of 2.52 goals per game. The Flyers have lost 25 of their last 32 overall. Final Score Prediction, Detroit Red Wings win 4-2.

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