Flyers vs Oilers Picks and Prediction – 10/16/2024

The Philadelphia Flyers will be on the road again Tuesday night with a game in Edmonton against the Oilers. Philadelphia has one win and one loss during the regular season coming into Tuesday following a three goal loss to Calgary in their last outing. Offensively Philadelphia has been mediocre averaging 2.5 goals on 35.5 plus per game this season. Defensively Philadelphia has had some issues giving up four goals per game on 29 shots after allowing 6 against Calgary. For other NHL action see our NHL Picks.

Ivan Fedotov was terrible in the net for Philadelphia in their last game giving up five goals on 31 shots to boast a .839 save percentage in just over 58.5 minutes on the ice. Travis Konecny led the way for the Philadelphia offense with two goals on five shots in the game. Joel Farabee added one goal of six shots, while six other Flyers chipped in one assist to peace.

The Edmonton Oilers will stay at home Tuesday night winless through three games following a three goal loss against Calgary. Offensively Edmonton has been one of the worst teams in hockey averaging just one goal on 31.3 shots per game this season. Defensively the Oilers have been obliterated giving up five goals per game despite allowing only 23 shots per outing.

Jeff Skinner has led the Edmonton offense through the first few games of the season with a team high 2 points and has pumped in one goal this season. Mattias Ekholm leads the team with two assists in three games played overall. Edmonton does have six different players that have added at least one point to the teams scoring this season, but no player has a positive plus minus on the year.

The Oilers have been horrendous to start the year winless through 3 games. Philadelphia has split their first 2 and has been the better team. Take Philadelphia to continue the Edmonton struggles Tuesday night leading to the win. The Flyers will cash in the huge plus money with the road win. Final Score Prediction, Philadelphia Flyers win 3-2.