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Philadelphia Flyers vs New York Rangers: Game preview, predictions and odds | January 23, 2024

Modified Jan 23, 2025 15:36 GMT

The Philadelphia Flyers are on the road to play the New York Rangers on Thursday, January 23, at 7 p.m. EST.

Philadelphia (22-20-6) is coming off a 2-1 OT win over Detroit. New York (23-20-4) is coming off a 5-0 shutout win over Ottawa.

Flyers vs Rangers: Head-to-head & key stats

Philadelphia is 138-132-37-13 all-time against New York
The Flyers are averaging 3.02 goals per game
New York is 11-9-2 at home with a -9 goal differential
Philadelphia is allowing 3.31 goals per game
The Rangers are averaging 2.93 goals per game
The Flyers are 11-9-5 on the road with a -9 goal differential
New York is allowing 3.02 goals per game

Philadelphia Flyers vs New York Rangers: Preview

Philadelphia is coming off a 2-1 win over Detroit, as the Flyers are on a three-game winning streak. The Flyers are led by Travis Konecny who has 54 points, Matvei Michkov has 34 points and Owen Tippett has 29 points.

The Flyers will start Samuel Ersson who's 14-7-2 with a 2.70 GAA and a .892 SV%. He's 1-1-1 against the Rangers in his career with a 3.03 GAA and a .882 SV%.

The Rangers, meanwhile, are 3-1 in their last four and will start Igor Shesterkin who's 16-15-2 with a 2.78 GAA and a .912 SV%. In his career against the Flyers, he's 8-4-1 with a 2.22 GAA and a .935 SV%.

The Rangers are led by Artemi Panarin who has 49 points, Adam Fox has 38 points, Vincent Trochek has 30 points and Mika Zibanejad has 29 points.

Flyers vs Rangers: Odds & Prediction

Philadelphia is a +130 underdog, while New York is a -155 favorite, while the over/under is set at 5.5 goals.

The Flyers and Rangers are both fighting for a playoff spot, so this is a big game for both teams. New York is playing well at home and that success should continue, while Shesterkin is really finding its groove since coming back from injury.

Prediction: Rangers 4, Flyers 2.