Philadelphia Flyers vs Pittsburgh Penguins: Game preview, predictions and odds | December 23, 2024

By Cole Shelton

Modified Dec 23, 2024 15:04 GMT

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The Philadelphia Flyers are on the road to face the Pittsburgh Penguins on Monday at 7 p.m. ET.

Both teams were in action on Saturday. Philadelphia (15-15-4) is coming off a 5-4 overtime win over the Columbus Blue Jackets while Pittsburgh (15-15-5) lost 3-0 to the New Jersey Devils.

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

• Philadelphia is 165-103-30-13 all-time against Pittsburgh
• The Flyers are averaging 3 goals per game
• The Penguins are 9-7-2 at home
• Philadelphia is allowing 3.55 goals per game
• Pittsburgh is averaging 2.97 goals per game
• The Flyers are 7-6-3 on the road
• The Penguins are allowing 3.65 goals per game

Philadelphia Flyers vs Pittsburgh Penguins: Preview

Philadelphia snapped its three-game losing streak on Saturday. The Flyers are led by Travis Konecny's 40 points, Matvei Michkov's 27 points, Owen Tippett's 22 points and Travis Sanheim's 17 points.

Philadelphia is expected to start Samuel Ersson who is 7-5-2 with a 3.90 GAA and a .881 SV%. In his career against the Penguins, he is 1-1 with a 2.94 GAA and a .903 SV%.

Meanwhile, Pittsburgh saw its two-game winning streak snapped by New Jersey. The Penguins are expected to start Tristan Jarry who is 7-5-2 with a 3.51 GAA and a .885 SV%. In his career against the Flyers, he is 11-4-2 with a 3.06 GAA and a .895 SV%.

Pittsburgh is led by Sidney Crosby who has 35 points, Evgeni Malkin with 27 points, Rickard Rakell with 26 points and Bryan Rust with 25 points.

Flyers vs Penguins: Odds & Prediction

Philadelphia is a +100 underdog while Pittsburgh is a -130 favorite. The over/under is set at six goals.

The Flyers and Penguins have both struggled this season, despite entering the campaign looking to have deep playoff runs. Whenever these in-state teams play each other, it's always physical and usually close.

Jarry has started to play better in net which will be the difference-maker for Pittsburgh. He should be able to limit the Flyers' chances and help his team to edge out a close win to enter the Holiday break on a high note.

Prediction: Penguins 3, Flyers 2.

Flyers vs Penguins: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Pittsburgh ML (-130)

Tip 2: Under 6 goals (-120)

Tip 3: Bryan Rust 3+ shots on goal (-140)