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Philadelphia vs. New Jersey: NHL Match Prediction
On January 28, Philadelphia will play at home against New Jersey and try to break the current losing streak. The team from Pennsylvania has again fallen to the basement of the conference table, while the Devils are among the leaders of the East and are trying to reach the best clubs in the Metropolitan Division. A little over a week ago, the Flyers celebrated success in Newark, but now they are in poor shape. Will the hosts be able to beat the Devils? Read our betting tip
Command Analysis
Philadelphia Flyers
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Philadelphia currently occupies the 13th place in the Eastern Conference and has managed to score only 50 points. The team from the state of Pennsylvania failed in the second half of December and has only two victories at the end of the calendar year. In the second half of January, the visitors began with a good series of games on the road, after which they beat Detroit on home ice (2:1, OT). Before returning to Pennsylvania, the Flyers lost in New York to the Rangers (1:6) and the Islanders (1:3), scoring only twice in 120 minutes. The Flyers were leading in the match against the Isles, but by the middle of the game they were losing in the score and were unable to return to the fight for points, worsening their position in the East.
Philadelphia has been playing poorly offensively in January, and has not scored more than two goals per game in four out of six games. Travis Konecny remains the leader of Philly offense with 56 points (21+35) in the goal+pass system. Another player who is among the league top 100 scorers is Matvey Michkov. The young forward has made 34 effective actions (14+20) in his first season in the league.
Samuel Ersson returned from another injury and was only really good in one of six games. Ivan Fedotov got his chance against the Isles, but he couldn't capitalize on it, stopping just 24 of 27 shots. The Russian has supplanted Alexei Kolosov in the lineup, but he has a modest .8796% save percentage this season and has not recorded a single shutout.
Disqualifications and injuries
Scott Laughton, Ryan Pehling, Ryan Ellis and Egor Zamula will not play in the next match.
Interesting trends for betting
- Philadelphia gets 7.82 penalty minutes
Typically a team is sent off at least four or five times per match.
- Philadelphia has a 78% power play neutralization rate
According to this indicator, the club currently occupies 19th place in the league.
New Jersey Devils
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New Jersey is not going to drop out of the fight for leadership in the East and currently holds the fourth place in the conference. The Devils have earned 62 points in 51 games and are two points behind Carolina, which is in second place. The Devils cannot relax, because they have played more than their competitors and, in theory, can drop as far as fifth place. The team led by Sheldon Keefe has not shown the best results in January and has lost four games out of six. The Devils won against Boston (5:1) on home ice after losses to Philadelphia (1:3) and Ottawa (1:2), and their current away tour began with a victory in Montreal (4:3, OT).
The Devils have seriously slackened in terms of scoring chances and have scored only ten goals in the last three games. New Jersey scores 3.08 goals on average this season, so the visitors are really on the decline now. Jesper Bratt (16+39) and Jack Hughes (19+38) are fighting for the role of the team leading scorer. Both players have been noticeable in recent games and have been scoring points.
The Newark club has been showing good defense throughout the regular season and rarely concedes much. In the last four games, the Devils have conceded nine times, which is a bad result for the team. Jacob Markstrom remains New Jersey starting goalie, but he was far from always good in January and got injured. During the season, the veteran has reflected only 90.92% of shots and now Jake Allen is taking the lead.
Disqualifications and injuries
Jacob Markstrom will not help his teammates in Pennsylvania. Nico Hischier is questionable.
Interesting trends for betting
- New Jersey has an 82.6% power play neutralization rate.
According to this indicator, the team ranks sixth in the league.
- New Jersey averages 3.08 goals per game
The visitors play well in attack and on average score more than three times per game.
Trends
Bet 3rd period: total over 1.5 goals
In five of Philadelphia seven games, the third period was productive.
1.55Bet 2nd period: Philadelphia will score
The Flyers have scored in the second period in three of their last five games.
1.55Tip and bets
Philadelphia has seriously slowed down after a good stretch and lost the previous two games on the road without any chances. The Flyers have given up in terms of converting chances and have only made three accurate shots in the last three games. New Jersey is gaining momentum and gradually improving its position in the conference table. The team from Newark has been showing a weak level of hockey for a long time, but has started to improve at this stage of the season. We think that the visitors will take revenge for the defeat at home and win within the regular time.
Our prediction is New Jersey win at 2.12
Bet on individual total
Philadelphia has scored only one goal in the last three games and has looked very weak in the lead. The team from Pennsylvania does not have many strong forwards and only two players are among the top 100 scorers in the league. New Jersey knows how to play reliably in defense and is unlikely to concede more than two times.
Betting Tip - Philadelphia individual total under 2.5 goals for 1.90
Bet on total
A week ago, the teams played a low-scoring match and scored four times between them. New Jersey plays in a closed style and rarely pleases fans with bright matches. Philadelphia is currently very poor in terms of creation and is unlikely to be able to open up the upcoming match. We believe that both teams will act with an eye on their goal and the meeting will not be spectacular.
Betting Tip - total under 5.5 goals for 1.98
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