PHILADELPHIA FLYERS VS. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS – 10/24/19 FREE PICK & NHL BETTING PREDICTION

The Philadelphia Flyers will be on the road in Chicago on Thursday taking the ice against the Blackhawks at the United Center. The Flyers will be looking to put together back-to-back wins after beating up on the Las Vegas Golden Knights 6-2 on Monday.

The Blackhawks will be looking to put an and to a two-game skid after losing 1-2 at home against Las Vegas. The Blackhawks will need to tighten up the laces on the defensive end of the ice if they want to win at home on Thursday night.

Philadelphia Flyers

The Philadelphia Flyers are now 3-3-1 following a 6-2 win at home against the Golden Knights their last time on the ice. The win was much needed for Philly, their first in five games.

The Flyers have been able to put the puck in the net this season for an average of 3.00 goals per game while giving up 2.86 to their opponents. They have been able to fire an average of 36.3 shots per night while allowing 27.3 on the defensive end of the ice.

Philadelphia has scored eight power-play goals this season for a 27.6 conversion rate to go along with a 75.0 penalty kill percentage. They have yet to score a goal this season while skating shorthanded.

Philadelphia is 3-0-0 against the Blackhawks in their previous three games. The Flyers have been able to average 3.63 goals per game during the span while giving up just 1.33.

Taking advantage of power-play opportunities will be huge on Thursday night.

Chicago Blackhawks

The Chicago Blackhawks enter this one sitting at 2-3-2 on the season following a 1-2 loss against Las Vegas on Tuesday. The Blackhawks have now dropped two in a row and a win at home on Thursday would be a huge step as far as building some momentum.

Chicago is scoring an average of 2.71 goals per game while giving up 3.00 to their opponents. They have been able to take an average of 33.4 shots per night while allowing 33.7.

The Blackhawks have been able to find the net for three power-play goals this season for a 13.6 conversion rate with a 73.9 penalty kill percentage. They have been able to find the back of the net for one goal this season while skating with a man in the box.

Chicago has struggled against Philly in their previous three meetings. They’ve been able to average almost five more shots per game than the Flyers. They simply haven’t been able to find the back of the net.

NHL Betting Trends:

The under is 4-0 in Philly’s last four after allowing two goals or less in previous game.
The under is 6-0 in Philly’s previous games on two days of rest.
The under is 4-1 Phill’s last five games after scoring at least five goals in previous game.
The under is 7-0 in Chicago’s previous seven games as a favorite.

Free Philadelphia Flyers vs. Chicago Blackhawks NHL Prediction:

The total has stayed under in two of the previous three meetings between these two. When you look at each team’s numbers, I’m liking it to happen again, here.

Philly is putting the puck in the net for three goals per game, the same number Chicago has been allowing. I’m counting on the Flyers to have a strong game on the defensive end of the ice to keep this under 6.5.

4* Free NHL Betting Pick: Under 6.5

NHL Free Prediction: Philadelphia 2 – Chicago 3

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