The Philadelphia Flyers (3-0-0) fly south to take on the Florida Panthers (2-1-0) Wednesday. Puck drop from FLA Live Arena is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET (TNT). Below, we analyze Tipico Sportsbook’s lines around the Flyers vs. Panthers odds, and make our expert NHL picks and predictions.
Philly has reached peak altitude after a 3-2 upset at the Tampa Bay Lightning Tuesday. G Carter Hart was stellar with 36 saves on 38 shots. He’s likely to have a well-deserved rest Wednesday. RW Travis Konecny has led the offense with 3 goals and an assist through the first 3 games.
Florida suffered its first defeat Monday with a 5-3 loss at the Boston Bruins. The Panthers have some things to tighten up defensively after allowing 8 goals over the last 2 games. Newly acquired LW Matthew Tkachuk has led the charge with 2 goals and 2 assists. He has stayed on the other teams’ nerves too, with 8 penalty minutes.
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Flyers at Panthers odds
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 8:20 a.m. ET.
- Moneyline (ML): Flyers +260 (bet $100 to win $260) | Panthers -340 (bet $340 to win $100)
- Puck line (PL)/Against the spread (ATS): Flyers +1.5 (+105) | Panthers -1.5 (-130)
- Over/Under (O/U): 6.5 (O: -125 | U: +100)
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Flyers at Panthers projected goalies
Felix Sandstrom (0-4-1, 3.23 GAA, .910 SV%, 0 SO in 2021-22) vs. Sergei Bobrovsky (1-1-0, 2.61 GAA, .924 SV%, 0 SO)
This is slated to be the 25-year-old first start of the season. He doesn’t have a large sample size to go from with just 5 starts in his career. The Swedish netminder was a little better on the road last year with a 3.01 GAA and .912 SV% vs. a 3.57 GAA and .903 SV% at home. He’ll be tested early and often.
Bobrovsky stopped 29 of 33 shots against the Bruins Monday. He was solid against them in 2 starts last season going 1-1-0 with a 2.03 GAA and .941 SV%. He stopped 64 of 68 shots over the pair of games.
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Flyers at Panthers picks and predictions
Prediction
Panthers 5, Flyers 3
Moneyline
The Panthers are huge favorites, and there’s no way we’re taking the moneyline. This is a little risky because they have yet to do it in 3 games, but we’re going to take PANTHERS OVER 4.5 TOTAL GOALS IN REGULATION (+125).
They’re up against a backup netminder with a chip on their shoulder coming off a loss. This is also their home opener, and the crowd should drive them.
Puck line/Against the spread
The Panthers are 1-2 on the puck line, but that’s because the offense hasn’t fully kicked into gear. It’s starting to as the shots on goal have been 29, 37 and 41. We’re picking them to light the lamp 5 times, and that should be enough to cash PANTHERS -1.5 (-130).
Over/Under
The Panthers were the highest-scoring team in the league last year, and they’re 1-1-1 O/U thus far. They’re facing a backup tendy in their home opener. The real question is whether the Flyers can score 1 or 2 to push this Over. I feel they will. Take the OVER 6.5 (-125).
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