Philadelphia Flyers vs New Jersey Devils: Game preview, predictions and odds | January 18, 2024

The Philadelphia Flyers are on the road to play the New Jersey Devils on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. ET. Philadelphia (20-20-6) is coming off a 5-3 road win over the New York Islanders. New Jersey (26-15-6) is coming off a 4-3 OT loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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

• Philadelphia is 126-110-18-14 all-time against New Jersey
• The Flyers are averaging 3.04 goals per game
• New Jersey is averaging 3.1 goals per game
• Philadelphia is allowing 3.41 goals per game
• The Devils are allowing 2.53 goals per game
• The Flyers are 10-9-5 on the road
• New Jersey is 13-6-4 at home

Philadelphia Flyers vs New Jersey Devils: Preview

Travis Konecny leads the Philadelphia Flyers with 53 points, followed by Matvei Michkov with 32, Owen Tippett with 28, and Morgan Frost with 24. Samuel Ersson is expected to start, who's 12-7-2 with a 2.87 GAA and a .888 SV%. Ersson is 2-2 with a 3.48 GAA and a .884 SV% in his career against New Jersey.

The New Jersey Devils are on a two-game losing streak. The Devils are expected to start Jacob Markstrom who's 21-8-5 with a 2.20 GAA and a .913 SV%. In his career in Philadelphia, he's 6-5-1 with a 2.03 GAA and a .934 SV%.

Jack Hughes leads the Devils with 55 points, followed by Jesper Bratt with 52, Nico Hischier with 39, and Timo Meier with 31.

Flyers vs Devils: Odds & Prediction

Philadelphia is a +185 underdog while New Jersey is a -225 favorite, while the over/under is set at 6.5 goals.

The Flyers played well in its last game while New Jersey has struggled as of late. However, at home, the Devils should be able to get a big win here. Markstrom has played well against the Flyers.

Philadelphia, meanwhile, plays poorly defensively as the Devils will be able to cruise to a big win here.

Prediction: Devils 4, Flyers 2.

Flyers vs Devils: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Devils ML (-225)

Tip 2: Devils -1.5 (+114)

Tip 3: Under 6.5 goals (-130)