Philadelphia Flyers vs Ottawa Senators: Game preview, predictions, and odds

The Philadelphia Flyers are on the road to play the Ottawa Senators on Thursday, Nov. 14, at 7 p.m. EST.

Philadelphia (6-8-2) is coming off a 4-3 shootout win over the San Jose Sharks. Ottawa (8-7), meanwhile, is coming off a 3-0 road win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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

Philadelphia is 52-39-8-9 all-time against Ottawa
The Flyers are 3-4-2 on the road
The Senators are averaging 3.4 goals per game
Philadelphia is allowing 3.56 goals per game
Ottawa is allowing 2.93 goals per game
The Flyers are averaging 2.56 goals per game
The Sens are 5-2 at home

Philadelphia Flyers vs Ottawa Senators: Preview

Philadelphia is coming off a shootout win over San Jose as the Flyers have alternated wins and losses over their last four games. Philadelphia is led by Travis Konecny who has 17 points, Matvei Michkov has 12 points, Owen Tippett has nine points and Sean Couturier has eight points.

The Flyers are expected to start Samuel Ersson who's 5-2-2 with a 2.70 GAA and a .902 SV%. In his career against Ottawa, he's 0-1 with a 4.11 GAA and a .879 SV%.

Ottawa, meanwhile, is on a two-game winning streak. The Senators should start Linus Ullmark who's 4-4 with a 2.51 GAA and a .904 SV%. In his career against Philadelphia, he's 6-2-1 with a 2.56 GAA and a .923 SV%.

The Sens are led by Tim Stutzle who has 20 points, Brady Tkachuk has 18 points, Drake Batherson has 15 points, Claude Giroux has 12 points and Josh Norris has 10 points.

Flyers vs Senators: Odds & Prediction

Ottawa is a -175 favorite, while Philadelphia is a +145 underdog. The over/under is set at 6 goals.

The Senators are playing great hockey as of late as Ottawa has really started to look like a playoff team. Philadelphia, meanwhile, still has goaltending concerns, as the Sens offense should be able to score plenty.

Linus Ullmark has also been solid in net, so he should lead Ottawa to a big win here.

Prediction: Senators 3, Flyers 2.

Flyers vs Senators: Betting Tips

Tip 1: Ottawa ML (-175)

Tip 2: Under 6 goals (-118)

Tip 3: Brady Tkachuk 4+ shots on goal (-145)

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An NHL fan his whole life, Cole played rep hockey in Canada from age 5 until 17 and grew up rooting for Martin St. Louis and the Tampa Bay Lightning. His all-time favorite players are Vincent Lecavalier and Steven Stamkos, while Jon Cooper is his favorite coach of all time.

Cole attended Sheridan College and received his journalism degree in 2019. After decades of watching and reporting, he considers his knowledge of sports as his primary strength. He ensures that the same story has been reported by at least two reputed reporters before creating it.

Cole enjoys playing golf and spending time with friends and family when not reporting breaking stories. His favorite sports moment is from the 2010 Olympics, when Sidney Crosby scored the golden goal in overtime to beat Team USA for the gold medal.

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Philadelphia Flyers vs Ottawa Senators: Game preview, predictions, and odds | November 14, 2024

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

Philadelphia Flyers vs Ottawa Senators: Preview

Flyers vs Senators: Odds & Prediction

Flyers vs Senators: Betting Tips