Philadelphia Flyers vs Montreal Canadiens Prediction: Canadiens' Many Injuries

Prediction for the NHL Philadelphia Flyers vs Montreal Canadiens match will take place on February 25th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available. 

Philadelphia Flyers

Philadelphia is having another weak season, but what else could be expected from the Flyers? There were no hopes for a quick improvement in the results, even though their current mentor works with crisis teams. The debut of the current regular season turned out to be surprisingly decent for the Pennsylvanians, but then John Tortorella's wards, as expected, began to experience difficulties. In the last six meetings, the Flyers had only one victory with five defeats, so they are in 14th place in the Eastern Conference standings.

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal is another team that modestly spends the regular season, but there are objective reasons for such a weak performance. A dozen players in the infirmary of the team could be in leading positions. They are all injured, so Martin St. Louis has to work with reserve. Nevertheless, in the middle of February, Montreal suddenly gave out a 3-match winning streak, but in the next three games, they won only once against New Jersey - 5:2, and Carolina and Toronto lost – 2:6 and 1:5, respectively, having 15th place in the Eastern Conference standings

Expert Betting Tips

Philadelphia and Montreal are neighbors in the standings, struggling in the Eastern Conference ending. Both teams don't have any goals for the rest of the regular season. So, nothing can happen in their face-to-face battle. However, the Flyers have more chances for final success. The Canadiens still have enormous problems. Due to numerous injuries, Martin San Louis cannot count on almost three full-fledged fives.

We have already noted that Philadelphia and Montreal are chilling among the outsiders of the Eastern Conference, and their main problem is the reliability of defense. Or rather, its absence. It is confirmed by statistics, according to which in the last five matches, the Flyers have conceded 23 goals (4.60 on average per game), and the Canadiens have 18 missed goals in the four previous away meetings (4.50 on average per game).