Los Angeles Kings Vs. Philadelphia Flyers Odds, Picks, and Predictions (1/29/22)

By Scott Steinberg | Jan 28, 2022, 2:26pm

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After missing the previous 16 games, Andreas Athanasiou scored a goal and assisted on Quinton Byfield’s first NHL goal, who was the second pick in the 2020 draft and Cal Peterson made 23 saves as the Los Angeles Kings held off the New York Islanders 3-2 on Thursday evening. Los Angeles is 22-16-6 with 50 points, third in the Pacific Division. The Kings have started their six-game road trip winning two out of three games. On Tuesday, the Philadelphia Flyers lost to the New York Islanders, 4-3. It was their 13^th loss in a row, a new franchise record for futility. The Flyers are 13-22-8 with 34 points, eighth in the Metropolitan Division. Philadelphia has lost 10 straight games on two different occasions this season.

Los Angeles Kings Vs. Philadelphia Flyers Betting Odds

The Kings are 5-0 in their last five games as a favorite. Los Angeles is 6-0 in their last six games vs. a team with a losing record. The Kings are 5-1 in their last six Saturday games. Los Angeles is 4-1 in the last five meetings in Philadelphia. The Flyers are 0-4 in their last four Saturday games. Philadelphia is 0-6 in their last six home games. The Flyers are 1-12 in their last 13 games when their opponent allows two goals or less in their previous game. The road team is 13-6 in the last 19 meetings between Los Angeles and Philadelphia.

Los Angeles Kings Betting Odds

Captain Anze Kopitar is the Kings leading scorer with 38 points (13 goals and 25 assists). The two-time Stanley Cup winner has 13 points on the power play this year (four goals and nine assists). The 2015-16 Lady Byng Trophy winner has two game winning goals and averaging 21:05 of ice time per game this season. Kopitar has won 56.2% of his face-offs in 2021-22. Alex Iafallo is the Kings second leading scorer with 27 points (13 goals and 14 assists). Iafallo has four points in his last five games (three goals and one assist). He’s a +4 with five points on the power play this season (two goals and three assists). He’s averaging 18:49 of ice time per game and has blocked 36 shots this campaign. Adrian Kempe leads the team in goals with 18 and is third on the team in scoring with 26 points. He has registered 51 hits and averaging 18:13 of ice time per game. Kempe leads the club in game winning goals with five. Viktor Arvidsson is third on the team in scoring with 25 points (10 goals and 15 assists). In his first year with the Kings, he has six points on the power play (three goals and three assists). Phillip Danault is tied for the team lead in plus/minus at +13 while averaging 17:51 of ice time per game. In 42 games this season, he has 22 points (10 goals and 12 assists) and has won 55.3% of his face-offs. Dustin Brown, captain of both Kings Stanley Cup champions in 2012 and 2014 has 20 points in 41 games this season (six goals and 14 assists). Brown has played in 1,273 games and has scored 322 career goals.

Four-time All-Star Drew Doughty became the fifth player in Kings history to appear in 1,000 games for the franchise. The four-time All-Star leads the Los Angeles defensive group in points with 22 (four goals and 18 assists). The two-time Stanley Cup winner is a +4 and averaging 25:18 of ice time per game this season. The 2015-16 Norris Trophy winner has nine points on the power play in 2021-22 (three goals and six assists). Doughty has 129 goals and 429 assists in 14 seasons with the Kings. Matt Roy has played in 44 games this year and has registered 13 assists. He’s tied for the team lead in plus/minus at +13 while averaging 21:08 of ice time per game. Roy leads the Kings in blocked shots with 66 and is third on the club in hits with 76. In his third season in the NHL, Michael Anderson has appeared in 43 games for Los Angeles this year leading the team in hits with 97. Additionally, he’s scored five points, blocked 48 shots while averaging 20:15 of ice time per game.

Jonathan Quick, a two-time Stanley Cup winner, has started 26 games this season for Los Angeles. In 2021-22, he’s 11-10-5 with a .914 save percentage and a 2.53 GAA. Additionally, Quick has two shutouts on the year. Cal Petersen has started 16 games for the Kings, winning his past two starts allowing two goals per game. In 2021-22, he’s 10-6-1 with a .901 save percentage and a 2.65 GAA this campaign.

Philadelphia Flyers Betting Odds

Cam Atkinson is tied (with Claude Giroux) for the team lead in goals with 15 and has 31 points overall. Appearing in 43 games this campaign he is a +7 and has five points on the power play (two goals and three assists). Atkinson leads the club in game winning goals this year with four. Captain Claude Giroux leads the team in scoring with 34 points (15 goals and 19 assists). He has 11 points on the power play this season (three goals and eight assists). In 40 games, Giroux is logging 18:48 of ice time per game. Playing in his 15^thseason, he has been excellent in the face-off circle this season winning 61.4% of his draws. Travis Konecny is third on the team in scoring with 24 points (seven goals and 17 assists). In 41 games this season, he has seven points on the power play (two goals and five assists). Additionally, he’s registered 56 hits while logging 17:12 of ice time per game. James van Riemsdyk has played in 43 games and has scored 10 goals; he leads the team with six power play goals. Center Scott Laughton leads all Flyer forwards with 91 hits in 40 games. He has 16 points (six goals and 10 assists) and leads the team in shorthanded goals with two this season.

Against the New York Islanders on Tuesday, Keith Yandle broke the NHL record for consecutive games played with 965. On the season he has 13 points while 15:04 of ice time per game. Ivan Provorov leads Philadelphia defensemen with 16 points (five goals and 11 assists), while averaging 24:54 of ice time per game. Provorov is second on the club with 85 blocked shots and has registered 31 hits this year. In his third season in Philadelphia, Justin Braun has appeared in 43 games registering 11 points (three goals and eight assists). Braun leads the team in blocked shots with 86 and is logging 19:50 of ice time per game. Rasmus Ristolainen in his first year with Philadelphia is leading the team in hits with 135. Travis Sanheim has played in 41 games and has 14 points this season (two goals and 12 assists). He has 60 blocked shots and 32 hits in 2021-22.

Carter Hart was supposed to solve Philadelphia’s goaltending woes, but he has been inconsistent in his four seasons with the Flyers. In 2021-22, Hart has started 26 games and is 7-14-5 with a .912 save percentage and a 2.87 GAA. Veteran Martin Jones in his first season with Philadelphia is 6-8-2 with a .901 save percentage and a 3.56 GAA.

Los Angeles Kings Vs. Philadelphia Flyers Picks & Prediction

Los Angeles is scoring 2.8 goals per game, which is 22^nd in the league. Defensively the Kings are allowing 2.7 goals per game, ranked eighth overall and allowing 28.8 shots per game, fourth overall. Philadelphia is scoring 2.5 goals per game, ranking them 28^th in the NHL. On the defensive side, the Flyers are allowing 3.3 goals per game which ranks 24^th in the league and allowing 34.3 shots per game, 29^th overall. I like the Kings in this game to make it three wins out of their last four games and extending the Flyers losing streak to 14 games. I’ll go with over 5.5 combined goals scored in this contest.

Scott Steinberg

Scott has been a sports fan since he received a New York Mets jacket as a toddler. He’s been playing fantasy baseball and football for over 20 years, dating back to Frank Thomas being one of his first fantasy baseball picks. As a professional, he has covered the NFL, MLB, NCAAF, and NCAAB and is looked to as the go-to guy for fantasy sports amongst family, friends, and co-workers.