The Anaheim Ducks and Philadelphia Flyers are scheduled to meet on Saturday 24 October at 19:00 at Xfinity Mobile Arena, and the recent history between these teams points in one direction. Philadelphia has won five straight games against Anaheim, including a 3-2 win in the previous meeting at Honda Center.
Recent form favors the Flyers
The Ducks come in having lost five straight games, including a 4-1 defeat to the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center in their previous road game. That stretch has put pressure on Anaheim to find more reliable scoring and cleaner play away from home.
Philadelphia, meanwhile, enters on a third straight win after beating the Buffalo Sabres 3-1 at KeyBank Center in its last game. The Flyers have also been more effective in the head-to-head series, which gives them another edge heading into this Flyers Game.
Numbers point to Philadelphia
The recent statistical split also leans toward the Flyers. Philadelphia is averaging 3.3 goals and 26.8 shots per game, while Anaheim is at 2.7 goals and 23.4 shots on goal. The Flyers also have an 18.4% powerplay efficiency compared with the Ducks at 12.8%, and Philadelphia has allowed 2.6 goals per game with an 87.5% penalty-killing efficiency.
Anaheim has allowed 3.16 goals against per game and owns an.881 save percentage, which helps explain why the Ducks have struggled during this skid. The Flyers have been steadier in net and have gotten the stronger recent results, making the moneyline lean toward Philadelphia.
Recent leaders
For Anaheim, the recent production has been spread out, with Leo Carlsson leading the team in the most recent scoring split at 11 points. Beckett Sennecke has also contributed, with 2 goals and 9 assists among the listed numbers.
For Philadelphia, Matvei Michkov has been the standout in the recent scoring sample with 8 points. Trevor Zegras has also been a key part of the Flyers' offense with 6 goals and 2 assists in the listed stats.
Daniel Vladar was especially sharp in Buffalo, making 27 saves with a.964 save percentage in the Flyers' 3-1 win. If he carries that form into Saturday, Philadelphia will have a strong chance to keep its streak going.
