Penguins vs Flyers Props – Best Player Prop Bets for January 13th
By Robert Duff in NHL Hockey
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- The Pittsburgh Penguins travel to the Wells Fargo Center to face the Philadelphia Flyers in the NHL season opener for both teams
- The home team won all three meetings last season between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia
- The best prop wagers to play out of this tilt are listed below
The Pittsburgh Penguins open the NHL regular-season against their Keystone State rivals the Philadelphia Flyers and change is afoot.
The Flyers are the -117 chalk to topple the Penguins. It’s the first time in 15 meetings that the Flyers are the betting choice over Pittsburgh.
Who’s going to score first? How many goals will Penguins captain Sidney Crosby score? Is Flyers captain Claude Giroux set for a big night of point production?
The Flyers are 1.5-goal home favorites in the puck line for the game with a 5:30 PM EST start time. Check out the updated injury reports, as well as other betting options. Let’s start with the lines for player props.
Penguins vs Flyers Player Props
| Player | Goals | Assists | Points | Shots On Goal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evgeni Malkin (PIT) | 0.5 (Ov +182 | Un -260) | 0.5 (Ov -130 | Un -102) | 1.0 (Ov -114 | Un -118) | 2.5 (Ov -195 | Un +135) |
| Sidney Crosby (PIT) | 0.5 (Ov +178 | Un -245) | 0.5 (Ov -122 | Un -108) | 1.0 (Ov -112 | Un -118) | 2.5 (Ov -106 | Un -134) |
| Kris Letang (PIT) | 0.5 (Ov +390 | Un -650) | 0.5 (Ov +154| Un -210) | 0.5 (Ov -102 | Un -130) | 2.5 (Ov -143 | Un +105) |
| Jake Guentzel (PIT) | 0.5 (Ov +178 | Un -245) | 0.5 (Ov +122| Un -164) | 1.0 (Ov +140 | Un -188) | 20.5 (Ov -110 | Un -111) |
| Bryan Rust (PIT) | 0.5 (Ov +225 | Un -330) | 0.5 (Ov +250 | Un -360) | 0.5 (Ov -130 | Un -102) | N/A |
| Jason Zucker (PIT) | 0.5 (Ov +235 | Un -340) | 4.5 (Ov -124 | Un +100) | 0.5 (Ov +104| Un -138) | N/A |
| Brandon Tanev (PIT) | 0.5 (Ov +580 | Un -1200) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Kevin Hayes (PHI) | 0.5 (Ov +280 | Un -440) | 0.5 (Ov +205| Un -290) | 0.5 Ov +100 | Un -132 | 2.5 (Ov +105 | Un -143) |
| Sean Couturier (PHI) | 0.5 (Ov +270 | Un -400) | 0.5 (Ov +146 | Un -198) | 0.5 (Ov -126 | Un -104) | 2.5 (Ov +100 | Un -139) |
| Claude Giroux (PHI) | 0.5 (Ov +270 | Un -400) | 0.5 (Ov +154| Un -210) | 0.5 (Ov -122 | Un -110) | 2.5 (Ov -125 | Un -112) |
| Nolan Patrick (PHI) | 0.5 (Ov +390 | Un -650) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Travis Konecny (PHI) | 0.5 (Ov +280 | Un -420) | 0.5 (Ov +168 | Un -235) | 0.5 (Ov -108 | Un -122) | N/A |
| Ivan Provorov (PHI) | 0.5 (Ov +550 | Un -1100) | 2.5 (Ov +164 | Un -225) | 0.5 (Ov +116 | Un -104) | N/A |
| Jakub Voracek (PHI) | 0.5 (Ov +350 | Un -550) | 0.5 (Ov +162 | Un -220) | 0.5 (Ov -106 | Un -124) | N/A |
All odds as of Jan. 13th
Prop #1: Crosby Lights Lamp Against Flyers
There’s no team that Sid The Kid enjoys scoring on more than Philadelphia. He tallied a goal in two of three games against the Flyers last season.
Can't wait to see all the new ways Sidney Crosby has figured out to tip, deflect and redirect pucks into the net this offseason pic.twitter.com/i6uZXCHTT0
— Dimitri Filipovic (@DimFilipovic) January 12, 2021
Over his career, Crosby has lit the lamp 43 times when facing Philly. That’s his highest goal total against any NHL team during his career.
It’s also 10 more than he’s scored on the second team on the list, the New Jersey Devils.
Pick: Sidney Crosby over 0.5 goals (+178), 1 unit
Prop #2: Couturier A Big Shot
In three games against Pittsburgh last season, Philadelphia forward Sean Couturier put nine shots on goal. That works out to three per game.
Over the last two games, though, he delivered seven of those nine shots. That bumps his more recent average up to 3.5 shots per game when facing the Pens.
Alain Vigneault said he wanted to see more out of Coots
Sean Couturier responds and
puts Flyers up 3-0— John Clark (@JClarkNBCS) August 26, 2020
Couturier was second on the Flyers last year in shots on goal. He put 185 shots on net in 69 games. That works out to 2.68 shots on goal per game.
Pick: Sean Couturier over 2.5 shots on goal (+100), 1 unit
Penguins vs Flyers Goal Props
| Player | Odds To Score First Goal | Odds To Score Any Goal |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Guentzel (PIT) | +1050 | +160 |
| Sean Couturier (PHI) | +1200 | +200 |
| Claude Giroux (PHI) | +1300 | +220 |
| Travis Konecny (PHI) | +1300 | +210 |
| Sidney Crosby (PIT) | +1300 | +200 |
| Evgeni Malkin (PIT) | +1300 | +200 |
| Bryan Rust (PIT) | +1400 | +230 |
| Jason Zucker (PIT) | +1600 | +275 |
| Kevin Hayes (PHI) | +1700 | +295 |
| Oskar Lindblom (PHI) | +1700 | +295 |
| Joel Farabee (PHI) | +1800 | +310 |
| James van Riemsdyk (PHI) | +1800 | +310 |
| Jakub Voracek (PHI) | +1800 | +310 |
| Nolan Patrick (PHI) | +1900 | +335 |
| Evan Rodrigues (PIT) | +1900 | +330 |
| Kris Letang (PHI) | +2000 | +350 |
Who Are the Best Bets To Score a Goal?
As noted above, Crosby loves to score against the Flyers. He tallied twice in three games against Philly last season. In the only game he didn’t score, no Pittsburgh player dented the twine. The Pens were shutout 3-0 by the Flyers.
There will be no more emotional story in play on opening night in the NHL than when Oskar Lindblom steps on the ice for his first shift back with the Flyers.
Fight. Inspire. Overcome. Celebrate.
Ring that bell, @oskarlindblom!@PennMedicine #OskarStrong pic.twitter.com/RM1PCxHnfY
— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) July 2, 2020
The Swedish forward shared the team lead with 11 goals when he was diagnosed in December with a rare form of bone cancer. He completed his treatments in the summer and is cancer-free.
Lindblom scored the second goal of the season for the Flyers in 2019-20. This season, sentiment says he opens the scoring.
Pick: Oskar Lindblom first goal (+1700), 1 unit
Sports Writer
An industry veteran, Bob literally taught the course on the history of sports at Elder College. He has worked as a Sports Columnist for Postmedia, appeared as a guest on several radio stations, was the Vice President of the Society For International Hockey Research in Ontario, and written 25 books.
