Analysis: Philadelphia - Ottawa, odds and tips

A real "battle" will take place on Saturday night at the Wells Fargo Center, where the Senators hockey players will meet with the Flyers.

Classification and teams’ condition:
The Flyers (19-3-4-11) are taking the 4th place in the East, having 4 points less than New York Rangers. Ottawa Senators have 45 points, which gives them the 6th place, but they have already played more games than other teams of the Eastern Conference.

Potential and team situation:
The team from Philadelphia did not have very successful performances. Two defeats against NY Rangers have led Peter LaViolette’s team to the loss of the dominant position in the East. The Senators have a little different situation. This team shows a wonderful game in the overtime. Besides, their game looks better and better – first of all, they started to play more aggressively and effectively. We should take a closer look at the statistics of the game of both teams in the terms of attack: Flyers -125 goals/37 matches (3.40) and Senators - 123/40 (3.075). Although both teams have problems in the squads - Pronger, Jagr, Gustaffson, Nylander (Flyers); Gonchar, Leclaire, Philips, Regin (Senators) especially in the attack, we offer an over bet. Why? We will talk about this a bit later.

History of the meetings:
The meetings between Ottawa and Philadelphia belong to the fights, where the fans cannot complain about the lack of emotions and goals. Analyzing the last 2 years, these teams have played 10 games, which resulted in 7 matches with 6-goal balance. The results of the four previous meetings are the following: 6:2, 4:1, 5:2 and 2:7 (the last match took place in October 2011).

Tips and justification:
Despite the huge losses in both teams, especially in the offensive line, we offer to bet on over 5.5, judging from the weak defense and unusually strong offensive line of the Senators. The Flyers have been very disappointing in the home matches, so they will do their best for their fans. Statistics also point to over 5.5.