Flyers back-to-back against a Canucks team with the league's worst save percentage

Two teams near the bottom of the standings meet in Vancouver, and the price makes the Flyers the better of the two. Philadelphia is 4-10-4 with a points percentage of 33.3%, rank 25. Vancouver is 3-15-1 at 18.4%, rank 27, and has lost five straight overall. The Flyers won both meetings in December 2025, 6-3 in Vancouver and 5-2 in Philadelphia, though that is a thin guide to tonight.

The gap runs through defense and possession. Vancouver allows 4.58 goals per game, rank 24, and its team save percentage of 85.8% is rank 32. Its penalty kill is 63.5%, rank 27, and its shot share of 41.2% is rank 32. Philadelphia's problem is the other end: 2.17 goals per game, rank 29, with a power play at 16.4%, rank 26. The Flyers allow 3.39 goals per game, rank 15. Vancouver scores 2.89 per game, rank 23, on a 13.3% shooting percentage while managing only 21.8 shots on goal per game.

Philadelphia is playing the second game of a back-to-back after a 2-3 road loss, while Vancouver has had two days since a 2-4 road loss. The streaks pull in different directions. The Flyers have covered nine straight puck lines on the road in non-division, non-conference games and won six straight in that context, yet they also have nine straight road losses after a loss. Vancouver has lost seven straight as a home underdog and six straight at home. Those describe what has happened, not what comes next. Overall, the season numbers separate these teams more on defense than offense, and the Flyers' schedule spot is the main thing working against them.

The moneyline is Philadelphia -134, Vancouver +112, essentially unchanged from -130 and +108 at the open. Support is lopsided: 86% of bets and 79% of money are on the Flyers. The puck line is Flyers -1.5 at +184, with Vancouver +1.5 at -232, so the price on the Canucks to stay within a goal is steep.

The total is 6.5 goals, where it opened, with Over +103 and Under -127. Bets are close to even, 54% Over to 46% Under, but 87% of the money is on the Over, so dollars and tickets differ sharply in emphasis. Season over rates are 38.9% for Philadelphia and 47.4% for Vancouver, both below half. Vancouver's defense points toward goals; Philadelphia's weak offense points the other way.

Tom Willander, a Vancouver defenseman, is day-to-day, which matters for a team allowing 31.1 shots on goal per game. Jake DeBrusk carries the highest posted shots line on the Canucks at 2.5. Rasmus Ristolainen is on injured reserve for Philadelphia, and Thatcher Demko remains on injured reserve for Vancouver. Neither team has confirmed a starting goalie.