The Edmonton Oilers host the Philadelphia Flyers in the afternoon portion of Saturday\u2019s NHL slate.<\/p>\n
When Edmonton wins, it often wins big, and my Flyers vs. Oilers predictions expect this trend to continue.<\/p>\n
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Read on for my NHL picks<\/a> for Saturday, January 3.<\/p>\n Flyers vs Oilers prediction<\/p>\n Flyers vs Oilers best bet: Oilers -1.5 (+135)<\/p>\n If you are backing the Edmonton Oilers<\/a> to win this game, it makes more sense to take a swing on the puck line at +132 rather than laying -184 on the moneyline, considering 10 of their past 11 wins have come by at least two goals.<\/p>\n Edmonton has one of the most dangerous offenses in hockey, ranking sixth in goals scored per game.<\/p>\n That ranking is the result of multiple factors. First, the Oilers once again boast the league\u2019s best power play.<\/p>\n This season, Edmonton ranks first in power play percentage, which could be particularly problematic for the Philadelphia Flyers<\/a>, who sit 23rd in penalty minutes taken per game. Second, the Oilers consistently generate high-danger scoring chances.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Entering this matchup, Edmonton ranks ninth in expected goals for per 60 minutes (xGF\/60). By comparison, Philadelphia ranks 29th in the same category.<\/p>\n Another advantage for the Oilers is home ice, where they are 10-4-3 this season. Meanwhile, the Flyers carry a sub-.500 record on the road.<\/p>\n Flyers vs Oilers same-game parlay<\/p>\n If Edmonton is to win this game by multiple goals, it will likely need production from multiple skaters. There may not be two better candidates than Connor McDavid<\/a> and Leon Draisaitl<\/a>, who are among the league\u2019s most prolific goal scorers.<\/p>\n McDavid has been on fire, scoring 13 goals over his past 14 games, while Draisaitl has scored seven goals over his past 10 games against Philadelphia.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Flyers vs Oilers SGP<\/p>\n Connor McDavid anytime goalscorer<\/p>\n Leon Draisaitl anytime goalscorer<\/p>\n Flyers vs Oilers odds<\/p>\n Moneyline: Philadelphia +150 | Edmonton -185<\/p>\n Puck Line: Philadelphia +1.5 (-160) | Edmonton -1.5 (+135)<\/p>\n Over\/Under: Over 6 (-125) | Under 6 (+105)<\/p>\n Flyers vs Oilers trend<\/p>\n Of Edmonton\u2019s past 11 wins, 10 have come by at least a two-goal margin. Find more\u00a0NHL betting trends<\/a> for Flyers vs. Oilers.<\/p>\n How to watch Flyers vs Oilers<\/p>\n Location<\/p>\n Rogers Place, Edmonton, AB<\/p>\n Date<\/p>\n Saturday, January 3, 2026<\/p>\n Puck drop<\/p>\n 3:30 p.m. ET<\/p>\n TV<\/p>\n NBC Sports Philadelphia, Sportsnet<\/p>\n Flyers vs Oilers latest injuries<\/p>\n Odds are correct at the time of publishing and are subject to change. This article originally appeared on Covers.com<\/a>, read the full article here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Edmonton Oilers host the Philadelphia Flyers in the afternoon portion of Saturday\u2019s NHL slate. When Edmonton wins,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":388387,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3],"tags":[155,146,5,370,4,1467,56],"class_list":{"0":"post-388386","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nhl","8":"tag-connor-mcdavid","9":"tag-edmonton-oilers","10":"tag-hockey","11":"tag-leon-draisaitl","12":"tag-nhl","13":"tag-philadelphia","14":"tag-philadelphia-flyers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/115831379416838261","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=388386"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388386\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/388387"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=388386"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=388386"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=388386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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