On Tuesday night, the Philadelphia Flyers (13-13-6) will try to wrap up their four-game Western Conference road trip with a winning record when they visit the Anaheim Ducks (17-11-7) at Honda Center. It is the first of two meetings between the teams this season.

Let’s get into our Flyers vs. Ducks betting pick with player prop predictions, odds, and analysis for this January 4, 2022 matchup.

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The Flyers’ seven-game point streak came to an end on New Year’s night in Los Angeles, losing 6-3 to the Kings. The one positive the Flyers can take from the loss, though, is that the team played better against the Kings than they had in either of the first two games of the road trip that, which included a win and a point for a loss in overtime. 

Still, the Flyers can’t let losses fester, as they did a month ago when they dropped 10 straight, and having now lost two in a row, tonight’s game against the Ducks is suddenly an important one.

The Flyers got some good news as goalie Carter Hart and forward Scott Laughton returned from the COVID protocol and are eligible to play tonight. Derick Brassard was also removed from the protocol, but he is still recovering from injury and will not be in action.

However, there was late breaking bad news for the Flyers as Claude Giroux and Ivan Provorov were added to the protocol this afternoon. Giroux is the Flyers’ leading scorer and Provorov is the Flyers’ top defenseman. It’s also kind of a shame that Provorov’s consecutive games played streak to start his career has to end because of a Covid protocol… but those are the breaks.

As for the Ducks, they’ve been one of the surprise teams in the NHL this season, and currently sit in second place in the Pacific Division, but the bloom may be coming off the Anaheim rose.

Because of COVID-related game postponements and less than stellar play when they’ve been on the ice, the Ducks haven’t won a game since December 15. They’ve gone 0-2-2 since with home losses to non-playoff teams in Arizona and Vancouver.

The Ducks are still without star forward Ryan Getzlaf who is on the protocol and added forwards Nic Deslauriers and former Flyer Derek Grant to the protocol. None are expected to play Tuesday.

The one clear advantage that the Ducks do have on the Flyers is on special teams. Anaheim is the only team in the NHL with a top-5 ranked power play and a top-5 ranked penalty kill. So, if the Flyers are going to pull off a victory, they’re going to have to beat the Ducks at even strength.

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Flyers vs. Ducks Odds

Here are the lines for Flyers vs. Ducks at FanDuel Sportsbook:

Spread: Flyers (+1.5, -225), Ducks (-1.5, +180)
Moneyline: Flyers (+116), Ducks (-140)
Over/Under: Over 5.5 (-112), Under 5.5 (-108)

Bets We Like Independent of Outcome

Ducks to lead after the first period (+150, BetMGM)

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Both teams have struggled in the first period of games lately, so it’s no guarantee to pick the Ducks to be ahead after one full period. But again, considering the special teams advantage Anaheim has plus the fact that they rarely trail after one period (they’ve only trailed in eight of 35 games this season) and the sluggish play of the Flyers in recent first stanzas, this seems like a good value prop bet for you.

It should be noted that the Ducks have scored the first goal in 21 of 35 games so far this season (67%) and had the lead after one period 13 times (10-1-2).

The Ducks have also won the first period in each of their past four games as a home favorite.

This bet is all about the Ducks though. The Flyers are all over the place with their first periods. They’ve led after one 11 times, trailed 11 times and have been tied 10 times. That said, when trailing, the Flyers are 1-8-2. So, a Ducks first period win is a good parlay with them winning the game outright.

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Joel Farabee to score at least one goal (+210, Barstool Sportsbook)

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The Flyers’ offense since the end of their 10-game losing streak, has gone through two players primarily – Giroux and Joel Farabee. Giroux continues to be the team’s leading scorer, but Farabee has been the guy putting the puck in the net. He has scored in six of the last eight games and has a nose for both the puck and the net. If the Flyers are going to come away with an upset win, it’s a good bet Farabee will have to be involved. Without Giroux, there’s not a lot of other options for the Flyers to count on.

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Troy Terry to score at least one goal (+150, DraftKings Sportsbook)

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Talk about guys who have come out of nowhere, Terry has 18 goals already this season for the Ducks. In his three previous NHL seasons combined, he had 15. Terry is also shooting the puck a lot more. He has 79 shots on goal, which is more than he’s had in any other season. It also means he’s scoring at an insane clip of 22.8 percent of the time. That number has to regress back to the mean at some point, but with the Flyers being without top defensive center Sean Couturier and uncertainty as to who will play in goal, Terry should have at least one more game of good opportunities to cash in before things start to slow for him. Good odds here too, regardless of whether it’s Carter Hart, who would play after just one practice following bouts with both COVID and the flu separately, or Martin Jones, who struggled against Los Angeles.

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Flyers vs. Ducks Prediction

With the later additions to the COVID list, the Flyers lineup will be in disarray. Unless Carter Hart can play for the first time in 19 days and absolutely shut down the Ducks, there’s very little chance for the Flyers here.

Prediction: Ducks 4, Flyers 2 (and it could be worse without Hart).

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