Philadelphia Flyers vs Toronto Maple Leafs Prediction: The rivals are in very different places

Prediction for the NHL Philadelphia Flyers vs Toronto Maple Leafs match which will take place on March 20th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Philadelphia is fighting for the playoffs for the first time in recent years. The Flyers spent extremely unsuccessfully in the past seasons, but now they have managed to make tangible progress, so they continue to fight to get into Cup Eight. At the same time, the Pennsylvanians approach the upcoming confrontation not being in the best shape. In the last 14 battles, they have only five wins and nine losses, which is a modest result. In the past week and a half, they have only beaten San Jose 3:2 and lost to Tampa Bay 0:7, Toronto 2:6, and Boston 5:6, which has caused them to drop to seventh place in the Eastern Conference standings.

Toronto has a much more comfortable position in the tournament, so there is no doubt that Toronto Maple Leafs will play in the upcoming Stanley Cup. Over the past month, they have gained momentum, and their results have become much more consistent. In the previous 16 games, Sheldon Keefe's wards had suffered only four defeats and won 12 - an incredible streak. In the last week and a half, the Maple Leafs had a favorable schedule, playing only three games, beating Montreal and Philadelphia 3:2 and 6:2, and losing to Carolina 5:4 in a shootout to maintain fifth place in the Eastern Conference standings.

Philadelphia and Toronto are close in the Eastern Conference standings, but the rivals are in very different places. In their last 14 games, the Flyers have scored only 12 of 28 possible points (43%), while the Maple Leafs have scored 25 of 32 points (78%) in 16 previous meetings. That's a huge difference. In addition, in favor of the Canadian team is solid, and statistics of meetings, according to which they have won the last eight consecutive meetings.

Not only has Toronto been consistently beating Philadelphia lately, but it has also been great on offense. The Maple Leafs have totaled 36 pucks (5.14 average per game) in the last seven meetings, an impressive number. At the same time, their opponents have totaled 53 pucks (7.57 average per game), which is a pretty good statistic to expect high-scoring activity in the upcoming matchup.