Flyers at Blue Jackets: Two Struggling East Teams Collide

Neither team arrives in good shape. The Flyers are 5-10-6 with 16 points, 14th in the East, and have lost four of their last five. They are 2-6-3 on the road. The Blue Jackets sit 16th at 7-10-0 with 14 points, but they have won two straight after three losses and are 6-5-0 at home. Columbus also leads the season series 1-0.

The goalies stand out. Joseph Woll starts for Philadelphia with a 2.91 GAA and .902 save percentage in 10 games. Jet Greaves answers for Columbus at 3.35 and .881 across 10 games. Chirp's Sim, run 10,000 times, likes the Blue Jackets at 54% to the Flyers' 46%. Its most likely final is Blue Jackets 4, Flyers 3.