Philadelphia at Pittsburgh

The Philadelphia Flyers have scored four goals or more in four straight games, as well as tallying 36 goals the last 11 contests. They come off a 4-3 win over the New York Rangers, making it five straight games OVER the total. The Flyers are 11-4 OVER playing on two days of rest, plus 19-7 OVER the total in Metropolitan Division play. Philadelphia faces a powerhouse Pittsburgh offense that is sixth in the NHL in goals scored, tops on the power play. Penguins captain Sidney Crosby has 45 points in his last 33 games and seven in the last three matchups versus Philadelphia. Pittsburgh is on a 22-8-1 run OVER the total playing its fourth game in six days, along with a 9-4 run OVER at home. The defense continues to be a weak spot at #19 in goals allowed, and the Penguins have surrendered eight power-play goals in the past seven games. All three meetings this season have sailed OVER by scores of 5-1, 5-2, and 5-4, as this one will. Play the OVER.