Philadelphia at Los Angeles

This is a tough situational spot for Philadelphia, opening the season on the West Coast. This is the second of a back-to-back spot, getting a 5-3 win at San Jose last night. It's also the second of a four-game road trek. They took advantage of a sloppy San Jose squad that had 20 giveaways last night, but the Flyers are on a 7-21 run on the road, plus 10-24 against the Pacific Division. Philadelphia was a poor road team last year (14-22-5), ranking #20 in goals scored, #19 in goals allowed. They missed the playoffs and don't look much improved. Only four teams in the East surrendered more goals than the Flyers did last season. They ranked seventh in shots allowed (28.5) and #22 in penalty killing, allowing teams to convert on 20.2% of their chances. Los Angeles is home and rested for their opener. The Kings have a healthy ace in net with star goalie Jonathan Quick, who was 7-3 at home last season with a 1.89 goals against average. The Kings fashioned a 5-1-1 preseason record and are 25-11 at home against a team with a road winning percentage of greater than .600. Play Los Angeles.