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PHI @ BOS

Sunday, December 20, 2026 · 12:00 PM CT

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Lines

Before puck drop the page uses Hard Rock Bet's latest moneyline, puck line and total; once the game is final it switches to Hard Rock's closing line so you can see how each bet graded. Hard Rock only — no other sportsbook is shown. Hard Rock doesn't post period totals to our feed, so the period table shows DraftKings and FanDuel lines (labelled DK / FD) and grades at DraftKings' number (FanDuel's if DraftKings has none, 1.5 if neither has posted); the 0.5 / 1.5 / 2.5 chips grade at a fixed line instead. vs DK/FD Close is each team's record against past games' DraftKings (else FanDuel) closing period total.

Betting trends

Each team's hit rate at tonight's number: Season (last season until 5 games are played), L5 / L10, Venue (home games for the home team, road games for the visitor) and H2H (meetings this season and last). vs HR Close is the record against each past game's own Hard Rock closing line (moneyline: in the role — favorite or underdog — the team has tonight). Trends only use games played before this one.

Totals and puck lines are graded on the official final score (overtime counts; the shootout winner gets one goal). Period totals use regulation goals of that period only.

Props, goalies, H2H

Player props lists every Hard Rock line for this game with Season / L10 / H2H over rates at that line; after the game the actual stat is shown. Goalies shows each team's starter from ESPN's probable-goalie report: Confirmed once the team or a beat reporter confirms it, Expected before that, refreshed every 30 minutes on game days. With no report yet it falls back to the team's most recent starter (Last start). After the game it shows the real starters from the box score. Injuries lists both teams' players on ESPN's injury report (Day-To-Day, Out, Injured Reserve) before puck drop. Head-to-head lists recent meetings with period scores and how the Hard Rock closing total graded.

Informational only. Not betting advice.

Philadelphia Flyers
3-7-3 · Away
12:00 PM CT
Boston Bruins
9-2-1 · Home
Hard Rock Lines Hard Rock hasn't posted this game yet
Moneyline
PHI — · BOS —
Puck Line
—
Total
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Betting Trends Season
MarketTeamLineSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs HR Close
Puck Line
cover %
 PHI+1.5 69%
9-4
100%
5-0
70%
7-3
67%
4-2
50%
2-2
-2.07u
7-6
BOS-1.5 67%
8-4
80%
4-1
70%
7-3
83%
5-1
50%
2-2
+6.77u
10-2
Moneyline
win %
 PHI — 23%
3-10
60%
3-2
30%
3-7
17%
1-5
50%
2-2
-5.20u
3-10
BOS — 75%
9-3
80%
4-1
70%
7-3
83%
5-1
50%
2-2
+4.93u
9-3
Period Totals grade at DK/FD line 0.5 1.5 2.5 · Hard Rock posts no period totals — DraftKings / FanDuel shown
PeriodDK / FDTeamSeasonL5L10VenueH2Hvs DK/FD CloseAvg goalsGF / GA
1st Period
over 1.5
 no DK/FD line PHI 31%
4-9
40%
2-3
20%
2-8
17%
1-5
25%
1-3
25%
3-9
 1.15 0.62 / 0.54
BOS 58%
7-5
60%
3-2
60%
6-4
67%
4-2
25%
1-3
58%
7-5
 1.75 1.08 / 0.67
2nd Period
over 1.5
 no DK/FD line PHI 46%
6-7
60%
3-2
50%
5-5
17%
1-5
25%
1-3
42%
5-7
 1.92 0.62 / 1.31
BOS 67%
8-4
60%
3-2
70%
7-3
67%
4-2
25%
1-3
67%
8-4
 1.75 1.00 / 0.75
3rd Period
over 1.5
 no DK/FD line PHI 54%
7-6
40%
2-3
50%
5-5
50%
3-3
75%
3-1
25%
3-9
 1.77 0.62 / 1.15
BOS 67%
8-4
80%
4-1
70%
7-3
67%
4-2
75%
3-1
50%
6-6
 2.50 1.83 / 0.67
Team Comparison '26-27
PHIBOS
Record (W-L-OTL)3-7-39-2-1
Points %34.6%79.2%
Goals for / game1.854.00
Goals against / game3.232.17
Shots for / game22.726.3
Shots against / game31.527.8
Power play %16.3%22.2%
Penalty kill %82.6%78.6%
Faceoff %50.5%53.5%
1st period GF / GA0.62 / 0.541.08 / 0.67
2nd period GF / GA0.62 / 1.311.00 / 0.75
3rd period GF / GA0.62 / 1.151.83 / 0.67
Avg game total5.086.17
Probable Goalies ESPN confirmed / expected, else last starter
PHI · Dan Vladar Last start
Last start Oct 21 · 6 GS · SV% .900 · GAA 3.15
BOS · Michael DiPietro Last start
Last start Oct 22 · 3 GS · SV% .941 · GAA 1.69
Player Props Hard Rock lines for this game · over rates at each line

No Hard Rock player lines for this game yet — they usually post the morning of game day.

Injuries ESPN injury report
PHIStatusNote
Cam York IR Upper Body Head coach Rick Tocchet said Friday that he isn't sure whether York (upper body) will be able to suit up Saturday against the Ducks, Jordan Hall of NBC Sports Philadelphia reports.
Owen Tippett IR Upper Body Tippett (upper body) was placed on injured reserve Monday, per the NHL media site.
Travis Konecny IR Lower Body Konecny (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Sunday, according to the NHL media site.
Nikita Grebenkin IR Back Grebenkin (back) underwent successful surgery and is expected to miss at least four months.
BOSStatusNote
Nobody listed.
Head-to-Head last 10 meetings
DateWhereScoreP1P2P3TotalHR CloseWinner
Oct 10, 2026 at BOS BOS 5–1 1–01–03–1 6 5.5 O BOS
Apr 5, 2026 at PHI BOS 1–2 OT 0–10–01–0 3 5.5 U PHI
Feb 28, 2026 at PHI BOS 1–3 0–00–01–3 4 5.5 U PHI
Jan 29, 2026 at BOS BOS 6–3 2–03–21–1 9 6.5 O BOS
Dec 7, 2024 at BOS BOS 4–3 OT 0–21–12–0 7 5.5 O BOS
Nov 2, 2024 at PHI BOS 3–0 1–01–01–0 3 6.5 U BOS
Oct 29, 2024 at BOS BOS 0–2 0–00–10–1 2 6.5 U PHI
Mar 23, 2024 at PHI BOS 2–3 0–00–12–2 5 — PHI
Mar 16, 2024 at BOS BOS 6–5 1–11–14–3 11 — BOS
Jan 27, 2024 at PHI BOS 6–2 4–01–11–1 8 — BOS