T.M. Selection: Philadelphia Flyers.

I like the Philadelphia Flyers to win this game against the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday. The Flyers have been terrible lately, they are in a huge slump and they have not been able to break out of their funk. They have lost 2 games in a row now but they have actually lost 8/9 of their previous 9 games. They have been starting to play better though and I think that this will be the game where they break out of their funk and at least get another win. They have been keeping their games close lately, they do have 1 win in their previous 3 games and their most recent game played was a loss on home ice to the Wild but they came close only losing that game by 1 goal. They even had a lead going into the 3rd period but they let in 2 goals and blew their lead in those final 20 minutes. I think they will be upset over that game and I expect them to to tighten up on defense here to make sure that doesn't happen again. I think they will bounce back with a win here on home ice. The Blackhawks haven't been great this year either, they have been a bit better than the Flyers but not in their road games and they have been very up and down lately. They have been alternating between wins and losses over their previous 4 games but they have also lost 4/6 of their previous 6. They were shut out on home ice by the Blues and they responded to that loss with a win in their most recent game over the Oilers but they won that game 4-3 in OT and I think they are going to fall flat on their face in this road game. This is a sandwich game for them since it is their only road game in between 2 home stretches and I don't think they are going to give their best effort in this game. I like the Flyers to bounce back with a win in this game and break out of their recent slump a bit.

T.M. Prediction: 4-2 Flyers.