Non-Conf Total of the Month NHL 10*
(NHL) Philadelphia vs. San Jose, 11/07/2023 10:30 PM, Score: 1 - 2
Total: 6.50 | -111.00 Over
Result: Loss
#61/62 ASA TOP PLAY ON 10* OVER 6.5 Goals - Philadelphia Flyers at San Jose Sharks, Tuesday at 10:37 PM ET - Great set-up for an over here.  Two teams very hungry for a win and with fresh skating legs (both off since Saturday) and ready to push hard here but both clubs having major issues in goal.  The Flyers will still be without top goalie Carter Hart here.  That means Cal Petersen or Samuel Ersson will get the call.  Petersen was struggling in the AHL so far this season and then he struggled against the Kings Saturday in his first game after being called up.  Ersson is off a good start but this was a shock that can not be expected to be repeated here as he allowed 14 goals on just 59 shots in his first three appearances!  The Sharks top guy is Kappo Kahkonen but even if he is back now from his upper body injury, he has a 4.30 GAA so far this season.  Mackenzie Blackwood has a 4.77 GAA so far this season.  Magnus Chrona is a rookie who allowed 4 goals on only 17 shots in relief of Blackwood Saturday in a 10-2 loss to Pittsburgh.  Yes, the Sharks lost 10-2 and this was after losing 10-1 to Vancouver! San Jose has tied an NHL record with 11 straight losses to start the season!  However, they showed effort early in the loss to the Penguins and then things unraveled.  They badly want to win and will keep pushing hard but their defense and goaltending will hold them back.  The same can be said of the Flyers who are off their worst game of the season as they just lost 5-0 at LA Saturday.  Philly had not only not been shutout this season, they had never been held to less than 2 goals in a game this season and were averaging 3.4 goals scored per game in their first 11 games this season.  So Philly can be expected to bounce back here and their power play did look much better but just could not get the finishes.  Those will come against this bad Sharks team but, again, San Jose is going to bring it at the other end of the ice.  They do not want to set NHL history with a 12th straight loss so SJ pushes hard here but can not stop Philly either.  5-4 would not surprise us in the least but certainly we should see this one get to at least a 4-3 final.  4 of the 5 games not started with Hart in goal for Philly have seen the Flyers allow at least 5 goals each time!  The Sharks are allowing 5 goals per game this season!  Based on the above, don't be surprised if one of these teams reaches the 5 goal mark here and we can't see either team finishing with less than 3 goals here given the above.  Over is our play here.