The Flyers are without red-hot starting goalie Ilya Bryzgalov. He had a chip fracture in his foot. Philadelphia GM Paul Holmgren is optimistic that might be the only game Bryzgalov misses. The goalie was hit in the right foot with a shot, during the pre-game warm-ups Monday night and an MRI Tuesday revealed a chip fracture in the foot. Holmgren believes to see Bryzgalov on the ice in one of the team’s games this weekend against Ottawa and Pittsburgh.

The Leafs were sixth in the Eastern Conference following a 6-3 win against Edmonton on Feb. 6. The Leafs are two points behind fourth-place Pittsburgh. The Leafs sunk to 14th in the East and officially were eliminated from playoff contention, following Tuesday’s 3-0 loss to the Hurricanes.

In two straight games, Flyers forward Matt Read has goals, tying him for the rookie lead with 22. Forward Clarke MacArthur has gone five games without a point for the Leafs, but seeing the Flyers could change that. He has 12 points against them in 16 games.

The Flyers will be without defenseman Kimmo Timonen (upper body) and Bryzgalov (foot). With an upper-body injury, defenseman Andreas Lilja is day-to-day. For the Leafs, forwards Joffrey Lupul (shoulder) and Nikolai Kulemin (finger) are out. For Thursday’s game, goalie James Reimer (upper body) is doubtful.

Randy Carlyle is 4-7-2 since taking over as coach of the Maple Leafs. Carlyle said that he and his staff would be using the final five games of the regular season to evaluate every member of the roster, now that the playoffs officially are out. He added that there is still some confidence about the current makeup of the team.

The betting odds for this season’s NHL matches have been interesting. The odds for the Flyers are 4/6 and for Maple Leafs 13/10.

Flyers vs. Maple Leafs – Mar 29 (7:00 PM ET) by Sports Picks Reviews

Philadelphia Flyers Girl

Without basketball or football to grab sports bettors attention, all eyes tonight will be on NHL hockey and the original-six match up between the Montreal Canadiens and the Philadelphia Flyers is guaranteed to get a lot of action.

Both teams have picked up big victories over top teams in the East with the Canadiens ending Washington’s win streak at 14 and the Flyers getting back to back victories over New Jersey.

The Flyers (-190) are heavily favored in NHL odds over the visiting Canadiens (+160).

Sports Untapped: Montreal

David Glisan likes the Canadiens because the both teams have virtually even records but the NHL odds have Montreal as the heavy underdog.

The Sports Geek: Over

The Sports Geek likes the over because Montreal has been scoring in bunches lately while Philadelphia has been scoring consistently all season and these two teams have a strong over trend when they go head to head.

Point Spreads: Montreal

Scott Burgess likes the Habs because they have been winning games as underdog and teams with winning records.

Cappers Picks: Flyers

Shea Matthews likes the Flyers because their big strong defense will stifle the Habs smaller forwards at home where they can get the match-ups they want.

Montreal Canadiens vs Philadelphia Flyers NHL Picks Review by Sports Picks Reviews