True, the Flyers broke a six-game skid by beating VGK on Monday T-Mobile Arena, but this has been a painful stretch for Rick Tocchet, with Philly allowing 29 goals in the previous five games of the losing streak. Obviously, defense and goalie work has been lacking; for the latter, Samuel Ersson gets another kick at the can after getting the win at Vegas on Monday, but his numbers for January are still very subpar, including a 4.15 GAA and .832 saves. Meanwhile, Utah has been heading in the opposite direction, with wins in three straight and six of seven, with great work on defense (just 13 goals allowed that span), and Karel Vejmelka on a six-start win streak in goal. Play Mammoth on Puck Line

Probably pushes but Utah has been terrific in the New Year with only two losses in nine games, and this concludes a mammoth, pun intended, homestand. Always want to end those on a positive note. The Mammoth have a seven-game home points streak. Utah swept Philly last season. Flyers goalie Samuel Ersson got us in Vegas on Monday to end a personal five-game skid but still has below-average road splits. We probably push.