Thursday, November 5, 2015
Staples Center
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The Columbus Blue Jackets travel to Staples Center to play the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday, November 5, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Blue Jackets at +180 and the Kings at -200. The over/under has been set at 5.
Columbus comes into this matchup having played 13 games. They have an overall record of 3-10-0 and on the road they have a record of 3-5-0. Currently they are 8th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 30 goals and given up 48 goals for a point differential of -18. Los Angeles shows up with a record of 8-4-0 including 4-3-0 at home this season. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 29 goals and surrendered 25 for a goal differential of +4.
Ryan Johansen has accumulated 8 total points this season for the Blue Jackets. He has 1 goal this season with 28 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 4%. He has a total of 7 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Nick Foligno has an average of 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. While he is on the ice he has taken 32 shots and scored 1 goal giving him a shooting percentage of 3%. He has dished out 4 assists giving him a total of 5 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky has a total of 3 wins and 8 losses this season in the crease for the Blue Jackets. He has faced 302 shots against him and has given up 37 goals. He has tallied 265 saves for a save percentage of 88%.
Anze Kopitar has accumulated 4 total points this season for the Kings. He has 4 goals this season with 23 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has no assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Jeff Carter has an average of 19 minutes of ice time per game. While he is on the ice he has taken 31 shots and scored 5 goals giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has dished out 7 assists giving him a total of 12 points on the season. Jonathan Quick has a total of 6 wins and 4 losses this season in the crease for the Kings. He has faced 281 shots against him and has given up 23 goals. He has tallied 258 saves for a save percentage of 92%.
The Blue Jackets have 6 total points this season. They have scored 30 goals while giving up 48 goals. They have had 49 power play opportunities and have scored 9 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Blue Jackets have allowed 42 power play opportunities and given up 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%. They average 29 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.94% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 88%.
The Kings have a total of 16 points on the season. They have 7 power play goals on 40 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 46 power play opportunities and have given up 7 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. As a team, the Blue Jackets have a total of 29 goals scored while they've given up 25 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.75%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 93%.
Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends
The Columbus Blue Jackets are 3-10 straight up
The Columbus Blue Jackets are 10-9-0 against the over/under
Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends
The Los Angeles Kings are 8-4 straight up
The Los Angeles Kings are 2-5-4 against the over/under
Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries
11/04/15 RW David Clarkson Undisclosed "?" Thursday vs. Los Angeles
11/03/15 C Alexander Wennberg Lower Body "?" Thursday vs Los Angeles
Los Angeles Kings Injuries
11/04/15 C Anze Kopitar Upper Body "?" Thursday vs. Columbus
10/22/15 D Matt Greene Upper Body out indefinitely
10/06/15 LW Dwight King Foot out 8-10 weeks
Guy's Pick: Take Columbus
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