Saturday, December 26, 2015

Gila River Arena

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The Los Angeles Kings travel to Gila River Arena to play the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday, December 26, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Kings at -155 and the Coyotes at +135. The over/under has been set at 5.

Los Angeles comes into this matchup having played 33 games. They have an overall record of 20-11-2 and on the road they have a record of 9-5-2. Currently they are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 84 goals and given up 76 goals for a point differential of +8. Arizona shows up with a record of 16-15-2 including 9-5-1 at home this season. They are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 90 goals and surrendered 104 for a goal differential of -14.

Anze Kopitar has accumulated 20 total points this season for the Kings. He has 9 goals this season with 61 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 11 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Jeff Carter has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 11 goals on 103 shots. He has 17 assists giving him a total of 28 points on the season. Jonathan Quick has 17 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has had 734 shots against him and has given up 61 goals. He has made 673 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson has accumulated 20 total points this season for the Coyotes. He has 7 goals this season with 95 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 13 assists on the season and averages 25 minutes played per game. Mikkel Boedker has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 11 goals on 80 shots. He has 12 assists giving him a total of 23 points on the season. Anders Lindback has 4 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Coyotes. He has had 320 shots against him and has given up 35 goals. He has made 285 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

The Kings have 42 total points this season. They have scored 82 goals while giving up 75 goals. They have had 94 power play opportunities and have scored 16 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Kings have allowed 117 power play opportunities and given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. They average 32 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.71% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Coyotes have a total of 34 points on the season. They have 17 power play goals on 118 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 14%. They have allowed 118 power play opportunities and have given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Kings have a total of 90 goals scored while they've given up 104 goals to this point. They average 27 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.29%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 18-13 straight up

The Los Angeles Kings are 7-12-13 against the over/under

Arizona Coyotes Betting Trends

The Arizona Coyotes are 16-17 straight up

The Arizona Coyotes are 17-11-5 against the over/under

Los Angeles Kings Injuries

12/14/15 LW Kyle Clifford Upper Body expected to miss 5-7 days
10/22/15 D Matt Greene Shoulder out indefinitely
10/06/15 LW Dwight King Foot out indefinitely

Arizona Coyotes Injuries

12/22/15 C Martin Hanzal Lower Body "?" Saturday vs Los Angeles
12/22/15 D Nicklas Grossmann Upper Body injured last game, "?" Saturday vs Los Angeles
12/22/15 D Zbynek Michalek Lower Body "?" Saturday vs Los Angeles
12/15/15 GO Mike Smith Lower Body expected to miss 8-10 weeks
10/19/15 C Joe Vitale Eye out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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