Monday, December 14, 2015

Canadian Tire Centre

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The Los Angeles Kings travel to Canadian Tire Centre to play the Ottawa Senators on Monday, December 14, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Kings at -121 and the Senators at +110. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Los Angeles comes into this matchup having played 29 games. They have an overall record of 19-8-2 and on the road they have a record of 8-3-2. Currently they are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 75 goals and given up 61 goals for a point differential of +14. Ottawa shows up with a record of 15-10-5 including 7-4-4 at home this season. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 92 goals and surrendered 90 for a goal differential of +2.

Anze Kopitar has accumulated 18 total points this season for the Kings. He has 8 goals this season with 52 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 10 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 12% by scoring 11 goals on 90 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 26 points on the season. Jonathan Quick has 16 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has had 646 shots against him and has given up 52 goals. He has made 594 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Erik Karlsson has accumulated 32 total points this season for the Senators. He has 6 goals this season with 72 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 26 assists on the season and averages 28 minutes played per game. Kyle Turris has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 12 goals on 71 shots. He has 12 assists giving him a total of 24 points on the season. Craig Anderson has 13 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 825 shots against him and has given up 70 goals. He has made 755 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Kings have 40 total points this season. They have scored 73 goals while giving up 60 goals. They have had 85 power play opportunities and have scored 15 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Kings have allowed 106 power play opportunities and given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. They average 33 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.72% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 93%.

The Senators have a total of 35 points on the season. They have 19 power play goals on 91 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 21%. They have allowed 101 power play opportunities and have given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. As a team, the Kings have a total of 89 goals scored while they've given up 87 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.53%. As a team they give up 34 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 17-10 straight up

The Los Angeles Kings are 5-11-12 against the over/under

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 12-15 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 14-16-0 against the over/under

Los Angeles Kings Injuries

12/12/15 LW Kyle Clifford Upper Body "?" Monday vs Ottawa
12/12/15 C Trevor Lewis Upper Body "?" Monday vs Ottawa
10/22/15 D Matt Greene Shoulder out indefinitely
10/06/15 LW Dwight King Foot out 8-10 weeks

Ottawa Senators Injuries

12/02/15 LW Milan Michalek Finger out indefinitely
10/28/15 D Mikael Wikstrand Suspension out indefinitely
10/16/15 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion out indefinitely
10/08/15 D Chris Phillips Back likely out for season

Guy's Pick: Take Ottawa

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