Thursday, October 22, 2015

SAP Center

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The Los Angeles Kings travel to SAP Center to play the San Jose Sharks on Thursday, October 22, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Kings at +102 and the Sharks at -113. The over/under has been set at 5.

Los Angeles comes into this matchup having played 5 games. They have an overall record of 2-3-0 and on the road they have yet to play a road game. They have scored 6 goals and given up 14 goals for a point differential of -8. San Jose shows up with a record of 4-2-0 including 1-0-0 at home this season. They have scored 17 goals and surrendered 12 for a goal differential of +5.

Anze Kopitar has accumulated 1 total point this season for the Kings. He has 1 goal this season with 12 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 0 assists on the season and averages 22 minutes played per game. Jeff Carter has an average of 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. While he is on the ice he has taken 13 shots and scored 0 goals. He has dished out 2 assists giving him a total of 2 points on the season. Jonathan Quick has a total of 2 wins and 3 losses this season in the crease for the Kings. He has faced 128 shots against him and has given up 13 goals. He has tallied 115 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Joe Pavelski has accumulated 5 total points this season for the Sharks. He has 2 goals this season with 21 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 3 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Logan Couture has an average of 18 minutes of ice time per game. While he is on the ice he has taken 7 shots and scored 0 goals. He has dished out 1 assist giving him a total of 1 point on the season. Martin Jones has a total of 4 wins and 1 loss this season in the crease for the Sharks. He has faced 138 shots against him and has given up 6 goals. He has tallied 132 saves for a save percentage of 96%.

The Kings have 4 total points for this campaign. They have tallied 6 goals while allowing 14 goals. They have had 21 power play opportunities and have scored 1 goal on those chances for a percentage of 5%. They have given up 26 power play opportunities and allowed 4 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%.

The Sharks have a total of 8 points for the season. They have scored 3 power play goals on 19 chances so far giving them a 16% power play scoring percentage. They have given up 21 power play opportunities and have allowed 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. They have a total of 17 goals scored while giving up 12 goals this year.

Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 2-3 straight up

The Los Angeles Kings are 0-3-1 against the over/under

San Jose Sharks Betting Trends

The San Jose Sharks are 3-2 straight up

The San Jose Sharks are 1-4-0 against the over/under

Los Angeles Kings Injuries

10/18/15 D Matt Greene Upper Body "?" Thursday vs San Jose
10/06/15 LW Dwight King Foot out 8-10 weeks

San Jose Sharks Injuries

10/19/15 RW Joonas Donskoi Lower Body "?" Thursday vs Los Angeles
10/16/15 C Logan Couture Fibula expected to miss 4-6 weeks
10/05/15 LW Raffi Torres Suspension expected to miss 41 games

Guy's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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