Saturday, December 19, 2015

Air Canada Centre

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The Los Angeles Kings travel to Air Canada Centre to play the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, December 19, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Kings at -185 and the Maple Leafs at +165. The over/under has been set at 5.

Los Angeles comes into this matchup having played 31 games. They have an overall record of 20-9-2 and on the road they have a record of 9-4-2. Currently they are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 81 goals and given up 66 goals for a point differential of +15. Toronto shows up with a record of 10-13-7 including 5-5-5 at home this season. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 72 goals and surrendered 86 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 58 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. 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 98 shots. He has 16 assists giving him a total of 27 points on the season. Jonathan Quick has 17 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has had 712 shots against him and has given up 57 goals. He has made 655 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

James Van Riemsdyk has accumulated 20 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 10 goals this season with 97 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Tyler Bozak has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 5 goals on 41 shots. He has 14 assists giving him a total of 19 points on the season. James Reimer has 7 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has had 496 shots against him and has given up 32 goals. He has made 464 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

The Kings have 42 total points this season. They have scored 79 goals while giving up 65 goals. They have had 90 power play opportunities and have scored 16 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Kings have allowed 113 power play opportunities and given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 32 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.88% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 93%.

The Maple Leafs have a total of 27 points on the season. They have 17 power play goals on 94 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 18%. They have allowed 98 power play opportunities and have given up 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. As a team, the Kings have a total of 69 goals scored while they've given up 82 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.56%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 18-11 straight up

The Los Angeles Kings are 6-12-12 against the over/under

Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 7-20 straight up

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 13-14-2 against the over/under

Los Angeles Kings Injuries

12/17/15 C Trevor Lewis Upper Body "?" Saturday vs Toronto
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 8-10 weeks

Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

12/18/15 GO Garret Sparks Lower Body is downgraded to out indefinitely
12/17/15 C Nick Spaling Upper Body left last game, "?" Saturday vs Los Angeles
12/14/15 GO James Reimer Groin out indefinitely
11/17/15 RW Nathan Horton Back out indefinitely
10/17/15 D Stephane Robidas Knee out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Toronto

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