Monday, December 28, 2015

Rogers Arena

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The Los Angeles Kings travel to Rogers Arena to play the Vancouver Canucks on Monday, December 28, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Kings at -135 and the Canucks at +125. The over/under has been set at 5.

Los Angeles comes into this matchup having played 34 games. They have an overall record of 21-11-2 and on the road they have a record of 10-5-2. Currently they are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 88 goals and given up 79 goals for a point differential of +9. Vancouver shows up with a record of 14-14-9 including 6-6-3 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 93 goals and surrendered 104 for a goal differential of -11.

Anze Kopitar has accumulated 22 total points this season for the Kings. He has 10 goals this season with 64 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 12 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 18 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has had 761 shots against him and has given up 64 goals. He has made 697 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Daniel Sedin has accumulated 37 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 16 goals this season with 133 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 21 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Henrik Sedin has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 21% by scoring 9 goals on 43 shots. He has 24 assists giving him a total of 33 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 10 wins and 11 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 836 shots against him and has given up 76 goals. He has made 760 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Kings have 44 total points this season. They have scored 86 goals while giving up 78 goals. They have had 100 power play opportunities and have scored 18 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Kings have allowed 123 power play opportunities and given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 32 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.84% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Canucks have a total of 37 points on the season. They have 21 power play goals on 124 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 128 power play opportunities and have given up 26 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Kings have a total of 91 goals scored while they've given up 102 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.38%. 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 19-13 straight up

The Los Angeles Kings are 8-12-13 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 12-23 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 14-16-6 against the over/under

Los Angeles Kings Injuries

12/26/15 C Jeff Carter Upper Body injured last game, "?" Monday vs Vancouver
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

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

12/26/15 LW Chris Higgins Undisclosed "?" Monday vs Los Angeles
12/26/15 D Christopher Tanev Undisclosed "?" Monday vs Los Angeles
12/26/15 GO Ryan Miller Lower Body "?" Monday vs Los Angeles
12/12/15 D Luca Sbisa Hand expected to miss another 2-3 weeks
12/10/15 D Dan Hamhuis Concussion out at least 2 months
11/22/15 C Brandon Sutter Abdominal out 4-6 weeks

Tony's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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