Saturday, October 31, 2015

Staples Center

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The Nashville Predators travel to Staples Center to play the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday, October 31, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Predators at +116 and the Kings at -128. The over/under has been set at 5.

Nashville comes into this matchup having played 9 games. They have an overall record of 7-1-1 and on the road they have a record of 3-1-0. Currently they are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 27 goals and given up 17 goals for a point differential of +10. Los Angeles shows up with a record of 6-3-0 including 3-3-0 at home this season. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 20 goals and surrendered 18 for a goal differential of +2.

Shea Weber has accumulated 4 total points this season for the Predators. He has 1 goal this season with 20 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 3 assists on the season and averages 24 minutes played per game. Filip Forsberg has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 2 goals on 17 shots. He has 4 assists giving him a total of 6 points on the season. Pekka Rinne has 6 wins and 1 loss on the year in net for the Predators. He has given up 14 goals on the 211 shots he has faced. He has 197 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Anze Kopitar has accumulated 3 total points this season for the Kings. He has 3 goals this season with 17 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has no assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Jeff Carter has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 3 goals on 25 shots. He has 6 assists giving him a total of 9 points on the season. Jonathan Quick has 5 wins and 3 losses on the year in net for the Kings. He has given up 16 goals on the 221 shots he has faced. He has 205 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Predators have 15 total points this season. They have scored 27 goals while giving up 17 goals. They have had 28 power play opportunities and have scored 5 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Predators have allowed 26 power play opportunities and given up 3 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 88%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.07% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 93%.

The Kings have a total of 12 points on the season. They have 5 power play goals on 30 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 38 power play opportunities and have given up 5 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 87%. As a team, the Predators have a total of 20 goals scored while they've given up 18 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.25%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 93%.

Nashville Predators Betting Trends

The Nashville Predators are 5-2 straight up

The Nashville Predators are 4-8-0 against the over/under

Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 6-3 straight up

The Los Angeles Kings are 0-4-4 against the over/under

Nashville Predators Injuries

No key injuries to report

Los Angeles Kings Injuries

10/27/15 D Derek Forbort Illness "?" Saturday vs Nashville
10/22/15 D Matt Greene Upper Body out indefinitely
10/06/15 LW Dwight King Foot out 8-10 weeks

Guy's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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