Saturday, December 5, 2015

Staples Center

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The Pittsburgh Penguins travel to Staples Center to play the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday, December 5, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Penguins at +118 and the Kings at -154. The over/under has been set at 5.

Pittsburgh comes into this matchup having played 24 games. They have an overall record of 14-8-2 and on the road they have a record of 6-4-1. Currently they are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 57 goals and given up 55 goals for a point differential of +2. Los Angeles shows up with a record of 15-8-1 including 9-5-0 at home this season. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 60 goals and surrendered 51 for a goal differential of +9.

Sidney Crosby has accumulated 15 total points this season for the Penguins. He has 5 goals this season with 66 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Evgeni Malkin has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 12 goals on 67 shots. He has 13 assists giving him a total of 25 points on the season. Marc-Andre Fleury has 12 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Penguins. He has had 603 shots against him and has given up 43 goals. He has made 560 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Anze Kopitar has accumulated 14 total points this season for the Kings. He has 8 goals this season with 40 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 20%. He has a total of 6 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Jeff Carter has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 10 goals on 77 shots. He has 13 assists giving him a total of 23 points on the season. Jonathan Quick has 12 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has had 536 shots against him and has given up 44 goals. He has made 492 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Penguins have 30 total points this season. They have scored 56 goals while giving up 54 goals. They have had 87 power play opportunities and have scored 15 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Penguins have allowed 84 power play opportunities and given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.58% for the season to this point. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 93%.

The Kings have a total of 31 points on the season. They have 14 power play goals on 74 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 91 power play opportunities and have given up 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. As a team, the Penguins have a total of 59 goals scored while they've given up 50 goals to this point. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.57%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 93%.

Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 13-10 straight up

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 7-14-3 against the over/under

Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 14-9 straight up

The Los Angeles Kings are 4-9-10 against the over/under

Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

11/18/15 D Olli Maatta Upper Body expected to miss 3-4 weeks

Los Angeles Kings Injuries

10/22/15 D Matt Greene Shoulder out indefinitely
10/06/15 LW Dwight King Foot out 8-10 weeks

Tony's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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