Sunday, December 6, 2015

Staples Center

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The Tampa Bay Lightning travel to Staples Center to play the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday, December 6, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Lightning at +103 and the Kings at -133. The over/under has been set at 5.

Tampa Bay comes into this matchup having played 26 games. They have an overall record of 2 and on the road they have a record of 6-6-2. Currently they are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 61 goals and given up 59 goals for a point differential of +2. Los Angeles shows up with a record of 5 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.

Steven Stamkos has accumulated 19 total points this season for the Lightning. He has 11 goals this season with 69 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 8 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Nikita Kucherov has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 6 goals on 64 shots. He has 7 assists giving him a total of 13 points on the season. Ben Bishop has 10 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Lightning. He has had 560 shots against him and has given up 40 goals. He has made 520 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 Lightning have 27 total points this season. They have scored 60 goals while giving up 57 goals. They have had 81 power play opportunities and have scored 14 goals on those chances for a percentage of 2600%. The Lightning have allowed 75 power play opportunities and given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 1200%. They average 26 shots per game and as a team are shooting 50.00% for the season to this point. They allow 73 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

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 2500%. They have allowed 91 power play opportunities and have given up 15 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 1300%. As a team, the Lightning have a total of 59 goals scored while they've given up 50 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 62.00%. As a team they give up 79 shots per game and have a save percentage of 93%.

Tampa Bay Lightning Betting Trends

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 11-14 straight up

The Tampa Bay Lightning are 7-15-4 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

Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries

12/05/15 C Cedric Paquette Upper Body doubtful Saturday vs. San Jose & Sunday vs. Los Angeles
12/04/15 C Tyler Johnson Lower Body doubtful Saturday vs. San Jose & Sunday vs. Los Angeles
11/09/15 LW Ondrej Palat Ankle out indefinitely
10/06/14 D Mattias Ohlund Knee out indefinitely

Los Angeles Kings Injuries

12/04/15 C Trevor Lewis Upper Body "?" Saturday vs. Pittsburgh
10/22/15 D Matt Greene Shoulder out indefinitely
10/06/15 LW Dwight King Foot out 8-10 weeks

Tony's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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