Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Staples Center

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The Vancouver Canucks travel to Staples Center to play the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday, December 1, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Canucks at +111 and the Kings at -122. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Vancouver comes into this matchup having played 24 games. They have an overall record of 9-8-7 and on the road they have a record of 6-4-4. Currently they are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 69 goals and given up 65 goals for a point differential of +4. Los Angeles shows up with a record of 14-8-1 including 8-5-0 at home this season. They are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 58 goals and surrendered 50 for a goal differential of +8.

Daniel Sedin has accumulated 27 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 11 goals this season with 93 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Henrik Sedin has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 22% by scoring 8 goals on 37 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 23 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 7 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 572 shots against him and has given up 50 goals. He has made 522 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Anze Kopitar has accumulated 13 total points this season for the Kings. He has 7 goals this season with 38 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. 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 14% by scoring 10 goals on 74 shots. He has 12 assists giving him a total of 22 points on the season. Jonathan Quick has 11 wins and 7 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has had 520 shots against him and has given up 43 goals. He has made 477 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Canucks have 25 total points this season. They have scored 68 goals while giving up 64 goals. They have had 88 power play opportunities and have scored 18 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Canucks have allowed 76 power play opportunities and given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.16% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Kings have a total of 29 points on the season. They have 13 power play goals on 68 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 87 power play opportunities and have given up 14 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. As a team, the Canucks have a total of 57 goals scored while they've given up 49 goals to this point. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.71%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 93%.

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 8-15 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 9-8-6 against the over/under

Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 13-9 straight up

The Los Angeles Kings are 4-8-10 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

11/23/15 D Ben Hutton Foot expected to miss Monday vs. Anaheim
11/22/15 C Brandon Sutter Abdominal out indefinitely

Los Angeles Kings Injuries

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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