Monday, March 14, 2016

United Center

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The Los Angeles Kings travel to United Center to play the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday, March 14, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Kings at +110 and the Blackhawks at -130. The over/under has been set at 5.

Los Angeles comes into this matchup having played 67 games. They have an overall record of 40-22-5 and on the road they have a record of 19-11-3. Currently they are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 180 goals and given up 154 goals for a point differential of +26. The Kings have 5 overtime losses including 2 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 7-2-1. For the season they have an ATS record of 40-27 and an over/under record of 21-27-19. Chicago shows up with a record of 41-22-6 including 24-8-2 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Central Division. They've scored 195 goals and surrendered 168 for a goal differential of +27. The Blackhawks have 6 losses in OT and 1 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 41-28 while their over/under record sits at 25-29-15.

Anze Kopitar has accumulated 59 total points this season for the Kings. He has 21 goals this season with 149 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 38 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Jeff Carter has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 18 goals on 193 shots. He has 29 assists giving him a total of 47 points on the season. Jonathan Quick has 34 wins and 17 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has had 1,472 shots against him and has given up 119 goals. He has made 1,353 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Patrick Kane has accumulated 89 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 38 goals this season with 240 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 51 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Jonathan Toews has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 24 goals on 156 shots. He has 24 assists giving him a total of 48 points on the season. Corey Crawford has 35 wins and 17 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has had 1,668 shots against him and has given up 121 goals. He has made 1,547 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Kings have 85 total points this season. They have scored 178 goals while giving up 152 goals. They have had 202 power play opportunities and have scored 44 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. The Kings have allowed 235 power play opportunities and given up 45 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 32 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.20% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Blackhawks have a total of 88 points on the season. They have 50 power play goals on 212 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 24%. They have allowed 198 power play opportunities and have given up 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 78%. As a team, the Kings have a total of 194 goals scored while they've given up 167 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.16%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Los Angeles has a Corsi percentage of 54.8% as they've attempted 4,202 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,462 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 54.6% as they have 3,160 attempts while they've given up 2,624 shots on the defensive end. The Kings start possessions in the offensive zone 54.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.3% for the season. They have 2,066 face off wins compared to 2,049 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.2%. On defense Los Angeles has 2,041 hits and they've blocked 838 shots from the opposition.

Chicago has attempted 3,862 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,828 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.2% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.5% as they have 2,829 shots while they've given up 2,881 attempts on defense. The Blackhawks have an offensive zone percentage of 51.6% and their defensive zone percentage is 48.4% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.6% as they've compiled 2,023 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,059 face off losses. On defense Chicago has blocked 947 shot attempts and they have 1,175 hits as a unit.

Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 40-27 straight up

The Los Angeles Kings are 21-27-19 against the over/under

Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 41-28 straight up

The Chicago Blackhawks are 25-29-15 against the over/under

Los Angeles Kings Injuries

10/22/15 D Matt Greene Shoulder out indefinitely
03/04/16 C Jordan Nolan Back out indefinitely
02/13/16 RW Marian Gaborik Knee out indefinitely

Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

12/19/15 C Marcus Kruger Wrist expected to miss 4 months
03/11/16 D Michal Rozsival Lower Body "?" Monday vs. Los Angeles

Tony's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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