Tuesday, March 15, 2016

American Airlines Center

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The Los Angeles Kings travel to American Airlines Center to play the Dallas Stars on Tuesday, March 15, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Kings at +106 and the Stars at -117. 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. Dallas shows up with a record of 41-20-9 including 22-10-2 at home this season. They are 1st in the Central Division. They've scored 227 goals and surrendered 203 for a goal differential of +24. The Stars have 9 losses in OT and 2 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 4-3-3 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 41-29 while their over/under record sits at 39-30-1.

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%.

Tyler Seguin has accumulated 72 total points this season for the Stars. He has 33 goals this season with 272 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 39 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Jamie Benn has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 34 goals on 221 shots. He has 43 assists giving him a total of 77 points on the season. Antti Niemi has 22 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has had 1,113 shots against him and has given up 110 goals. He has made 1,003 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

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 Stars have a total of 91 points on the season. They have 50 power play goals on 223 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 22%. They have allowed 213 power play opportunities and have given up 41 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Kings have a total of 225 goals scored while they've given up 201 goals to this point. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.94%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

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.

Dallas has attempted 4,370 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,934 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 52.6% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 52.3% as they have 3,213 shots while they've given up 2,929 attempts on defense. The Stars have an offensive zone percentage of 52.8% and their defensive zone percentage is 47.2% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.6% as they've compiled 2,265 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,209 face off losses. On defense Dallas has blocked 1,005 shot attempts and they have 1,280 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

Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 41-29 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 39-30-1 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

Dallas Stars Injuries

03/12/16 D John Klingberg Lower Body "?" Tuesday vs. Los Angeles
03/12/16 LW Patrick Sharp Lower Body "?" Tuesday vs. Los Angeles
03/08/16 D Jason Demers Shoulder out indefinitely
03/03/16 D Jordie Benn Lower Body expected to miss 1-2 weeks

Guy's Pick: Take Dallas

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