Sunday, February 14, 2016

Prudential Center

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The Los Angeles Kings travel to Prudential Center to play the New Jersey Devils on Sunday, February 14, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Kings at -121 and the Devils at +110. The over/under has been set at 5.

Los Angeles comes into this matchup having played 54 games. They have an overall record of 33-18-3 and on the road they have a record of 18-8-2. Currently they are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 153 goals and given up 130 goals for a point differential of +23. The Kings have 3 overtime losses including 2 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 5-5-0. For the season they have an ATS record of 33-21 and an over/under record of 18-19-17. New Jersey shows up with a record of 27-21-7 including 13-10-4 at home this season. They are 5th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 124 goals and surrendered 129 for a goal differential of -5. The Devils have 7 losses in OT and 6 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 6-2-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 27-28 while their over/under record sits at 15-25-15.

Anze Kopitar has accumulated 50 total points this season for the Kings. He has 16 goals this season with 119 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 34 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 14 goals on 149 shots. He has 25 assists giving him a total of 39 points on the season. Jonathan Quick has 28 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has had 1,181 shots against him and has given up 97 goals. He has made 1,084 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Mike Cammalleri has accumulated 38 total points this season for the Devils. He has 14 goals this season with 101 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 24 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Adam Henrique has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 18 goals on 101 shots. He has 18 assists giving him a total of 36 points on the season. Cory Schneider has 24 wins and 16 losses this season in net for the Devils. He has had 1,310 shots against him and has given up 92 goals. He has made 1,218 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Kings have 69 total points this season. They have scored 151 goals while giving up 128 goals. They have had 159 power play opportunities and have scored 37 goals on those chances for a percentage of 23%. The Kings have allowed 193 power play opportunities and given up 35 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 32 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.61% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Devils have a total of 61 points on the season. They have 35 power play goals on 172 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 176 power play opportunities and have given up 30 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. As a team, the Kings have a total of 122 goals scored while they've given up 123 goals to this point. They average 24 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.06%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Los Angeles has a Corsi percentage of 54.8% as they've attempted 3,390 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,798 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 54.4% as they have 2,538 attempts while they've given up 2,130 shots on the defensive end. The Kings start possessions in the offensive zone 53.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.2% for the season. They have 1,670 face off wins compared to 1,674 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.9%. On defense Los Angeles has 1,598 hits and they've blocked 668 shots from the opposition.

New Jersey has attempted 2,405 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,839 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 45.9% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 46.5% as they have 1,863 shots while they've given up 2,144 attempts on defense. The Devils have an offensive zone percentage of 47.9% and their defensive zone percentage is 52.1% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 46.9% as they've compiled 1,476 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,668 face off losses. On defense New Jersey has blocked 695 shot attempts and they have 1,294 hits as a unit.

Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 33-21 straight up

The Los Angeles Kings are 18-19-17 against the over/under

New Jersey Devils Betting Trends

The New Jersey Devils are 27-28 straight up

The New Jersey Devils are 15-25-15 against the over/under

Los Angeles Kings Injuries

10/22/15 D Matt Greene Shoulder out indefinitely
02/13/16 RW Marian Gaborik Knee is downgraded to out indefinitely
02/12/16 GO Jonathan Quick Lower Body "?" Sunday vs New Jersey

New Jersey Devils Injuries

12/29/15 LW Patrik Elias Knee out indefinitely
02/13/16 LW Stefan Matteau Facial is downgraded to expected to miss Saturday vs. Philadelphia
02/11/16 LW Michael Cammalleri Hand out indefinitely
01/23/16 C Jiri Tlusty Wrist out for season
01/18/16 D Jon Merrill Arm out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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