Thursday, February 11, 2016

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

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The Los Angeles Kings travel to Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum to play the New York Islanders on Thursday, February 11, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Kings at -145 and the Islanders at +131. The over/under has been set at 5.

Los Angeles comes into this matchup having played 52 games. They have an overall record of 32-17-3 and on the road they have a record of 17-7-2. Currently they are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 146 goals and given up 121 goals for a point differential of +25. 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 32-20 and an over/under record of 16-19-17. New York shows up with a record of 28-18-6 including 17-8-3 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 149 goals and surrendered 132 for a goal differential of +17. The Islanders have 6 losses in OT and 3 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 6-3-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 27-24 while their over/under record sits at 21-27-4.

Anze Kopitar has accumulated 47 total points this season for the Kings. He has 13 goals this season with 114 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. 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 10% by scoring 14 goals on 138 shots. He has 23 assists giving him a total of 37 points on the season. Jonathan Quick has 28 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has had 1181 shots against him and has given up 97 goals. He has made 1084 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

John Tavares has accumulated 41 total points this season for the Islanders. He has 19 goals this season with 160 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 22 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Kyle Okposo has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 15 goals on 127 shots. He has 27 assists giving him a total of 42 points on the season. Thomas Greiss has 14 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Islanders. He has had 679 shots against him and has given up 48 goals. He has made 631 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Kings have 67 total points this season. They have scored 144 goals while giving up 119 goals. They have had 154 power play opportunities and have scored 36 goals on those chances for a percentage of 23%. The Kings have allowed 188 power play opportunities and given up 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 32 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.53% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Islanders have a total of 62 points on the season. They have 30 power play goals on 151 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 152 power play opportunities and have given up 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 87%. As a team, the Kings have a total of 145 goals scored while they've given up 129 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.11%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Los Angeles has a Corsi percentage of 54.5% as they've attempted 2,981 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,487 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 54% as they have 2,229 attempts while they've given up 1,900 shots on the defensive end. The Kings start possessions in the offensive zone 52.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 47.1% for the season. They have 1,479 face off wins compared to 1,495 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 49.7%. On defense Los Angeles has 1,390 hits and they've blocked 587 shots from the opposition.

New York has attempted 2,695 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,708 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 49.9% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.9% as they have 1,966 shots while they've given up 1,977 attempts on defense. The Islanders have an offensive zone percentage of 53.1% and their defensive zone percentage is 46.9% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.9% as they've compiled 1,323 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,326 face off losses. On defense New York has blocked 731 shot attempts and they have 1,475 hits as a unit.

Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 32-20 straight up

The Los Angeles Kings are 16-19-17 against the over/under

New York Islanders Betting Trends

The New York Islanders are 27-24 straight up

The New York Islanders are 21-27-4 against the over/under

Los Angeles Kings Injuries

10/22/15 D Matt Greene Shoulder out indefinitely

New York Islanders Injuries

01/18/16 D Adam Pelech Shoulder out for season
01/08/16 LW Eric Boulton Upper Body out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take New York

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