Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Rogers Arena

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The Los Angeles Kings travel to Rogers Arena to play the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday, December 28, 2016.

Los Angeles comes into this matchup having played 34 games. They have an overall record of 17-13-4 and on the road they have a record of 7-9-3. Currently they are 4th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 87 goals and given up 84 goals for a point differential of +3. The Kings have an overall record of 4-3-3 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 16-17 and an over/under record of 11-17-6. Vancouver shows up with a record of 14-18-3 including 10-6-2 at home this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 86 goals and surrendered 109 for a goal differential of -23. The Canucks have a record of 3-6-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 11-21 while their over/under record sits at 16-12-7.

Jeff Carter has accumulated 29 total points this season for the Kings. He has 19 goals this season with 111 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 17%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Tyler Toffoli has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 8 goals on 93 shots. He has 12 assists giving him a total of 20 points on the season. Peter Budaj has 15 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has had 682 shots against him and has given up 55 goals. He has made 627 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Henrik Sedin has accumulated 22 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 7 goals this season with 40 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 18%. He has a total of 15 assists on the season and averages 20 minutes played per game. Daniel Sedin has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 10 goals on 93 shots. He has 12 assists giving him a total of 22 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 7 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 574 shots against him and has given up 55 goals. He has made 519 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Kings have 38 total points this season. They have scored 87 goals while giving up 84 goals. They have had 100 power play opportunities and have scored 16 goals on those chances for a percentage of 16%. The Kings have allowed 111 power play opportunities and given up 17 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 30 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.51% for the season to this point. They allow 26 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Canucks have a total of 31 points on the season. They have 14 power play goals on 104 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 13%. They have allowed 99 power play opportunities and have given up 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. As a team, the Kings have a total of 86 goals scored while they've given up 109 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.75%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Los Angeles has a Corsi percentage of 53.9% as they've attempted 2,022 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,727 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 54.2% as they have 1,479 attempts while they've given up 1,251 shots on the defensive end. The Kings start possessions in the offensive zone 53.7% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 46.3% for the season. They have 1,036 face off wins compared to 1,014 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.5%. On defense Los Angeles has 1,038 hits and they've blocked 476 shots from the opposition.

Vancouver has attempted 1,812 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,889 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 49% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 47.8% as they have 1,344 shots while they've given up 1,465 attempts on defense. The Canucks have an offensive zone percentage of 52.3% and their defensive zone percentage is 47.7% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.9% as they've compiled 1,115 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,035 face off losses. On defense Vancouver has blocked 424 shot attempts and they have 640 hits as a unit.

Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 16-17 straight up

The Los Angeles Kings are 11-17-6 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 11-21 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 16-12-7 against the over/under

Los Angeles Kings Injuries

12/23/16 C Tyler Toffoli Lower Body "?" Wednesday vs. Vancouver
10/30/16 D Brayden McNabb Collarbone out indefinitely
10/13/16 GO Jonathan Quick Groin out 5 months

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

12/18/16 D Erik Gudbranson Wrist out indefinitely
12/07/16 D Philip Larsen Concussion out indefinitely
11/28/16 D Alexander Edler Finger expected to miss 4-6 weeks
11/23/16 RW Derek Dorsett Neck out for season

Guy's Pick: Take Vancouver

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