Monday, April 4, 2016

Rogers Arena

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The Los Angeles Kings travel to Rogers Arena to play the Vancouver Canucks on Monday, April 4, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Kings at -185 and the Canucks at +165. The over/under has been set at 5.

Los Angeles comes into this matchup having played 78 games. They have an overall record of 46-27-5 and on the road they have a record of 21-15-3. Currently they are 1st in the Pacific Division. They've scored 213 goals and given up 183 goals for a point differential of +30. The Kings have 5 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 46-32 and an over/under record of 26-31-21. Vancouver shows up with a record of 29-36-13 including 13-21-5 at home this season. They are 6th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 179 goals and surrendered 225 for a goal differential of -46. The Canucks have 13 losses in OT and 4 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 2-7-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 29-49 while their over/under record sits at 28-30-20.

Anze Kopitar has accumulated 70 total points this season for the Kings. He has 25 goals this season with 165 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 45 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 23 goals on 227 shots. He has 36 assists giving him a total of 59 points on the season. Jonathan Quick has 39 wins and 22 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has had 1,745 shots against him and has given up 142 goals. He has made 1,603 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Daniel Sedin has accumulated 60 total points this season for the Canucks. He has 28 goals this season with 249 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 32 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Henrik Sedin has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 11 goals on 95 shots. He has 42 assists giving him a total of 53 points on the season. Ryan Miller has 16 wins and 23 losses this season in net for the Canucks. He has had 1,549 shots against him and has given up 128 goals. He has made 1,421 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Kings have 97 total points this season. They have scored 211 goals while giving up 181 goals. They have had 227 power play opportunities and have scored 47 goals on those chances for a percentage of 21%. The Kings have allowed 271 power play opportunities and given up 51 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 32 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.45% for the season to this point. They allow 28 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Canucks have a total of 71 points on the season. They have 37 power play goals on 231 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 16%. They have allowed 236 power play opportunities and have given up 42 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. As a team, the Kings have a total of 175 goals scored while they've given up 221 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.94%. As a team they give up 32 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Los Angeles has a Corsi percentage of 54.7% as they've attempted 4,851 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 4,018 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 54.5% as they have 3,648 attempts while they've given up 3,041 shots on the defensive end. The Kings start possessions in the offensive zone 54.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.4% for the season. They have 2,396 face off wins compared to 2,367 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.3%. On defense Los Angeles has 2,387 hits and they've blocked 977 shots from the opposition.

Vancouver has attempted 4,019 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,418 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 47.6% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 47% as they have 3,015 shots while they've given up 3,404 attempts on defense. The Canucks have an offensive zone percentage of 50.8% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.2% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 45.2% as they've compiled 2,101 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,544 face off losses. On defense Vancouver has blocked 1,014 shot attempts and they have 1,454 hits as a unit.

Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 46-32 straight up

The Los Angeles Kings are 26-31-21 against the over/under

Vancouver Canucks Betting Trends

The Vancouver Canucks are 29-49 straight up

The Vancouver Canucks are 28-30-20 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

Vancouver Canucks Injuries

04/03/16 LW Chris Higgins Lower Body injured last game, "?" Monday vs. Los Angeles
04/01/16 RW Jake Virtanen Suspension Served probable Monday vs Los Angeles
04/01/16 LW Sven Baertschi Lower Body "?" Monday vs Los Angeles
03/22/16 RW Radim Vrbata Knee out for season
03/15/16 D Luca Sbisa Shoulder out for season
02/10/16 D Alexander Edler Fibula out for season
02/10/16 C Brandon Sutter Jaw out for season

Tony's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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